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