Bloomberg: Sustainable Business

The primary objective of our sustainability strategy is to decouple the Company’s growth from environmental impact, while proving the business case for sustainable operations. By looking at our business through an environmental lens, we have reduced costs, minimized risk and engaged our employees, while generating over $120 million in cost avoidance for the Company.

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Energy

GM and Bloomberg to Buy Energy From New Enel Wind Farm
General Motors and Bloomberg LP have invested in long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Enel’s new wind farm, which is under construction in Illinois. Enel, through its US renewable company Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (EGPNA), started construction of the 185 MW HillTopper, its first wind farm in the US state of Illinois.

Green Infrastructure

Why 36 of Our Offices Are Leading With LEED and BREEAM
Design is a core component of our culture, and so is sustainability. Every decision we make around our building design takes into consideration operational efficiency and environmental sustainability.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bloomberg Headquarters in New York Receives Highest 3 Star Fitwel Certification From Center for Active Design
Bloomberg L.P.’s headquarters at 731 Lexington Avenue has been certified by the Center for Active Design (CfAD) with a Fitwel 3 Star Rating, the system’s highest achievement level. Fitwel is the leading global health certification, evaluating evidence-based strategies in buildings that support human health. The Center for Active Design is the operator of the Fitwel Certification System and is an international not-for-profit organization that was launched in 2012 by then Mayor and founder of Bloomberg L.P. Michael Bloomberg.

Diversity & Inclusion

Bloomberg Benefits: Among the Most Generous Parental Leave Policies at Major U.S. News Organizations, According to Columbia Journalism Review
Bloomberg has always aimed to provide world class benefits to employees: It’s been a business imperative that has helped propel the company to reach its 36th consecutive year of revenue growth in 2017.

Innovation & Technology

Announcing Bloomberg’s Data Science Academic Engagement Programs
At Bloomberg, we believe in contributing back to the community. In data science, we contribute back by sponsoring conferences, meetups, publishing our findings in conferences and journals, and contributing code to open source libraries. In addition to these efforts, we support academic research through meaningful engagement with university faculty and Ph.D. candidates.

Innovation & Technology

How Data Science Can Be Applied to Solve Public Interest Problems Without Losing Its Soul
Data science has had a tremendous impact in the private sector and is increasingly being applied in the public sector. The Data for Good Exchange (D4GX) is an annual conference centered on these novel problems and applications. This article describes the history of the conference and introduces a selection of the best papers from the 2017 conference that focus on human services.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

104 Companies Included in First Sector-Neutral Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
Over 100 companies from ten sectors headquartered in 24 countries and regions joined the inaugural 2018 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI). Launched today, the reference index measures gender equality across internal company statistics, employee policies, external community support and engagement, and gender-conscious product offerings.

Research, Reports & Publications

Bloomberg Publishes White Paper, The Business of a Low-Carbon Future: Spotlight on Canada
As governments develop and enact wide-ranging policies and regulations to meet key emissions and finance goals by 2030, businesses across the globe are stepping up to the challenge and taking a leadership role in reducing GHG emissions. To learn more on this topic, read the new white paper, The Business of a Low-Carbon Future: Spotlight on Canada, based on content from the expert panel discussions at the Sustainable Business Summit: Toronto.

Research, Reports & Publications

BNEF’s Annual Clean Energy Investment Trends Report Released
An extraordinary boom in photovoltaic installations made 2017 a record year for China’s investment in clean energy. This over-shadowed changes elsewhere, including jumps in investment in Australia and Mexico, and declines in Japan, the U.K. and Germany.

Innovation & Technology

Bloomberg's Data Initiative: Big Data for Social Good in 2018
Big data has become ubiquitous in recent years. Whether it is data-driven marketing, sports analytics, political campaigns, or national security threats, data has become central to any type of informed analysis and plan of action. Consequently, the arrival of Big data has also spawned a data industry and the emergence of data professions – data analysts, data architects, data scientists, and chief data officers.

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