| Provide regular formal employee reviews |
Workplace & Culture |
| Implement an employee feedback system |
Workplace & Culture |
| Conduct exit interviews |
Workplace & Culture |
| Evaluate employee satisfaction |
Workplace & Culture |
| Provide a living wage for all employees |
Workplace & Culture |
| Provide a comprehensive benefits package |
Workplace & Culture |
| Place plants throughout the office |
Workplace & Culture |
| Build a diverse executive leadership team |
Workplace & Culture |
| Institute a professional development policy |
Workplace & Culture |
| Ensure employees take breaks |
Workplace & Culture |
| Provide equitable pay and leadership opportunities for women |
Workplace & Culture |
| Have accessible green space |
Workplace & Culture |
| Install green walls in the office |
Workplace & Culture |
| Administer company-wide sustainability training |
Workplace & Culture |
| Commit to receiving and acting on customer feedback |
Community & Society |
| Evaluate stakeholder satisfaction through feedback systems |
Community & Society |
| Place an employee on a sustainability event committee |
Community & Society |
| Establish an employment pathway program for local youths |
Community & Society |
| Create a fund/scholarship for local youth to pursue higher education |
Community & Society |
| Donate a percentage of profits to an environmental cause |
Community & Society |
| Provide a social or environmental product or service |
Community & Society |
| Provide an annual public sustainability report |
Community & Society |
| Hold at least one volunteer day a year |
Community & Society |
| Sponsor an annual local sustainability event |
Community & Society |
| Keep accounting accurate and up-to-date |
Governance |
| Measure environmental impact along supply chain |
Governance |
| Implement discrimination and harassment policy |
Governance |
| Implement an employee code of conduct policy |
Governance |
| Adhere to labor laws and practices |
Governance |
| Train employees on cyber and data security procedures |
Governance |
| Implement a sensitive information protection policy |
Governance |
| Conduct regular cyber security checks |
Governance |
| Use a shared printer |
Consumption & Waste |
| Eliminate all single-use kitchenware |
Consumption & Waste |
| Repurpose unused office items |
Consumption & Waste |
| Ship with bio-based, recycled, or FSC-certified boxes and bags |
Consumption & Waste |
| Develop a paper reduction policy |
Consumption & Waste |
| Purchase recycled toner cartridges |
Consumption & Waste |
| Purchase 100% recycled or FSC-certified paper |
Consumption & Waste |
| Properly dispose of all hazardous waste |
Consumption & Waste |
| Recycle used toner cartridges |
Consumption & Waste |
| Use paperless billing |
Consumption & Waste |
| Eliminate unnecessary internal paper usage |
Consumption & Waste |
| Print and copy double-sided |
Consumption & Waste |
| Upgrade and optimize on-premise servers |
Energy & Emissions |
| Purchase certified highly efficient appliances |
Energy & Emissions |
| Arrange workspace for natural sunlight |
Energy & Emissions |
| Have on-site bike racks |
Transportation |
| Choose a building with easy public transit access |
Transportation |
| Install a filtered water tap |
Water Use |
| Optimize home office for natural light |
Work from Home |
| 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 |
| Complete the GBB getting started steps |
Prerequisites |
| Organize a sustainability committee to lead your organization's sustainability program |
Prerequisites |