Clinton Global Initiative (CGI)

Unverified non-profit organisation

The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) is a non-profit organisation, launched in 2005 by President Bill Clinton. CGI brings together a community of global leaders to devise and implement innovative solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges. The defining characteristics of CGI are its action-oriented nature and its track record of converting pioneering ideas into viable solutions with tangible results. CGI members develop ‘commitments to action’, focusing on practical, effective problem-solving measures with timetables for evaluating progress. CGI areas of focus for 2007 are education, energy&climate change, global health, and poverty alleviation.

Website

http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/

Year established

2005

About this organisation

Partnership types

Advocacy of global issues; Standards and guidelines development

Regions / countries / territories

Americas: United States

Global issues

Community development