Getting Started
Register
Click the red Register button above.
Remember to indicate correctly if you are a government official. Do you work in a government capacity, as an official or an authorized contractor? If so, check yes for "government official" during registration and receive access to the Peer Network of sustainability practitioners, in addition to Knowledge Base access. If you have questions about eligibility for Peer Network access, contact us.
After completing registration, your account will be activated within 1 business day, after which time your username and password will be active.
If you wish to change your password, or update your account information after registering with SustainLane Government, click the red My Profile button to modify your account info. You must be logged in, first, to do this.
Browse or Search the Knowledge Base
As a registered user of SustainLane Government, you can download best practice documents from the Sustainability Knowledge Base.
You can browse the Knowledge Base by category (e.g. Waste Management). All categories are listed on the Homepage. Or, you can run a more specific query by clicking the blue Search button above.
Search the Peer Network
Registered users who are government officials or authorized government contractors can access the Peer Network. This is a phone and email directory of sustainability practitioners working in government-related capacities.
Submit a Best Practice Document
SustainLane Government relies on user-contributed best practices from government practitioners. Documents we accept include, but aren't limited to:
- ordinances
- program reports
- action plans
For the Knowledge Base, we tend to privilege submissions that cover most, if not all, of the following:
- Summary of the problem or challenge that is being addressed
- Program implementation, including project plan
- Organizations involved
- Fiscal summary
- Current status
- Lessons learned
To submit a best practice:
Click the blue button, marked Submit, which appears on the universal navigation. Then follow the prompts to send a file from your computer to ours. We prefer MS Word or PDF file formats.
It takes a few days for us to review the best practice document to ensure that it meets the standard for the knowledge base. If you have a question about whether a program document you might have qualifies for our Knowledge Base, contact us.
For more information, please check out our FAQ.
