On Friday 5th October, the Islamic Reporting Initiative (IRI) was invited to speak at a special event held at the Palais des Nations, home of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG). The event was organized to celebrate the 49th anniversary...
Sustainable Development Goals Award goes to Islamic Reporting Initiative
The 2018 Global Islamic Finance Award for the category Sustainable Development Goals has been awarded to the Islamic Reporting Initiative. The award was presented during the Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA) ceremony held in Sarajevo, in the presence of H.E. Mr...
Petro Rabigh employees complete certified sustainability training
In the first week of September, employees of the Saudi-based petrochemical company Petro Rabigh took part in a two-day sustainability training, which was led and certified by the Islamic Reporting Initiative (IRI). The interactive sustainability training course took...
IRI participates in peacebuilding forum at Oxford University
By invitation of H.E. Sheikh Dr Mohammed bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa, Secretary General of the Muslim World League in Makkah, the Islamic Reporting Initiative was invited to participate in the 2-day conference on ‘Peace in the Revealed Religions’ held jointly by the...
Responsible supply chain management
More than 40 million people in the world today are victims of modern slavery. Millions more are being forced to work exceedingly long hours in the harshest of circumstances, with no regard being paid for their health, well‑being, and human rights. Although...
British Academy President’s Lecture with Archbishop of Canterbury
On Thursday 31st May the Islamic Reporting Initiative (IRI) attended this year’s British Academy President’s Lecture with the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. The event took place at the iconic 116 Pall Mall in London, home of the Institute of...
IRI speaks at WBCSD Leadership Program
On Friday 18th May, IRI founder Drs Daan Elffers shared insights on the topic of ‘communicating sustainable development and reporting to stakeholders’ as a panellist during the 2018 Leadership Program organized by the World Business Council for Sustainable...
IRI certification for leading philanthropic organization
In March, employees of the Al Jisr Foundation in Oman completed the IRI certified training program in sustainable development. The 3-day course was held at Al Jisr’s office in Muscat and included stand-alone lectures, hands-on teamwork, and project-specific...
SDG 8: Interfaith collaboration at Lambeth Palace
On 16th March, the Islamic Reporting Initiative joined the Global Sustainability Network (GSN) for a series of meetings in relation to tackling Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG 8) and modern slavery through technology. The meetings took place at...
BUSINESS: How can Islamic values help combat forced labour?
It is estimated that more than 40 million people in the world today are victims of modern slavery – in the form of sexual exploitation, forced or bonded labour, or organ trafficking. Women and children are disproportionally affected.
On 27 and 28 September, the...
