[2] The program has alliances with private and public organizations such as : the UNAM Programa de Investigación en Cambio Climático, Yale University, El Colegio de México, FEMSA, CEMEX, Walmart, Mexican Stock Exchange, Green Momentum, Asociación de Bancos en México, SIGEA, Siemens, Instituto Mexicana para la Competitividad, World Wildlife Fund, Centro Mexicano del Derecho Ambiental, Greenpeace, the Nature Conservancy, the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme and Korea International Cooperation Agency as well as Mexican agencies such as the Secretariat of Energy, the Secretariat of Economy, the Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources and the Nacional Financiero development bank.

[6][12] The 2012 Cumbre featured nineteen panel discussions and 110 exhibitors, which included Pavan Sukhdev, Peter Webster, George Kell, John Wiebe, Daniel Servitje of Grupo Bimbo, and Louise Goesser of SIEMENS Mexico.

[5] The IGS evolved from the Centro de Diálogo y Análisis sobre América del Norte (Center of Dialogue and Analysis of North America) or CEDAN, both founded by María Isabel Studer Noguez.

[3][16] IGS's inaugural event included Carlos Gay of UNAM, Martha Delgado of the Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources, Ellis J. Juan, director of the Inter- American Development Bank, Irina Maslesnikova, of Xerox México, and Gabriel Quadri de la Torre of SIGEA.

[3][16] Former professors and students of the institute have gone on to create projects such as the Xooc Foundation, which promotes awareness of marine biodiversity of Mexico, DameUnAveton, an online platform to share rides, and Impulso Urbano, a research and service organization to improve housing and public spaces through the use of recycled materials.