| Have a four-day work week |
Workplace & Culture |
| Build a diverse executive leadership team |
Workplace & Culture |
| Provide 20 weeks paid family leave |
Workplace & Culture |
| Provide a third party for conflict resolution |
Workplace & Culture |
| Provide 12 weeks paid family leave |
Workplace & Culture |
| Establish a diversity, equity, and inclusion policy |
Workplace & Culture |
| Provide regular formal employee reviews |
Workplace & Culture |
| Implement a "no meetings" day |
Workplace & Culture |
| Institute a professional development policy |
Workplace & Culture |
| Implement an employee feedback system |
Workplace & Culture |
| Ensure employees take breaks |
Workplace & Culture |
| Evaluate employee satisfaction |
Workplace & Culture |
| Provide a living wage for all employees |
Workplace & Culture |
| Provide equitable pay and leadership opportunities for women |
Workplace & Culture |
| Have accessible green space |
Workplace & Culture |
| Construct an on-site garden |
Workplace & Culture |
| Administer company-wide sustainability training |
Workplace & Culture |
| Place plants throughout the office |
Workplace & Culture |
| Eliminate VOCs |
Workplace & Culture |
| Designate your office as a smoke-free working environment with outside smoking areas 25 feet away from building entry areas and common walkways |
Workplace & Culture |
| Buy certified energy efficient office equipment |
Energy & Emissions |
| Install window coverings |
Energy & Emissions |
| Use a sustainable web hosting service |
Energy & Emissions |
| Develop an office thermostat policy |
Energy & Emissions |
| Conduct an energy audit |
Energy & Emissions |
| Schedule regular HVAC & A/C maintenance |
Energy & Emissions |
| Install light switch occupancy sensors |
Energy & Emissions |
| Install energy efficient windows |
Energy & Emissions |
| Source 100% of power from on-site renewable energy |
Energy & Emissions |
| Open windows in place of air conditioning |
Energy & Emissions |
| Regularly replace HVAC filters |
Energy & Emissions |
| Upgrade and optimize on-premise servers |
Energy & Emissions |
| Purchase certified highly efficient appliances |
Energy & Emissions |
| Optimize exterior and roof colors for climate |
Energy & Emissions |
| Unplug appliances when not in use |
Energy & Emissions |
| Replace light bulbs with LEDs |
Energy & Emissions |
| Install a programmable thermostat |
Energy & Emissions |
| Use a highly efficient hot water heater |
Energy & Emissions |
| Use ceiling fans in place of air conditioning |
Energy & Emissions |
| Upgrade fluorescent tube lights to LED |
Energy & Emissions |
| Seal, weather-strip, and maintain all windows |
Energy & Emissions |
| Arrange workspace for natural sunlight |
Energy & Emissions |
| Eliminate single-use water bottles |
Work from Home |
| Eliminate single-use kitchenware |
Work from Home |
| Recycle household waste |
Work from Home |
| Use reusable cleaning products |
Work from Home |
| Use concentrated cleaning solutions |
Work from Home |
| Use bio-based cleaning products |
Work from Home |
| Drive less than 75 miles a week |
Work from Home |
| Lower water heater temperature to 120F(49C) |
Work from Home |
| Donate used clothing and furniture |
Work from Home |
| Switch entirely to rechargeable batteries |
Work from Home |
| Purchase 50-100% recycled home paper products |
Work from Home |
| Install highly efficient faucets and showerheads |
Work from Home |
| Landscape with native plants |
Work from Home |
| Use a drip irrigation system |
Work from Home |
| Collect rainwater for home garden irrigation |
Work from Home |
| Use certified energy efficient home office equipment |
Work from Home |
| Use smart power strips |
Work from Home |
| Unplug non-essential appliances |
Work from Home |
| Install energy efficient home windows |
Work from Home |
| Maintain and weather-strip home windows |
Work from Home |
| Regularly replace home HVAC filters |
Work from Home |
| Install a programmable home thermostat |
Work from Home |
| Add home window coverings |
Work from Home |
| Optimize home office for natural light |
Work from Home |
| Use natural light for 75% of the day |
Work from Home |
| Install LED bulbs throughout home work space |
Work from Home |
| Conduct a home energy audit |
Work from Home |
| Opt-in to renewable energy |
Work from Home |
| Power home with on-site renewable energy |
Work from Home |
| Use recycled office supplies |
Consumption & Waste |
| Use chlorine-free and FSC-certified paper products |
Consumption & Waste |
| Use concentrated cleaning products |
Consumption & Waste |
| Eliminate all physical marketing materials |
Consumption & Waste |
| Implement a green procurement policy |
Consumption & Waste |
| Require all suppliers/vendors meet your environmental commitments |
Consumption & Waste |
| Implement a comprehensive recycling program |
Consumption & Waste |
| Complete a consumption and waste audit |
Consumption & Waste |
| Develop a paper reduction policy |
Consumption & Waste |
| Compost food waste |
Consumption & Waste |
| Implement a sustainability process for meetings and events |
Consumption & Waste |
| Prioritize local, organic, and fair trade food |
Consumption & Waste |
| Repurpose unused office items |
Consumption & Waste |
| Use paperless billing |
Consumption & Waste |
| Eliminate unnecessary internal paper usage |
Consumption & Waste |
| Ship with bio-based, recycled, or FSC-certified boxes and bags |
Consumption & Waste |
| Print and copy double-sided |
Consumption & Waste |
| Use reusable cleaning products |
Consumption & Waste |
| Use non-toxic, bio-based cleaning products |
Consumption & Waste |
| Switch entirely to rechargeable batteries |
Consumption & Waste |
| Eliminate physical marketing materials |
Consumption & Waste |
| Select used or recycled office equipment and furniture |
Consumption & Waste |
| Use a non-toxic pest control service |
Consumption & Waste |
| Properly dispose of all hazardous waste |
Consumption & Waste |
| Purchase 100% recycled or FSC-certified paper |
Consumption & Waste |
| Purchase recycled toner cartridges |
Consumption & Waste |
| Recycle used toner cartridges |
Consumption & Waste |
| Purchase 50-100% recycled content trash liners |
Consumption & Waste |
| Eliminate all single-use kitchenware |
Consumption & Waste |
| Establish an employment pathway program for local youths |
Community & Society |
| Evaluate your organization's social footprint |
Community & Society |
| Provide an annual public sustainability report |
Community & Society |
| Evaluate stakeholder satisfaction through feedback systems |
Community & Society |
| Prioritize working with minority-owned and local businesses |
Community & Society |
| Commit to receiving and acting on customer feedback |
Community & Society |
| Provide a social or environmental product or service |
Community & Society |
| Screen partners' social and environmental responsibility |
Community & Society |
| Donate a percentage of profits to an environmental cause |
Community & Society |
| Place an employee on a sustainability event committee |
Community & Society |
| Hold at least one volunteer day a year |
Community & Society |
| Sponsor an annual local sustainability event |
Community & Society |
| Install rainwater catchment systems |
Water Use |
| Plant native ground coverings |
Water Use |
| Install high-efficiency plumbing fixtures |
Water Use |
| Conduct a water usage audit |
Water Use |
| Use a drip irrigation system |
Water Use |
| Plant native, regionally-friendly plants |
Water Use |
| Install a smart irrigation system |
Water Use |
| Install a filtered water tap |
Water Use |
| Install faucet flow rate controls |
Water Use |
| Only using biodegradable detergents and additives in commercial industry. |
Dry Cleaning |
| Offer incentives to customers who recycle hangers and purchase/use reusable garment bags. |
Dry Cleaning |
| Use of recycled hangers (plastic and wire). |
Dry Cleaning |
| Ensure Appropriate disposal of drycleaning waste water. |
Dry Cleaning |
| Regular maintenance schedule for all boilers, return systems, steam traps, heating, ventilation, air conditioning systems. |
Dry Cleaning |
| Insulate your steam pipes. |
Dry Cleaning |
| Proactive Waste Handling - unregulated waste to be hauled away by licensed hazardous waste hauler. |
Dry Cleaning |
| Create paper product and paper stuffing recycling program. |
Dry Cleaning |
| Use of post consumer recycled paper for garment packaging - 25% to 30%. |
Dry Cleaning |
| Use of Energy Star washer and dryer in wetcleaning department. |
Dry Cleaning |
| Create a garment recycling program. |
Dry Cleaning |
| Use of reusable pick up garment bags. |
Dry Cleaning |
| Offer reusable garment bags to customers. |
Dry Cleaning |
| Use of Recyclable Poly Bags (customer use). |
Dry Cleaning |
| Use 34% biobased content laundry cleaners (general purpose) |
Dry Cleaning |
| Choose a building with easy public transit access |
Transportation |
| Encourage employee carpools |
Transportation |
| Offset unavoidable travel emissions |
Transportation |
| Designate preferred carpool and EV parking spaces |
Transportation |
| Become a completely remote company |
Transportation |
| Require leaders to be trained in ESG policies |
Governance |
| Announce your commitment to GBB to all employees |
Prerequisites |
| Populate your company’s sustainability accomplishments in your profile |
Prerequisites |
| Develop a sustainability mission statement for your business and define your company’s core commitments |
Prerequisites |
| Organize a sustainability committee to lead your organization's sustainability program |
Prerequisites |
| Complete the GBB getting started steps |
Prerequisites |
