Responsible finance Summit urged to ‘think and act differently’ with ‘Sustainable, Responsible, Islamic’ approach to humanitarian crises
ABU DHABI - Jordan’s Princess Sarah Zeid has called for a “new SRI”—sustainable, responsible, and Islamic—approach to address the challenges facing humanitarian settings globally, at the Responsible Finance and Investment Summit 2019 in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
The Summit is the fourth organised by UK-registered RFI Foundation, an industry body that covers different forms of responsible finance—including Islamic finance and Socially Responsible Investment (SRI)—necessary for sustainable development.
“We need a new SRI, one that allows us to be true to our faith and our shared beliefs in the values and consequences of ethical finance and social impact, of long-term solutions which are people- and planet-centric,” said Princess Sarah, who is a member of the U.N. refugee agency’s Advisory Group on Gender, Forced Displacement, and Protection.
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