Warren Buffett continues to donate

Warren Buffett, the world's third wealthiest person and CEO of Head of Berkshire Hathaway, will soon donate 3.6 billion USD to the following five charitable foundations:

• Bill et Melinda Gates,
• Susan Thompson Buffett,
• Sherwood,
• Howard G. Buffett,
• NoVo.

This is not the billionnaire's first action of its kind. Warren Buffett, 88 years-old, has set a goal of ceding all of his stakes in his group through annual donations. Over the past thirteen years, the Oracle of Omaha has ceded 45% of its stakes in Berkshire Hathaway to charity, that is the equivalent of 34 billion USD.

Warren Buffett is the co-founder, along with Bill and Melinda Gates, of the Giving Pledge, a concept through which the wealthiest people donate more than half of their wealth. Today, Giving Pledge brings together 208 billionaires from around the world.