Bloomberg’s new headquarters in the City of London — billed as the most sustainable office building in the world — will open on Tuesday. While the financial news and information company has not confirmed how much it spent on the three-year project, the Foster + Partners complex reportedly cost as much as £1bn. The London-based […]

The following is the text of Mike Bloomberg’s remarks as prepared for the announcement of a new $64M commitment to the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign and other organizations working to move America beyond coal on Wednesday, Oct 11, 2017 in Washington, D.C.: “Good afternoon, everyone. “Yesterday, the Trump Administration formally announced its effort to […]

Today the World Health Organization and the Imperial College of London published a new study in The Lancet which found that there has been a ten-fold increase in childhood obesity, the following is a statement from Mike Bloomberg on these results: “Obesity is truly at crisis levels: there has been a ten-fold increase in the number […]

Today, world and business leaders from every region, including more than 50 heads of state and 250 international CEOs, joined Michael R. Bloomberg for the inaugural Global Business Forum, to discuss innovative and collaborative ways to solve challenges and explore new opportunities to global economic growth. The one-day forum took place at the Plaza Hotel […]

Bloomberg today announced the agenda for the inaugural Global Business Forum where business and government leaders from around the world will convene to discuss innovative and collaborative ways to solve new opportunities and challenges to global economic growth. The one-day forum will take place at the Plaza Hotel in New York City on Wednesday, September […]

The following is the text of Patti Harris’ remarks as prepared for the Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award in New York City on Friday, September 15 2017: “Good afternoon. I have the privilege of introducing this year’s Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award recipient. The award honors exceptional individuals or organizations that have strengthened medical research, public health, […]

Mike Bloomberg joined Governor Kenneth Mapp and Tim Duncan in the U.S. Virgin Islands to assess damages

Roosevelt Island, the skinny, two-mile-long strip of land between Manhattan and Queens in the East River, has been home to a prison, a lunatic asylum, a smallpox hospital and a workhouse, among other institutions. It now adds high-tech university to that list, as the Cornell Tech campus is set to be dedicated on Wednesday, marking […]

Cornell Tech Campus Opens on Roosevelt Island, Featuring New Art Commissions and Restored Historic Murals Art is an integral component of the Cornell Tech campus, including rescued and restored WPA-era murals and brand new site-specific art commissions at The Emma and Georgina Bloomberg Center Cornell Tech is reinventing graduate research and education focused on digital […]

City governments constantly struggle to address complex challenges with limited budgets — and as cities grow, mayors are feeling increasing pressure to find new ways to meet public needs. Many are finding answers in public-private collaboration. These partnerships can help cities increase funding, rethink the delivery of services, enhance public amenities, and pilot new programs. While every […]