GBB Points
Accomplishments
Commitments
Total Points Earned
Initiative |
Category |
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75-100% of company vehicles are electric |
Transportation |
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25-74% of company vehicles are electric |
Transportation |
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Upgrade from older fluorescent T12, T8 and T5 lamps to LED alternatives |
Energy & Emissions |
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Create an executive leadership team with women, minorities, and people from underrepresented communities in top leadership roles |
Workplace & Culture |
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Provide a product or service, as part of your company’s core strategy, that delivers a social or environmental benefit and/or focuses on an underserved part of the community. |
Community & Society |
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Provide a benefits package that meets the needs of employees, and is well-defined, accessible and transparent to all workers |
Workplace & Culture |
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Have a four-day work week |
Workplace & Culture |
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Use chlorine-free and FSC-certified paper products |
Consumption & Waste |
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Purchase all office paper products made from 50-100% recycled materials |
Consumption & Waste |
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Purchase ENERGY STAR qualified or similarly highly efficient appliances |
Energy & Emissions |
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Provide equitable opportunities to ensure women have equal access to employment, leadership roles, and pay |
Workplace & Culture |
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Provide fair and appropriate breaks for workers based on hours worked and enforce a strict policy that they must take them |
Workplace & Culture |
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Create and implement a human health and safety policy |
Governance |
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Adhere to labor, child labor, forced labor, and reasonable working hour laws and practices |
Governance |
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Properly dispose of all hazardous waste materials including batteries, paint and chemicals, lightbulbs, aerosol cans, and electronics |
Consumption & Waste |
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Conduct a comprehensive water usage assessment/audit to pinpoint specific areas of water usage and waste |
Water Use |
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Install a filtered water tap or water bottle refill station that provide high-quality drinking water |
Water Use |
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Replace regular light bulbs with LED bulbs |
Energy & Emissions |
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Establish a paperless billing program for your customers |
Consumption & Waste |
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Use concentrated cleaning products |
Consumption & Waste |
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Have accessible green space somewhere onsite or in close proximity to grounds |
Workplace & Culture |
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Regularly evaluate employee satisfaction through interviews, surveys, or calculation of employee net promoter score |
Workplace & Culture |
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Eliminate unnecessary paper usage as much as possible including forms, contracts, meeting agendas and materials, proofs, and drafts |
Consumption & Waste |
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Give opportunity for all employees to provide feedback of any kind and feel secure and empowered to do so |
Workplace & Culture |
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Replace all traditional bulbs with LED bulbs throughout your home work space |
Work from Home |
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Recycle or sell your used toner cartridges |
Consumption & Waste |
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Purchase recycled or remanufactured toner cartridges |
Consumption & Waste |
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Reduce junk mail by removing your organization’s name from national direct marketing databases |
Consumption & Waste |
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Choose bio-based, reused, recycled, recyclable, or FSC certified boxes and bags for shipping |
Consumption & Waste |
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Reuse, sell, or donate used or unneeded furniture, equipment, and office supplies |
Consumption & Waste |
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Use a shared printer |
Consumption & Waste |
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Include a specific commitment to a positive social and environmental impact in your corporate mission statement |
Governance |
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Accept and evaluate employee’s feedback about violations of your corporate ethics and conduct policy |
Governance |
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Create and implement an employee code of conduct |
Governance |
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Create and enforce a policy for preventing and addressing discrimination and harassment |
Governance |
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Designate an employee as community engagement leader or create a community engagement team |
Community & Society |
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Minimize air conditioning usage through natural ventilation by opening windows |
Energy & Emissions |
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Reduce “vampire loads” by unplugging appliances when not in use |
Energy & Emissions |
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Use ceiling fans and windows in place of air conditioning |
Work from Home |
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Organize a sustainability committee to lead your organization’s sustainability program |
Prerequisites |
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Complete the GBB getting started steps |
Prerequisites |
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Develop a sustainability mission statement for your business and define your company’s core commitments |
Prerequisites |
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Populate your company’s sustainability accomplishments in your profile |
Prerequisites |
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Announce your commitment to GBB to all employees |
Prerequisites |
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Use natural odor elimination |
Workplace & Culture |
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Relax the office dress code to allow for attire that doesn’t require dry cleaning |
Workplace & Culture |