Clinton Global Initiative

What’s working in climate resilience? ??Here’s one solution from our community → Acceso is scaling its seed-to-market model to strengthen local food systems, improve livelihoods, and ensure underserved smallholder farmers receive the tools needed to succeed.

Data for Housing Solutions was launched as a Commitment to Action by AFA and Tolemi at the 2023 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting and was highlighted at this year’s #CGI2024 in New York for having advanced affordable housing strategies in 17 cities. By equipping local leaders with the tools they need to make data-driven decisions, foster cross-sector collaboration, and learn from peers across the country, the Data for Housing Solutions initiative is addressing current housing challenges and building a foundation for more resilient, equitable, and sustainable communities in the future. Here's a snapshot of our progress. #affordablehousing #housingpolicy #dataforhousingsolutions

Wrapping week one at #COP29 in #Baku #Azerbaijan with my colleague Sarah Barton from the Clinton Global Initiative. Our key takeaways from conversations with many business, multilateral & civil society leaders at this #financeCOP where we embedded a #gender outcomes lens. - Climate finance and investment is not a nice-to-do for businesses anymore; it’s a bottom line imperative. From affecting workforce to reducing production costs to improving profit margins to resonating with customer bases, businesses don’t view climate finance through the lens of just being the right thing to do. Embedding and prioritizing sustainability in their supply chains is just good business sense. - The need for collaborative action for scale and replication of existing models is both urgent and logical: there’s no more time to just pilot concepts, there is urgency to act, now, at scale. We need to concentrate on what’s working – because things are! - Even if the cost of rethinking supply chains to prioritize sustainability might look prohibitive initially, it will result in improved margins and profits ultimately – in addition to reflecting the reality of what we know science tells us we must do. - The gender-climate-finance nexus is a core business issue. It’s essential for business success, with higher profits for corporations that apply a gender-smart approach to their supply chains, and with higher repayment rates for financial instruments structured around investing in women and sustainability – even the world’s poorest women. - Restructuring some traditional approaches to finance to apply a clear gender lens, in particular in the sustainability space, is essential and also an opportunity. Humility, creativity, learning, and exchanges of ideas will help improve economic outcomes for businesses, women and their families, and their communities.

???CGI Commitments in Action – Climate Resilience ? ???Giving the climate innovators of tomorrow the tools to succeed. Sustain Labs Paris is working to promote university-level climate education and tackle the global skill gap in combating climate change. ? ???In 2023, they pledged to establish 10 climate schools and educate 1,000 students in India and the UAE over 5 years. ? ???Watch how this commitment has been brought to life through a new partnership with Microsoft. https://lnkd.in/dKJdpMKk

On The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, President Clinton and Stephen Colbert remember bringing the “Colbert Galactic Initiative” to the Clinton Global Initiative to accelerate social change not just for the next generation — but for the next galaxy.

What's working in women and girls' equality? ?? Here's one solution from our community → Women's Campaign International is addressing gender equity amongst 10,000 Gen Z girls through programs in Afghanistan, Jerusalem, Jordan, Kenya, Malawi, Ukraine, and the U.S.

Here's a closer look at our community's award-winning work — the CGI 2024 Annual Meeting.

??? NEW: Today, The Anthem Awards announced the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) as the Gold Medalist in the Event category, for the work and impact of the CGI 2024 Annual Meeting.?Read more:? https://lnkd.in/eymAgYfG

This week, Mayuri Ghosh and Sarah Barton are at #COP29 – bringing the CGI community together to discuss solutions to accelerate and scale climate finance, including gender-smart and gender-inclusive financing. As we reach the midpoint of our “decade of climate action,” the need to fulfill our climate commitments is clearer than ever. COP is where real, transformative conversations take place – conversations that lead to bold actions for gender equality and economic resilience. By scaling both climate solutions and adaptation, we can create a more inclusive, sustainable future for all. We’re excited to bring together leaders like Jesper Brodin (Ingka Group/IKEA), Ankit Todi (Mahindra Group), Kathi Walker (General Motors), Lewis Perkins (Apparel Impact Institute), Luiz Gabriel Todt de Azevedo (IDB Invest), Jim Andrew (PepsiCo), and Mansi Shah (Self Employed Women's Association) to take action and create lasting change. Be part of the solution and watch the full session: https://lnkd.in/e8wJzJu2

In 2023, Last Mile Health and Integrate Health committed to working with African Ministries of Health to strengthen and sustain gender-responsive community health worker programs across four countries and develop and disseminate lessons learned that can inform other countries on their journey. Today, their team published 16 recommendations for governments and partners to take action in ensuring women community health workers are safe, supported, and fairly compensated so they can deliver the lifesaving care their patients need. Read the full Framework for Action: https://bit.ly/womenCHWs