Source 25-50% of power from on-site renewable energy

Provide a living wage for all employees

Source 100% of energy from a third-party renewable provider

Install high-efficiency plumbing fixtures

Compost food waste

Prioritize working with minority-owned and local businesses

Provide equitable pay and leadership opportunities for women

Upgrade fluorescent tube lights to LED

Use a highly efficient hot water heater

Implement a comprehensive recycling program

Conduct quality checks on products and services

Conduct regular maintenance on vehicles

Plant native ground coverings

Provide regular formal employee reviews

Build a diverse executive leadership team

Create a detailed risk management plan

Plant native, regionally-friendly plants

Implement a “no meetings” day

Eliminate all single-use kitchenware

Properly dispose of all hazardous waste

Use a drip irrigation system

Donate a percentage of profits to an environmental cause

Administer company-wide sustainability training

Provide a social or environmental product or service

Exceed federal and state regulations for your industry

Disclose any risks to the environment or the public created by products or operations

Install a filtered water tap

Regularly replace HVAC filters

Have accessible green space

Provide a third party for conflict resolution

Seal, weather-strip, and maintain all windows

Evaluate employee satisfaction

Conduct a water usage audit

Purchase 100% recycled or FSC-certified paper

Place plants throughout the office

Develop an office thermostat policy

Ensure employees take breaks

Implement a human health and safety policy

Adhere to labor laws and practices

Implement an employee code of conduct policy

Implement discrimination and harassment policy

Replace light bulbs with LEDs

Install window coverings

Encourage employee carpools

Use paperless billing

Use highly efficient HVAC filters

Implement an employee feedback system

Place an employee on a sustainability event committee

Repurpose unused office items

Recycle used toner cartridges

Open windows in place of air conditioning

Unplug appliances when not in use

Print and copy double-sided

Use a shared printer

Implement a sensitive information protection policy

Communicate pricing and services transparently

Train employees on cyber and data security procedures

Designate your office as a smoke-free working environment with outside smoking areas 25 feet away from building entry areas and common walkways

Use ceiling fans in place of air conditioning

Organize a sustainability committee to lead your organization’s sustainability program

Complete the GBB getting started steps

Develop a sustainability mission statement for your business and define your company’s core commitments

Populate your company’s sustainability accomplishments in your profile

Announce your commitment to GBB to all employees