PRIVATE SECTOR

The Fund enables the private sector to responsibly share benefits from the commercial use of Digital Sequence Information on genetic resources (DSI) back to the developing countries and indigenous peoples and local communities who steward biodiversity.

Through the Fund, large companies such as pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals cosmetics, and biotechnology contribute through a simple and predictable model - either 0.1% of annual revenue or 1% of annual profit.

The private sector we focus on

A cross-section of industries driving innovation through Digital Sequence Information (DSI).

Pharmaceuticals

Nutraceuticals

Cosmetics

Biotechnology

Lab equipment and supplies used for sequencing and DSI applications

Animal and plant breeding

Information, scientific, and technical services related to DSI-including those using artificial intelligence

Recognizes that tracking and tracing of all DSI is not practical

Directly support communities and ecosystems that supply genetic information

Strengthen Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles

No additional monetary burdens once the requirement is met for the year

Contributing companies receive a Cali Fund certificate documenting their fulfilled monetary contributions for the year