Islamic Sustainable Finance: Unlocking the Power and Potential of Islamic Investment

30/09/2025 56 min
Islamic Sustainable Finance: Unlocking the Power and Potential of Islamic Investment

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Episode Synopsis

What are the latest challenges facing the integration of sustainability into Shariah-compliant investments and projects? What initiatives – regulatory or otherwise – are encouraging the management of long-term climate-related risk and social impact in Shariah-compliant portfolios? How is Islamic sustainable investment leveraging innovative activities such as carbon trading? We ask an expert panel.Moderator:Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin, Senior Adviser, Sustainable Finance Institute AsiaPanelists:Mohamad Irwan Aman, General Manager, Sustainability, Sarawak EnergyOliver Agha, Managing Partner, Agha & Co and Columnist, IFN (The Islamic Legal Opinion)Ong Soon Chong, Executive Director, Head, ETF and ESG Investment, Eq8 CapitalSedef Gunsur, Senior Investment Officer, Financial Institutions Group, International Finance Corporation

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