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As a service to society, we aim to reach a maximum audience. Therefore, our websites are available for free, and we need to rely on external funding.

GreenFacts was started thanks to an initial funding from the Solvay Group, which has ended in May 2005. In accordance with our funding rules, our income now comes from several sources:

  • Private sector
  • Contracts fees
  • Public subsidies
  • Foundation grants
  • Donations
  • and Membership fees.

Private sector

We propose three forms of Funding Partnerships. More...

See our list of Corporate Partners.

Contracts

This category covers the following possibilities:

  • Funding from public authorities directed to specific GreenFacts Digests or their translation.
  • Contracts with international organizations for the production of GreenFacts Digests summarizing their own scientific reports (upon approval of our Scientific Board). So far, we had such contracts with WHO, FAO, and CBD.
  • Contracts with independent third-party organizations for the production of GreenFacts Co-Publications.
  • Contributions to the cost of printing and distributing paper versions of our publications.
  • With the agreement of our Boards, we can contract our know-how or licence our web-communication tools, such as our Three-Level Structure, to our Partner organizations that want to communicate complex reports to a non-specialist audience.
  • Other contracted work, such as translations or consultancy work. For instance, we were contracted by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment to translate two of their reports.

Public Subsidies

This category covers only structural funding from governmental institutions and international organizations (such as WHO, UNEP, FAO, CBB...).

See our list of Public Partners.

Foundation grants

So far, we have received a grant from Foundation HARAFI, a Swiss foundation which notably promotes sustainable fishing practices.

Donations

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Membership fees

For legal reasons, our Full Members must pay a membership fee, which is currently 5€ per year.