{
  "id": 14363188,
  "title": "Åpner for å bla opp nye millioner til Bellona",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/apner-for-a-bla-opp-nye-millioner-til-bellona",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-14T04:05:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "E24 Norway",
    "slug": "e24-norway",
    "url": "https://e24.no/naeringsliv/i/rM9GOe/aapner-for-aa-bla-opp-nye-millioner-til-bellona"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Stian Rustad, the founder and investor of Bellona, has expressed his willingness to support the environmental organization again if it finds itself in financial trouble once more. Rustad, who contributed millions in the recent rescue efforts, highlighted Bellona's importance and competence, praising its approach of considering both businesses as part of the problem and part of the solution. The Norwegian environmental foundation Bellona has recently fallen into financial difficulties, after breaching a monthly debt reduction agreement with its Berlin division and receiving a formal warning of misconduct. Rustad, who played a role in the summer rescue efforts, is open to contributing more funds to Bellona if needed. He emphasized that he has invested \"a few million\" in the organization, both indirectly through loans and directly through the summer rescue efforts. However, he declined to disclose the exact amount. Rustad is known for founding 24SevenOffice, which was sold to KKR for 2.4 billion USD in 2024, and his current involvement in Done.ai. He has also considered moving to Switzerland to avoid the Norwegian tax system.",
  "summary": "Investoren har allerede hjulpet miljøstiftelsen med «noen millioner». Nå vurderer han å åpne…",
  "key_points": [
    "Stian Rustad, Bellona founder, willing to donate again if needed",
    "Bellona in financial trouble after debt breach and misconduct warning",
    "Rustad invested millions indirectly and directly in organization"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}