Plus, tackling the source of 74% of London's climate emissions, proven
solutions for learning loss, and cities improving lives with data
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Key data points
In London, Bloomberg Associates helped small- and medium-sized businesses cut
their average energy use by 16% and save an estimated £16,000 (just over
$20,000) each
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. 500 businesses are now taking part in the program to cut local air pollution
and fight climate change.
15 million people are expected to be in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics —
roughly half the number of visits the city's top museums and cultural
institutions saw in 2023.The free Bloomberg Connects app is adding 39 French
arts and cultural institutions to its list of more than 450 institutions with
digital guides.
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A new study of Bloomberg Philanthropies' Summer Boost program to fight
learning loss found thatstudents gained an average of 4 to 5 weeks of learning
in math relative to non-Summer Boost peers, and an additional 3 to 4 weeks of
English Language Arts learning
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relative to their non-Summer Boost peers.
Guatemala City, Guatemala used data to reduce crime by an average of 44%
annually over a three-year period.It's one of 9 cities in the U.S. and Latin
America that recently received the Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities
Certification
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for using data to improve lives of residents.
Leading Businesses on the Path to Net Zero
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This week is London Climate Action Week, and thousands of attendees —
including Mike, Earthshot Prize Finalists, climate innovators, and others — are
in the city to share ideas and solutions for accelerating climate progress.
This week also marks the one-year anniversary ofBreathe Cities
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in 2023. The city continues to explore creative climate solutions, including
cutting pollution from buildings, which account for nearly three-quarters of
London's emissions.Our latest Building the Future video explores how Bloomberg
Associates, our pro bono consultancy that helps city leaders tackle big
challenges, is working with businesses in London to clean the air and cut
climate emissions through the Mayor's Business Climate Challenge
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. By providing innovative support like energy audits, data dashboards, and
more, they're helping companies reduce energy consumption and slash emissions
that pollute the local air and drive global climate change.
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Closing Learning Loss Gaps for More Than 35,000 Students
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One of the most persistent lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is
learning loss. Today, years after the end of most remote schooling, millions of
students are still underperforming academically and risk falling permanently
behind. The good news is that there are effective methods to address learning
loss, and we have the data to prove it.A new study tracking results for more
than 35,000 students in our Summer Boost program showed major gains in reading
and math performance across demographics and education levels
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. Participating students were able to erase multiple weeks of learning loss
through summer courses and enrichment activities. Watch our latest Summer Boost
video to hear from teachers, students, parents, and others about how the
program is helping kids get back on track.
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French "Connects": Digital Access to the City of Art
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As Paris prepares to welcome more than 15 million people for the Summer
Olympic games, we're celebrating one of the city's other great offerings to
visitors: its arts and culture.Over the next month, Bloomberg Connects, our
free mobile app, is adding digital guides to 39 world-class French cultural
institutions, most of them based in Paris
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. Select guides are available now, and the 39 French institutions will join
more than 450 cultural institutions from 24 countries with digital guides
already on Bloomberg Connects. If you're heading to Paris this summer for the
games, you can use the Bloomberg Connects guides to enhance in-person visits to
museums and more while you're there. And if you'd rather avoid the crowds,the
free mobile app
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lets you access photos, videos, audio, and more from great cultural venues,
wherever you are.
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Nine Cities Using Data to Transform Local Government
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Ensuring access to clean water for a growing population. Making investments to
effectively improve equity in city services. Reducing homelessness and crime.
These are just a few ways that cities are using data and evidence to improve
lives for their residents. To recognize those efforts, nine cities in the U.S.
and Latin America were awarded the What Works Cities certification for
excellence in data use.Watch our short reel
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prestigious distinction, and how they're using data to tackle urgent
challenges. You can also learn more about theBloomberg Philanthropies What
Works Cities Certification program
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and the 80-plus cities that have now earned this achievement for using data to
better outcomes for their communities.
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Mike and Prince William, founder of the Earthshot Prize, joined attendees at
the inaugural Earthshot Prize Innovation Camp during London Climate Action
Week. At the Camp, dozens of climate innovators from The Earthshot Prize
portfolio of solutions engaged with investors, business leaders, artists, and
experts to help strengthen and scale their cutting-edge ideas for repairing and
restoring the planet.You can watch a replay of the Earthshot Prize Innovation
Camp Stories of Impact, featuring Mike and others, on LinkedIn
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About our work
Bloomberg Philanthropies invests in 700 cities and 150 countries around the
world to ensure better, longer lives for the greatest number of people. The
organization focuses on creating lasting change in five key areas: the Arts,
Education, Environment, Government Innovation, and Public Health.
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Bloomberg Philanthropies encompasses all of Michael R. Bloomberg's giving,
including his foundation, corporate, and personal philanthropy as well as
Bloomberg Associates, a philanthropic consultancy that advises cities around
the world. In 2023, Bloomberg Philanthropies distributed $3 billion.
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