The phrase "a commendable step for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express approval or praise for an action taken in support of a particular cause or group.
Example: "The new policy is a commendable step for improving employee well-being and productivity."
Alternatives: "a praiseworthy action for" or "a notable move for".
A couple of weeks earlier, the former President, deciding he'd had enough of the N.R.A.'s paranoid babblings about jack-booted federal fascism, had resigned his life membership--a commendable step, for which President Clinton rightly praised him in a post-resignation phone call.
Providing free journals electronically to the developing countries is a commendable step in correcting the thirst for new information [ 21].
Though not quite an olive branch, it is a commendable step forward, one that demonstrates an awareness of a community of scientifically involved citizens.
The Bush administration's decision to freeze additional American assistance to Cairo to protest the treatment of Saad Eddin Ibrahim is a commendable step.
This is a commendable step but it will prove inadequate unless action-oriented government institutions are also in place, ready to facilitate private-sector engagement.
The launch of the mass media campaign against malnutrition, with a focus on exclusive breastfeeding of children under six months of age, is commendable step by the government and partners to make a difference for these children and to save their lives," said UNICEF Deputy Representative in Zambia Elspeth Erickson.
Though the sports world has historically received media attention for unsupportive comments about gay teammates, NBA Commissioner David Stern and Washington Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld took an encouraging and commendable step when they expressed strong stances of support for Collins.
This resolution by the Cabinet, which should help put a stop to these practices, is a commendable and critical step towards ensuring the best start in life for all children in Thailand".
BANGKOK, 10 August 2012 – A Thai Cabinet resolution aimed at curtailing the marketing and promotion of infant formula and other breast milk substitute products in all medical and health care facilities "is a commendable and critical step towards ensuring the best start in life for all children in Thailand," UNICEF and WHO said today.
