In this Impact Newsletter, we look back at last week's big climate events (including Mike's conversation on building a waste-free world with Oscar the Grouch), look ahead to helping create a more equitable society, and look behind the scenes at cultural institutions around the world — and more. Here's what's you'll find below: Thanks, Bloomberg Philanthropies
Youth activists calling for climate progress. Cate Blanchett describing groundbreaking innovations. Financial experts outlining the future of climate investing. Oscar the Grouch encouraging Mike to run for mayor of Sesame Street. Watch those moments and more from last week's Earthshot Innovation Summit and UN Climate Action: Race to Zero and Resilience Forum. Check out the playlists from each event.
Closing the racial wealth divide in America is critical — but it can't be done without better and easier access to reliable data about economic well-being and progress by race. To empower individuals and organizations working to build a more equitable economy and society, Bloomberg Philanthropies' Greenwood Initiative launched the Black Wealth Data Center, featuring the Racial Wealth Equity Database. Watch the launch video and listen to our recent Follow the Data Podcast to learn more about this important new tool.
The Bloomberg Connects app now lets you explore digital guides from more than 100 cultural institutions around the world. Whether you want to watch videos from the Tate in London, listen to audio descriptions of the permanent collection at the Phillips Museum in Washington, D.C., or learn about the authors and events at the Brooklyn Book Festival, a quick download of the free app gives you a behind the scenes look at museums, botanical gardens, performing arts venues and more.
In a new report, Invisible Numbers: The true scale of noncommunicable diseases, the World Health Organization challenged global leaders to take stronger action on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) like cancer, heart disease, lung disease, and diabetes. To put renewed urgency behind the report's recommendations, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reappointed Mike as WHO Global Ambassador for NCDs and Injuries, his third reappointment to the role. A strong push and global coordination could save 50 million lives by 2030.
Read more → | Amsterdam's Nieuw-West neighborhood had "a reputation as 'the don't go to' area," said Anna Stolyarova from the Street Art Museum Amsterdam. But through our Asphalt Art project and the work of local partners, it's been transformed from a drab, uninviting public area into a welcoming, colorful space. "This Asphalt Art project can really help bring people together," said Deputy Mayor Touria Meliani. "Connection is very important in art and that's what it does here." Watch the video to see the before-and-after revitalization take place.
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"I think we all know that Oscar the Grouch loves trash. But today at the Earthshot Innovation Summit, I think I convinced him why it's so important to build a waste-free world," wrote Mike on Twitter. "I'm just not sure about his counteroffer — that I run for Mayor of Sesame Street." Watch Mike talk trash with Oscar →  
More Stories: Countdown to COP27 Edition As we head toward this year's UN Climate Change Conference — or COP27 — in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, we're tracking a range of Bloomberg actions to turbocharge climate progress in our Bloomberg Countdown to COP27.
With 36 days until COP27, the number of actions taken is already up to 30. Here are a few highlights:
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