On 6th January 2023, the Islamic Reporting Initiative (IRI) co-signed a statement addressed to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on plastic pollution. The statement, facilitated by UNEP’s Multifaith Action Group on Pollution, was signed by the...
Islamic Reporting Initiative observer to the UNEP governing body
The Islamic Reporting Initiative (IRI) has been granted accreditation as an observer to the governing body of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Environment Assembly of UNEP. This means that the IRI will forthwith be invited as an observer to...
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...
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...
IRI to Participate in High-level Meeting UN General Assembly
On 27 and 28 September, the Islamic Reporting Initiative (IRI) will participate in the United Nations General Assembly High-level Meeting on the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, taking place at the United Nations headquarters in New...
IRI Wins Excellence Award in Kazakhstan
On 6th September 2017 the Islamic Reporting Initiative (IRI) received the Award for 'Best Islamic Financial Reporting' at the Global Islamic Finance Awards in Astana, Kazakhstan, 'for its remarkable efforts to progress the effective implementation of...
Malta Summit: Ending Modern-Day Slavery
On 13 and 14 June the Islamic Reporting Initiative (IRI) took part in a summit in Malta to address modern-day slavery. The summit, entitled ‘Sharing models and best practices to end modern slavery and restore dignity to its victims’, was organised by the Amersi...
Helping organisations to address climate change: IRI Roundtable Discussion at the UN COP22
On November 7 the Islamic Reporting Initiative (IRI) held its inaugural Roundtable Discussion as an official side event of the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP22) in Marrakech.
The COP is the world’s most prominent and influential summit on...
IRI at Africa Together Conference
On 10 June, the IRI attended the 3rd Africa Together conference commemorating Africa Day at the University of Cambridge, UK, the theme of which was “engendering an inclusive Africa”. The conference explored how various institutions and individuals...