The phrase "is commendable to" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use this phrase to describe an action or behavior that merits praise or admiration. For example: His commitment to helping those in need is commendable.
The goal is commendable: to prevent strokes and heart attacks.
The aim of the BBC's Electric Proms is commendable: to challenge artists to come up with a unique performance.
The goal is commendable — to find ways to prevent or slow the progression of this terrible disease before it can rob people of their mental capacities.
It is commendable to gauge how effectively your policies serve your ends, and to amend or abandon those that are ineffectual.
While it is commendable to try to protect Rivera, the Yankees should be greedy now that Rivera has stressed he is healthy.
It is commendable to strive for accurate, neutral reporting and "homophobia" or "Islamophobia" are not ideal, as they denote solely the fear motivating prejudice.
It's commendable to shine the lamp of shame on Florida's absurdly permissive gun laws.
I do think it's commendable to offer the sort of fare that you wouldn't find in a magazine.
It's commendable to add nuance or texture to our prose with a word that's slightly out of the ordinary.
Politicians are usually focused only on short-term issues, so it would be commendable to see the Tea Party wing of the Republican Party seriously focused on containing long-term debt.
While it's commendable to finally see an official acknowledgment of the hideous conditions in which the carriage horses are forced to exist, the suggested remedies would just be a Band-Aid for an inherently inhumane situation.
