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CGI 2025 Concludes with 106 New Commitments to Action, and Progress on Critical Issues Including Climate, Health, Economic Equity, and More


Participants at this year’s CGI Annual Meeting include José Andrés, Founder and Chief Feeding Officer, World Central Kitchen; Anthony Capuano, President and CEO, Marriott International; Matt Damon, Co-Founder, Water.org & WaterEquity; Ryan Gellert, CEO, Patagonia; Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization; President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Founder and Chair Emeritus, The Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development; Cindy McCain, Executive Director, World Food Programme; Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados; Gavin Newsom, Governor, California; Daniel O’Day, Chairman and CEO, Gilead Sciences; President Vjosa Osmani of Kosovo; Maria Ressa, Co-Founder and CEO, Rappler; Professor, Columbia University SIPA; Peter Sands, Executive Director, The Global Fund; Mark Suzman, CEO and Board Member, Gates Foundation; Audrey Tang, Cyber Ambassador, Taiwan; Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO and Founder, Chobani; Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation; and more.

For more information on this year’s convening, including full sessions, please visit clintonglobal.org/2025 

[New York, NY] — Today, President Bill Clinton, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Foundation Vice Chair Dr. Chelsea Clinton concluded the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2025 Annual Meeting with the launch of 106 new Commitments to Action.

Since President Clinton founded CGI in 2005, the convening has asked attendees to come with Commitments to Action — specific, measurable partnerships and projects that address an urgent global challenge. Over the last 20 years, members of the CGI community across business, philanthropy, and government have partnered to launch more than 4,200 commitments that have improved the lives of more than 500 million people in over 180 countries. As a result of these partnerships:

  • Nearly 78 million people have improved access to financial services or capital.
  • More than $1.6 billion has been invested or loaned to small- and medium-sized enterprises.
  • Nearly 2.7 billion metric tons of CO2 were cut or abated.
  • More than 402 million acres of forest have been protected or restored.
  • Nearly 4 million clean jobs have been created.
  • More than 130 million people can more easily access maternal and child health and survival programs.
  • Nearly 38 million people can more easily access safe drinking water and sanitation.
  • More than 36 million people have received treatment for neglected tropical diseases.
  • More than $362 million in research and development funds has been spent on new vaccines, medicines, and diagnostics.

Highlights from this year’s program include:

  • A bold opening address by President Clinton, condemning political violence, defending free speech, the free press and democracy, and how to bring the divided country together.
  • The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), along with Unitaid, Wits RHI, and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, announced a groundbreaking agreement on HIV prevention to dramatically open access to lenacapavir, a revolutionary medicine that effectively prevents HIV transmission with two injections a year. Under the CHAI-negotiated deal, this will be affordable and available for just $40 per year in 120 low- and middle-income countries by 2027.
  • Secretary Clinton marked the 30th anniversary of her remarks at the UN World Conference on Women, and announced a new Commitment to Action – a landmark report by the Women’s Initiative at Columbia SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics (IGP) and GWL Voices: Beijing+30: A Roadmap for Women’s Rights for the Next Thirty Years. The report outlines policy priorities critical to advancing the full and equal participation of women and girls in the twenty-first century, including in the areas of democracy and human rights, technology, economic participation, and conflict and climate. 
  • Dr. Chelsea Clinton spoke with Audrey Tang, the cyber Ambassador of Taiwan, about overcoming polarization, how the public views democracy, and the importance of media literacy.
  • The Clinton Presidential Center, along with the City of Little Rock and ENFRA, announced a partnership to build the Clinton Sustainable Energy District (CSED) to offset carbon emissions and reduce utility costs through a new district energy system and a 5-megawatt solar array.

President Clinton also awarded the Clinton Global Citizen Award to entrepreneur and philanthropist B. Thomas Golisano for his transformative philanthropic work. As Founder of Paychex, a human resources software and service provider for small to medium sized businesses, Golisano has invested in endeavors that advance entrepreneurship and drive the success of numerous businesses and start-ups; he has also made more than $900 million in philanthropic contributions to disability services, education, animal welfare, healthcare — including four children’s hospitals that bear his name; Rochester, Syracuse, Ft. Myers and Buffalo — and numerous other community focused non-profits. Past recipients of the Clinton Global Citizen Award include President Joseph R. Biden, First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska, Nadia Murad, and Dr. Muhammad Yunus.

This year’s CGI Annual Meeting was reimagined to promote collaboration through Working Groups – facilitated, action-focused sessions where leaders will collaborate with mission-aligned organizations to drive real solutions in the areas that matter most and are under the greatest threat. Secretary Clinton announced progress from these Working Groups that CGI will build action on in the coming years and months:

  • Out of the Innovative Finance Working Group, Kiva Microfunds will launch a new social enterprise fund of at least $10 million in 2026, in partnership with corporate foundations.  
  • The Health Working Group focused on using AI to overcome systemic gaps in chronic care; one project that came out of this group will expand maternal telehealth in Zimbabwe. 
  • In the Education Working Group, the Clinton Foundation’s Too Small to Fail initiative and UnidosUS led a conversation about expanding access to early learning. The group is exploring a pilot program in three U.S. cities in 2026 to provide immigrant families with early education resources.
  • The Human Rights and Democracy Working Group focused on issues like accelerating women’s democratic participation and defending LGBTQ+ rights, and focused on ideas from civic education programs for at-risk youth in Northern Ireland to anti-authoritarian initiatives worldwide.
  • Members of the Climate Working Group dug into the tough realities of climate change and mapped out bold plans, including creating a water fund to unlock economic opportunities for millions; building climate adaptation hubs across the tropical belt, starting at COP30 in November; and opening new markets to support regenerative farmers. 
  • The Economy Working Group focused on challenges like the care economy and access to capital. Out of that discussion came a commitment to launch a Global Network for National Service that will strengthen, expand, and scale national service programs around the world. 
  • The Truth and Information Working Group discussed ways to cut through misinformation and focus on building community. In the next year, a top priority will be advocating for state and local leaders to enact responsible regulations on tech platforms and give users more ownership over their data. 
  • The Humanitarian Response Working Group emphasized the need for innovation, preparedness, and localized responses to humanitarian crises around the world; with action items including a shared information system among responding NGOs, new funding opportunities, and innovative research-based tools.

Find information on all 106 Commitments to Action announced at CGI 2025 at clintonglobal.org.

Sponsors for the CGI 2025 Annual Meeting include AFT, All Hands & Hearts, Amalgamated Bank, APCO, Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, Bob and Jane Harrison, Cure, Doha Forum, Equity Group Holdings Plc, Flagship Pioneering, Former Congressman David Trone, Gilead Sciences, Inc., Integra Capital, Interenergy Group, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Kokoro, La Colombe Coffee Workshop, MEBO International, Northwell Health, Pfizer, Pinterest, Sino-European Manufacturing Club, Strauss Media Strategies, Inc., Tarsadia Foundation, The EKTA Foundation, The John D. Evans Foundation, The Kiani Foundation, The Marc Haas Foundation, Ukraine Children’s Action Project, Varkey Foundation, and W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Postcode Lottery Group is serving as a partner for the CGI 2025 Annual Meeting. Devex and Grist are media partners for the CGI 2025 Annual Meeting. 

To mark the Clinton Global Initiative’s 20th Anniversary, Social Goods — a purpose-driven small business — and the Clinton Foundation are partnering to unveil a new, limited-edition collection where every item sold supports Foundation programs that advance solutions on economic opportunity, climate, public health, gender equality, and more.

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About the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI)

Founded by President Bill Clinton in 2005, the Clinton Global Initiative is a community of doers representing a broad cross section of society and dedicated to the idea that we can accomplish more together than we can apart. Through CGI’s unique model, more than 10,000 organizations have launched more than 4,100 Commitments to Action — new, specific, and measurable projects and programs – that are making a difference in the lives of more than 500 million people in 180 countries.