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

Schedule regular maintenance on company vehicles to ensure each vehicle is operating as efficiently as possible to reduce emissions

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

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

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

Complete a consumption and waste audit to help identify and quantify the items your business acquires, uses, and discards

Replace regular light bulbs with LED bulbs

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

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

Make your business’ sustainability efforts a central part of your message by filling out and linking to your GBB Public Profile and publishing your sustainability commitment on your website

Choose bio-based, reused, recycled, recyclable, or FSC certified boxes and bags for shipping

Communicate your social responsibility initiatives with customers and other stakeholders in a way that clearly defines your company values, policies, objectives and actual performance

Use a shared or centralized printer

Designate an employee as community engagement leader or create a community engagement team

Use ceiling fans in place of air conditioning when possible

Commit to inviting, receiving and acting upon customer and community feedback in a welcoming and constructive way at all times.

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