On April 29, 2021, at the request of the United Nations Secretary-General, Michael R. Bloomberg, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Ambition and Solutions, spoke with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan to discuss Japan’s vital contributions to addressing climate change.

The FDA’s announcement that it will ban the sale of menthol cigarettes is significant victory in the fight against the deadly, predatory tactics of the tobacco industry.

Together, Bloomberg LP, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Goldman Sachs will make a meaningful contribution to the transition to net zero emissions by helping more businesses and investors capitalize on the opportunities that come with the move to clean energy. Our partnership will help launch an innovation fund that will deploy capital to energy transition projects across developing markets, with a special focus on South and Southeast Asia.

At Bloomberg Philanthropies, we’ve been working to help cities raise their ambitions, and help spread solutions that work around the world. And our company has been working to help the market move more capital to green projects in every global region, by bringing greater transparency to climate risks and opportunities.

The Biden administration’s new climate goal — to more than halve emissions by 2030 — is an important step that shows it is serious about leading on the climate crisis. Cities, businesses, and other local organizations have been leading the fight and making important progress through groups like America Is All In. Now, they have the chance to go further and faster if the federal government backs them with real resources and support.

The jury has spoken, but this does not close the case on the life of George Floyd. The work of building a more racially equitable and just nation is up to all of us – and I remain fully committed to it.

With the goal of enhancing and expanding Princeton University’s fundamental commitment to the college success of talented students from first-generation, lower-income and underrepresented backgrounds, Bloomberg Philanthropies has made a significant gift that will establish the Emma Bloomberg Center for Access and Opportunity. The Center will bring together the University’s nation-leading initiatives in college access and opportunity, serve as a hub for research and innovation in the field of college access and success, and inform and strengthen similar efforts at colleges and universities across the country.

Vartan Gregorian was a towering intellect whose passion for public service was matched only by his kindness and compassion for others, and his loving devotion to his family.

Carbon Mapper, a new nonprofit organization, announced a pioneering program to help improve understanding of and accelerate reductions in global methane and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

Bloomberg Philanthropies announced it will provide more than $6 million collectively to the nation’s four historically Black medical schools to expand their mobile unit COVID-19 vaccine operations in their local communities of Nashville, Tennessee; Washington, DC; Atlanta, Georgia and Los Angeles, California.