Islamic Finance Council UK
Helped 6 countries develop enabling regulatory frameworks for Islamic finance, enhancing financial inclusion to over 15 million people
Established award winning Ethical Finance Round Table series, running since 2010 and attended by over thousands of delegates representing hundreds of organisations
Launched the world’s first joint venture between Islamic finance and the Church, promoted to over 5 million people worldwide
(Edinburgh Finance Declaration)
Delivered over 27 CPD sessions to over 500 Islamic scholars across the globe
We undertake tailored research on a range of topics in the ethical and sustainable finance sector. This is a selection of our most prominent publications. For more reports, please refer to our respective services’ sections.
Global Islamic Finance and the SDGs Series (19, 20, 21 September) UKIFC in partnership with United Nations, GEFI, Refinitiv and IsDB is organising a virtual global summit on Islamic finance and the SDGs, to coincide with the UN General Assembly 2022 and taking place on 19, 20 and 21 September. Click here to sign up…
We want to hear your views on sustainability in the Islamic banking industry! Our Islamic Finance and Sustainable Banking: Global Retail Survey is a landmark study that aims to understand the views of customers of Islamic banks on environmental sustainability and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The survey takes 4 minutes to complete, and will…
By Mohammad Hashimi The sustainable development goals (SDGs) represent the global development agenda and need mobilization of capital from a variety of sources including Islamic finance. Here are five publications in on Islamic finance and SDG that those interested in the topic should read. 1. Innovation in Islamic Finance: Green Sukuk for SDGs Innovation in…
The UKIFC are thrilled to be delivering a Global Leaders event in partnership with the Global Ethical Finance Initiative, as part of the Scottish Government’s Expo 2020 Dubai Race to Net Zero Day. Taking place in Dubai International Financial Centre, the event will look at future of green and sustainable finance with a particular focus…
“The Islamic finance industry has a key role to play in prioritising the climate and the broader SDGs going forward. These issues are naturally aligned to the principles of Islamic finance and promoting green sukuk will be a key route that can drive industry growth.”
“The launch of the High-Level Working Group on Green Sukuk is a significant milestone for the development of Islamic Finance and sustainable finance globally. I am delighted that LSEG is a founding member to help scale green sukuk through our markets and data, allowing companies to access finance in a manner consistent with their faith and values. Green sukuk are strongly linked to assets in the growing green economy, and can help mobilise the capital needed to fund the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.”
“The Republic of Indonesia is always a keen promoter of the asset class and committed to further enrich and develop Green Sukuk, as seen by our consistent effort in issuing the instrument annually, and therefore, very excited to participate in this collaboration. We hope to be able to share our experiences and provide valuable precedents to the group, at the same time learning and apply best practices or initiatives for the improvement of Green Sukuk.”
“The UK has strong credentials in green and Islamic finance, and we’re proud to be a founding country partner of the High Level Working Group on Green Sukuk which launched at COP 26 in Glasgow. Green Sukuk offer countries and companies an important route to secure investment for sustainable projects, so it’s important we work globally to kickstart and grow this market.”
“This Taskforce will bring together the global Islamic finance community so it can help us meet our international, environmental and sustainability objectives – using UK expertise in sustainable finance to drive forward innovation around the world.”
Providing advisory, reporting and consultancy services in relation to the establishment, promotion and regulation of Islamic finance.
Exploring the relationship between Islamic finance and the broader ethical finance arena and promoting coordination and understanding between them.
Promoting awareness and understanding of Islamic finance and its regulation as well as empowering Shariah scholars and finance professionals.
Providing leadership on current issues in Islamic finance with a view to promoting robustness and stability in Shariah financial frameworks and market practices.
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A range of supporters discuss the purpose, aims and ambitions of the UKIFC in this short, informative video.
