Michael Bloomberg will throw his financial might into helping beleaguered American mayors, creating a $200 million philanthropic program aimed at backing inventive policies at the city level and giving mayors a stronger hand in national politics. Mr. Bloomberg intends to announce the initiative on Monday in a speech to the United States Conference of Mayors […]

The Institute for Health Metrics’ systematic analysis of data from 195 countries between 1980 and 2015 reaffirms that the burden of obesity – and its related diseases – has been on the rise globally, and more so than most other health risk factors. The new study, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine […]

Today Seattle joined the growing list of cities that are attacking obesity by taxing soda. That’s good news for Seattle’s health, and it helps build regional and national momentum for a policy whose time has come. Two years ago, no U.S. city or county had adopted a tax on sugary drinks. Now, eight have – […]

Today, Mike Bloomberg, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change, submitted an unprecedented statement of unity from hundreds of U.S. mayors, governors, state attorneys general, CEOs and others to achieve and eventually exceed America’s commitment to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. In a letter to addressed jointly to UN Secretary […]

Statement by Michael R. Bloomberg following his meeting with Emmanuel Macron, President of France, and Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris to discuss the United States’ commitment to the Paris Agreement. It’s always great to be in Paris, and I want to thank President Macron and Mayor Hidalgo for welcoming me here today. I had the […]

Americans are not walking away from the Paris Climate Agreement. Just the opposite – we are forging ahead. Mayors, governors, and business leaders from both political parties are signing onto to a statement of support that we will submit to the UN – and together, we will reach the emission reduction goals the U.S. made […]

Daniel L. Doctoroff, Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Alex Poots, Founding Artistic Director and CEO of New York’s new center for artistic invention, The Shed, today announced an extraordinary lead gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies of $75 million toward the capital campaign for the new institution. Currently under construction on Manhattan’s west side, where […]

Statement of Michael R. Bloomberg, World Health Organization Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases, on the election of new WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Congratulations to Dr. Tedros on his election today as the next Director-General of the World Health Organization, which has been an important partner for Bloomberg Philanthropies for more than a decade. He […]

On May 19, 2017, Michael R. Bloomberg received an honorary degree and served as Commencement Speaker at the 2017 Villanova University Commencement Ceremony. These are his remarks as delivered. Thank you, and good afternoon everyone. Father Peter and Provost Maggitti, thank you for this honor – and Beth, thank you for that overdone but greatly […]

This evening, the Sierra Club – the nation’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization – celebrated its 125th Anniversary at the Trail Blazers Ball in San Francisco with honorees Shailene Woodley and Michael R. Bloomberg. The Sierra Club’s 125th Anniversary Trail Blazers Ball was held at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. […]