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...
IRI recognized as a leading initiative in Islamic finance
The Islamic Reporting Initiative (IRI) has been recognized by the Cambridge IF Analytica Global Islamic Finance Report (GIFR) as one of the leading initiatives in Islamic Finance in 2017.
The GIFR is an annual publication and was developed in...
Leaders & Laureates at Prince’s Trust International Leadership Programme 2017 in Windsor
On Monday 20th March, the Islamic Reporting Initiative (IRI) attended the ‘Leaders and Laureates’ session of the...
Imam Razawi joins IRI Standards Commission
Imam Sayed Ali Abbas Razawi has joined the IRI Standards Commission as one of the Islamic scholars. He will help to ensure that the IRI standards are aligned with Islamic principles and values. The IRI framework is currently under development and expected to be...
IRI at Wilton Park: Investing with Impact
From 6 - 8 March, the Islamic Reporting Initiative (IRI) took part in a series of high-level roundtable talks at Wilton Park, the executive agency of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Discussions centred on the topic of investing with impact, and how to make...
IRI at Social Impact Careers, Oxford University
On 22nd February the Islamic Reporting Initiative (IRI) took part in the fifth annual Social Impact Careers Conference at the Said Business School, Oxford University. The event was organized with the support of the Amersi Foundation. Mohamed Amersi,...
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth – IRI at Global Sustainability Network, Vatican City
On 17 February 2017 the Islamic Reporting Initiative (IRI) took part in the Global Sustainability Network (GSN) meeting held in Vatican City.
The GSN is a community and platform that is passionate and committed to delivering Goal 8 of the Sustainable Development...
IRI attends British Asian Trust Royal Dinner
By special invitation of IRI Trustee Mohamed Amersi, who is also the Chairman of the International Advisory Board of the British Asian Trust, the Islamic Reporting Initiative (IRI) was honoured to be part of the 2017 British Asian Trust Royal Dinner held at the...
IRI at the Royal Society of Arts in London
On Monday 12th December the Islamic Reporting Initiative (IRI) took part in a panel discussion at the Royal Society of Arts in London on impact investment and delivering the Sustainable Development Goals.
It was the first in a new series of...
Why we need the Islamic Reporting Initiative – United Nations Industrial Development Organization features IRI in “Making it”
International standards often use a vocabulary that is not attuned to local mindsets and modes of thinking and living. That does not make them any less relevant, but it does mean that it is particularly challenging for Islamic organizations to fully embrace these...