Investment Impact
summary
Argues that Islamic values and UN SDGs align and that Islamic finance can fund global public goods, citing a completed transaction with the Islamic Development Bank that finances vaccines. Notes Muslims are one fifth of the world and over half under 30, proposes redirecting 1/5 of global wealth toward SDGs, and contrasts historical trade infrastructure (caravanserai, Istanbul) and monuments (Taj Mahal) as examples of technology, finance and stewardship actually at work.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Investment and Islamic civilization
- 1:13Islam and modern investment synergy
- 2:22Islamic nature and trusteeship
- 3:28Ethical trade in Islam
- 4:53Islamic finance and sustainability
- 5:41Wealth for UN Sustainable Goals
- 6:54Conclusion and call to action
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