Spreadable cheese and pâté contributed NOK 50.2 million to good causes

This is according to the foundation’s annual report published here.

It was Knut Kavli, son of founder Olav Kavli from Molde in Norway, who in 1962 established Kavli Trust and made the foundation the owner of the business.

The statutes obligate Kavli Trust to distribute the entire profit, after operations and development, to good causes within charitable work, research and culture.

“We are very proud of our founders. They built their life’s work on strong community engagement and humanistic values, with sharing with others as a core value,“ says General Manager of Kavli Trust, Ingrid Paasche.

“In a time marked by significant unrest, major societal challenges, and many unmet needs, we are pleased to be able to contribute by giving all our profits back to society. It is inspiring to follow the important, good work of our partners through the projects we support. During our 62 years of ownership, allocations from Kavli Trust have benefited thousands of people around the world,” says Paasche.

Since the turn of the millennium, allocations from Kavli Trust have increased significantly, and over the last 15 years, the foundation has been able to distribute a total of 922 million NOK.

While the majority of allocations previously went to arts and culture, these are now Kavli Trust’s two main priorities:

• The mental health of children and adolescents, focusing on inclusion, life skills and education
• Good solutions for climate and the environment

The majority of the funds, 70 percent, are distributed in the three countries where the Kavli Group has food production: Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

The remaining funds go to international development projects in less economically developed countries.