Results for America Awards 21 New Cities with the Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities Certification for Exceptional Use of Data
February 26, 2025
Results for America announced 21 new cities, including the first four in Canada, have been awarded the Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities Certification for establishing exceptional data capabilities to inform policy, allocate funding, improve services, evaluate programs, and engage residents.
Read more20 Years Later, The Gates Reimagined: The Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation, The Shed, Central Park Conservancy, NYC Parks, and Bloomberg Philanthropies Mark the 20th Anniversary of The Gates
February 12, 2025
The Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation, The Shed, Central Park Conservancy, NYC Parks, and Bloomberg Philanthropies open a comprehensive, multiplatform celebratory retrospective of The Gates, the February 2005 public art installation in New York City’s Central Park by renowned artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
Read moreUN Special Envoy Michael R. Bloomberg Announces Effort to Ensure U.S. Honors Paris Agreement Commitments
January 23, 2025
Bloomberg Philanthropies and other U.S. climate funders will ensure the United States meets its global climate obligations following the federal government’s intent to withdraw from the Paris Agreement for the second time.
Read moreDrowning Deaths Decline Globally but the Most Vulnerable Remain at Risk
December 13, 2024
The World Health Organization (WHO) publishes its first-ever report on drowning prevention, which reveals a 38% drop in the global drowning death rate since 2000—a major global health achievement.
Read moreBloomberg American Health Summit Highlights Importance of Advancing Public Health in Uncertain Political Times
December 4, 2024
The Bloomberg American Health Summit convened public health leaders, government officials, community organizations and researchers who called for advancing evidence-based research and policy that can prevent harms that are holding back life expectancy in the U.S.
Read moreNew Report: Life Expectancy Years Shorter in the United States Compared to the United Kingdom
December 3, 2024
A new report from the Bloomberg American Health Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that life expectancy in the United States is, on average, 78.6 years versus 81.3 years in England and Wales, an overall 2.7-year difference.
Read more2024 Bloomberg American Health Summit in Washington, D.C., to Spotlight Concrete Ways to Advance Public Health Amid Political Division
November 22, 2024
The seventh Summit hosted by the Bloomberg American Health Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will convene federal and state officials, community health leaders, faculty, and others to discuss the urgency of protecting public health.
Read moreThe Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation, together with The Shed, Central Park Conservancy, NYC Parks, and Bloomberg Philanthropies, Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of The Gates
November 21, 2024
The Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation, The Shed, Central Park Conservancy, NYC Parks, and Bloomberg Philanthropies announced a comprehensive, multiplatform celebratory retrospective of The Gates, the February 2005 public art installation in New York City’s Central Park by renowned artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
Read moreLeading Philanthropies Commit $51.7 Million to Accelerate the Creation of Marine Protected Areas in The High Seas
October 28, 2024
At the COP16 UN Biodiversity Conference in Colombia, Arcadia, Becht Foundation, Bezos Earth Fund, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Blue Action Fund, Blue Nature Alliance, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Oceans 5, Paul M Angell Family Foundation, Schmidt Ocean Institute, and Vere Initiatives announced a $51.7 million pledge to accelerate the development of high-quality Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the high seas.
Read moreBrazil Climate and Ecological Transformation Investment Platform Launches to Help Deliver Brazil’s Ambitious Development and Climate Goals
October 23, 2024
Brazil’s Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Ministry of Mines and Energy, and Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services – together with partners including Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES), and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) – announced the launch of the new Brazil Climate & Ecological Transformation Investment Platform (BIP) – an initiative to advance Brazil’s ambitious development and climate goals.
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