World Health Organization’s priorities tilted by reliance on charitable foundation, according to research
Microsoft co-founder says rich countries can cope with global warming
Billionaire philanthropist says his foundation will maintain funding at previous levels ahead of pledging event
Microsoft co-founder plans to give away ‘virtually all’ his wealth over the next 20 years
The philanthropist intends to spend his fortune over the next 20 years. But government budget cuts threaten his ambitions in global health
Billionaire reopens feud with Tesla chief as he unveils plan to spend $200bn on philanthropy and close foundation in 2045
Climate-resilient crops such as chickpeas and sweet potatoes are on the menu at London’s lauded flower show
It has given British media group more than $700,000 to fund journalism in ‘under reported’ parts of the world
Foundation says about 40mn children are at risk of stunted growth as climate change worsens food security
Anupreeta Das investigates the power of Microsoft co-founder to shape our world — and asks: is it effective and accountable?
The billionaire investor ends nearly two decades of gifts to the Gates Foundation for a new charity led by his children
The biggest publishers have increased their share of the more prestigious end of the market
Decision to leave largest US philanthropic organisation comes three years after divorce from Bill Gates
Novo Nordisk, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome focus on interlinked issues
Lives of 2mn mothers and babies could be saved by 2030 with small innovations in care, says Gates Foundation
Large-scale study will test GSK’s jab in 26,000 people in Africa and south-east Asia
Smart Immune is developing technology it hopes will help patients rebuild their immune systems
A big $28bn bet on a dirty future
‘Seat-of-the-pants’ management of social media platform worries Microsoft co-founder
The philanthropist has already helped distribute more than $65.6bn. Now she wants to pool resources with the world’s wealthiest to make systems change at massive scale. Exclusive interview
Largest philanthropic fund says world ‘on track to achieve almost none’ of UN development goals
World’s fourth-richest man plans to boost annual distributions by 50% and warns of ‘huge global setbacks’
We have a rare opportunity to understand and fix the economic neglect of these individuals
With the right tools and governance, we can empower the communities that will benefit most from digital innovation
Annual spending jumps to $6.7bn as foundation overhauls governance following co-chairs’ divorce
