The following is the text of Michael R. Bloomberg’s remarks as prepared for the release of the WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2017 at the United Nations on Wednesday, July 19, 2017: “Thank you, Dr. Tedros. Good afternoon, everyone. And to all of you visiting from around the globe: welcome to New York. […]

This week, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Harvard University convened the inaugural class of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative. A first-of-its-kind collaboration, Bloomberg Philanthropies has brought together Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and its business school to help mayors become even stronger leaders. We spoke with Bloomberg Philanthropies CEO Patti Harris, Harvard Business School Dean Nitin […]

Today, California Governor Jerry Brown and Michael Bloomberg launched America’s Pledge on climate change, a new initiative to compile and quantify the actions of states, cities and businesses in the United States to drive down their greenhouse gas emissions consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Since the White House announcement of its intention […]

A coalition of American states, cities and businesses that have pledged to stick with the Paris climate pact will team up with experts to quantify their climate commitments and share their plans with the United Nations, vowing to act in spite of the Trump administration’s exit from the accord. President Trump said last month that […]

The following is the text of Michael R. Bloomberg’s speech as prepared for delivery at the European Parliament in Brussels on June 27, 2017: “Thank you, Linda McAvan for that introduction. I want to thank you and David McAllister and the Conference of Committee Chairs for giving me the opportunity to address you here in the […]

The following is the text of Mike Bloomberg’s speech as prepared on Monday June 26th, 2017. [iframe src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/” width=”620″ height=”382″] “Thank you Manny, and good afternoon, everyone! We’re lucky to have Manny as a Board Member at Bloomberg Philanthropies, and I want to thank him and Miami Beach Mayor Phil Levine for welcoming us here. […]

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 […]