The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) was set up in 2005 by president Clinton with the idea of bringing together world leaders to discuss and find solutions to the worlds problems. The Initiative did not want to run programmes itself but wanted to be a platform for discussion where programmes could be devised and resources and values could be shared through the CGI global networks. Central to the intiative was getting it members (world leaders and organisations) to make their discussions and solutions a reality by putting their programmes into action.
In order for the Initiative to make sure that things actually happen, they require every member to write a commitment for what they will do. These commitments can be either financial or non-financial and have to be new (adding to what they currently do, be innovative), specific (address a particular problem with realistic objectives) and measurable (to track and report on the impact of their commitment so that the results can inform/ stimulate any future work). Examples of these commitments include:
