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