Map the supply chain of at least 80% of your spend

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

25-74% of company vehicles are electric

Evaluate your organization’s social footprint

Complete a consumption and waste audit

Create a fund/scholarship for local youth to pursue higher education

Create an executive leadership team with women, minorities, and people from underrepresented communities in top leadership roles

Use washable electrostatic HVAC filters

Plant native, regionally-friendly plants to minimize water use and impact on local habitat

Install or choose a building with electric charging stations on site

Meet if not exceed Federal and State regulations for your industry

Properly dispose of all hazardous waste

Provide a social or environmental product or service

Provide a benefits package that meets the needs of employees, and is well-defined, accessible and transparent to all workers

Provide a living wage for all employees, at all levels of the organization including both full time and part time workers

Create a detailed risk management plan for projects and programs

Define, institute, and clearly communicate a policy to prioritize employee diversity, equity, and inclusion

Seal, weather-strip, and maintain all windows

Sponsor an annual local sustainability event

Arrange workspace for natural sunlight

Hold at least one volunteer day a year

Install a programmable thermostat

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

Institute a policy for providing training, certification, and professional development opportunities to employees

Ensure all windows in your home are double pane, low-E, and energy efficient

Create and implement a human health and safety policy

Implement an employee code of conduct policy

Install timers on non-essential electrical appliances

Regularly replace HVAC filters

Replace light bulbs with LEDs

Install window coverings

Install a filtered water tap or water bottle refill station that provide high-quality drinking water

Purchase recycled toner cartridges

Optimize exterior and roof colors for climate

Evaluate stakeholder satisfaction through feedback systems

Have accessible green space somewhere onsite or in close proximity to grounds

Eliminate unnecessary internal paper usage

Conduct exit interviews to gain insights on company culture and operations and make improvements based on feedback

Recycle used toner cartridges

Open windows in place of air conditioning

Use reusable cleaning products

Use air-filtering plants throughout the office

Print and copy double-sided

Use virtual meeting platforms to replace travel when possible

Provide regular formal review, linked to a comprehensive development plan, with clear and constructive feedback to all employees

Use a shared printer

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