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Reducing GHG emissions from the commercial sector continues to be a challenge for mayors as they work to meet their net zero commitments. Adam Freed from our sustainability team speaks about how BA has supported Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s Business Climate Challenge (BCC), a voluntary program helping London businesses to decarbonize. Over 200 London workplaces have already received support through the program, and almost 300 more are taking the challenge to reduce their energy use and save money. We are proud to work with the Greater London Authority on a program that is good for business – and good for the planet. Check out the video below to see how London is positively impacted by this initiative. 

Congratulations to Mayor Duggan and City of Detroit Office of Sustainability on the selection of the City’s first 3 solar neighborhoods! This first-of-its kind program will build solar arrays on vacant land to power municipal operations and help create a cleaner, more sustainable Detroit. Bloomberg Associates is proud to have supported the development of this groundbreaking program. https://lnkd.in/g-8AUxEh

It was an honor for Bloomberg Associates to support Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo in organizing the International Convening of Mayors Addressing the Issue of Homelessness. At the event, city leaders exchanged ideas about how to assist those in need, address stigma, and match local workforce needs to newcomers' skill sets.

What is good for one cyclist is good for an entire city. Bloomberg Associates Principal Janette Sadik-Khan keynotes the Velo-city conference in Ghent, Belgium, sharing with global transportation leaders how cycling connects, people, places and opportunities in cities. #vc24

Inside Philanthropy featured Bloomberg Associates Principal Katherine Oliver for her team’s efforts to bring climate narratives to the film industry, including their support of Good Energy , a philanthropic organization that works to put climate issues front & center and on screens around the world. Read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/gDsPdu4r

Great feature article by Kathleen Kelly Janus in Stanford Social Innovation Review with public-private partnership lessons from her work in the Newsom Administration. Appreciate the nod to Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Mayor's Fund led by Mike Bloomberg: "Over the past two decades, local, state, and federal governments have built the infrastructure required to take a partnership approach. From 2002 to 2013, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg led one of the most successful local partnership efforts through the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, which raised nearly $400 million and worked with 40 city agencies and offices to support more than 100 public programs, from launching family-justice centers that coordinated services for more than 93,000 victims of domestic violence to raising more than $60 million for Hurricane Sandy response efforts. Following his tenure, Bloomberg Philanthropies [Bloomberg Associates], Bloomberg’s philanthropic organization, established a dedicated team to promote this model by advising municipal leaders on partnership structures and strategies in cities across the globe from Los Angeles to Athens, Greece." https://lnkd.in/eUSAHrre

Izzie Deixel from our cyber and tech team is speaking at the Cyber Civil Defense Summit at Berkeley today to present how cities can find volunteers to support cybersecurity improvements – which is one of the areas we are focusing on in 2024. Cities need to fill more security related roles with existing vacancies but also build a network of volunteers who can help their effort. Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/gHhWwpHF

Serena McIntosh, on our digital strategies team, spoke with Ramon Gras Alomà for the launch of his new book, "City Science: Performance Follow Form." Along with architect Gregory Haley, they discussed “innovation districts” and how they're helping to improve quality of life in cities. In the conversation, Serena expressed that “we are seeing the lasting impacts these projects have on an urban environment.”

Using energy more efficiently helps businesses save costs while protecting the planet. This #WorldEnvironmentDay, we're glad to support the Mayor of London's Business Climate Challenge, which supports businesses on their pathway to net zero. Learn more here:

Jane Bartman from our Sustainability team talks about our work with the Greater London Authority on the Mayor's Business Climate Challenge to get London businesses on the path to net zero.