Bloomberg Philanthropies, a non-profit organisation encompassing Michael Bloomberg’s foundation, corporate, and personal giving, aims to improve lives globally by promoting the arts, education, the environment, public health, and government innovation. With a commitment to using most of Bloomberg L.P.’s profits to fund its work, Bloomberg Philanthropies has supported initiatives in over 700 cities and 150 countries. In 2024 alone, it gave USD 3.7 billion to charitable causes, adding up to a lifetime donation of USD 21.1 billion from Michael Bloomberg.
Li Foundation had the honour and pleasure of hosting Luo Rui, Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Director of the International Environment and Climate Program, at our office last Wednesday. It was a fruitful discussion, with Luo Rui sharing his extensive experience in the climate and energy space and Li Foundation explaining our initiatives this year and beyond. One key project is Inspiring Asia, a regional microfilm festival that both organisations will be collaborating on, with Bloomberg Philanthropies playing a pivotal role as our media partner. We believe in the power of film to amplify personal narratives of change and social innovations in Asia and look forward to making the event a success.
The book showcases how the participants challenged their limits and conquered the World Marathon Challenge and North Pole Marathon to inspire people to challenge their own limits and pursue their dreams boldly.
The book tells the stories behind the event which saw the largest number of people in history running 1045km round Taiwan in 19 days.