Islamic Finance and Sustainable Development

The book surveys Islamic finance and sustainability theories, setting the stage to detail the actual work of businesses, banks, NGOs and multilateral agencies addressing water, food and energy insecurity. It discusses practical cases from an Islamic perspective, in which local and regional problems are addressed.

Abdulkader Thomas is an Adjunct Professor of Finance at IE Business School and a doctoral candidate at the School of Law, SOAS University of London.

1. Introduction 2. UNHCR Refugee Zakat Fund in Bangladesh: Sustainable religious funds for stateless refugees 3. WAQF empowering Sustainable Water 4. Water, Law & Sustainability: An analysis of legal and policy frameworks in Bangladesh 5. Stimulating Agricultural Production through Technical Assistance 6. Harnessing the Power of Food Waste: The Lost Food Project 7. Udhiyyah and the livestock value chain: Islamic social finance for sustainable development 8. How Mid-tier Banks can address sustainability 9. Advancing Blended Finance Initiatives: Focus on African Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation 10. Driving Sustainability in the Marketplace: Approaches by a Malaysian Multi-Asset Exchange 11. Lessons from the field: Culture & Sustainability 12. Impact Measurement and Management: Türkiye as a Case 13. Lessons to Secure our Shared Future