# Support Brightway

If you would like to support the Brightway project, there are several ways to do so.

## Contribute to the Project

Brightway is a community project, and we welcome contributions of all kinds. See the [contributing guide](../contributing/contributing.md) for more information.

## Départ de Sentier Membership

[Départ de Sentier](https://www.d-d-s.ch/) (abbreviated DdS) is a Swiss non-profit association which supports open sustainability assessment and public engagement. DdS organizes conferences and code, [supports teaching](https://github.com/Depart-de-Sentier/), and rewards open software development. Membership is 25 EUR/year for students. This money goes to servers and conference organization.

## Cauldron

[Cauldron](https://www.cauldron.ch/) is a Swiss company founded by the developer of the Brightway LCA ecosystem. It is building tools for sustainability assessment, with a focus on open science for life cycle assessment. It finances Brightway development with money from commercial support contracts and teaching. Clients include academic institutions such as TNO, TUM, and NTNU.