These videos are from the online course Islamic Finance for the SDGs created by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), the IsDB Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Fund – Engage Platform, Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI), Durham University Business School, UNDP Istanbul International Center for Private Sector in Development (IICPSD), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). They are hosted in the SDG Academy Library.
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50 playsThe Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were launched in 2000 to address global development concerns in a comprehensive structure. They made a significant contribution… -
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38 playsOn September 2015, the 193 countries of the UN General Assembly set 17 new goals, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) representing a set of global expectations to… -
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16 playsZakat as a socio-financial tool is used to circulate the wealth in the society from rich to poor. By disbursing zakat to the needy and poor, zakat helps create a caring… -
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22 playsImpact measurement is quantifying effects directly or indirectly attributable to actions and it entails tracking performance against objectives and the resulting… -
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12 playsIslamic finance has been receiving increased global attention and has emerged as an effective mode of financing sustainable development. Islamic finance, through its… -
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9 playsIslamic social finance can be defined as “the branch of Islamic finance where the products and services offered are designed to achieve social goals with or… -
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20 playsImpact investments are investments made with the intention to generate positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return. According to… -
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4 playsGreen and social investments are innovative Shariah-compliant instruments designed to finance green infrastructure and development projects. They have the potential to… -
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10 playsBlended finance employs the strategic use of development finance and philanthropic funds to mobilize private capital flows to emerge and frontier markets. It is a method… -
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2 playsThe objective of Islamic finance is expressed by the higher ethical objectives of Islamic law (maqasid al-Shariah) which emphasizes the well-being of all stakeholders… -
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2 playsThere are two types of contracts in Islamic banking and finance, which are sale-based (exchange-based) contracts and investment based (equity-based) contracts.… -
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12 playsConvergence between Islamic finance and impact investing requires a large ethical investor base that is conscious about the ESG factors. This means a greater emphasis on… -
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6 playsOne avenue in Islamic social finance for longer-term investments is an impact investment fund or “social impact investment fund”. Impact investment funds are… -
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10 playsMudaraba is a form of partnership in profit whereby one party, the fund provider, provides capital, and the other party, the fund manager, provides management skills or… -
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7 playsUNDP is working together with Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority to promote sustainable finance and working closely with the Ministry of Finance to… -
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11 playsTraditionally, asset owners divide their capital into two opposite poles, traditional investing and philanthropy. In the “finance-only” approach, investments…