We believe a more just economic model is available and that together we can design capital products that uplift enterprises serving the most vulnerable members of society through job creation, entrepreneurship, co-ownership (co-operatives), inclusion rather than extraction and exclusion, and fair trade.
Today’s economic systems are concentrating wealth in the hands of a few, while billions are subjugated to perpetual economic subservience. Equitable economies need to be built on an alternative funding blueprint, and Islamic finance presents a unique framework to achieve this through widespread ownership and risk-sharing, redistributive vehicles of business and philanthropy, inclusive stakeholder engagement and responsible trade. This initiative intends to build on the successes of contemporary Islamic financial markets while more deeply rooting the Shari'ah to further address challenges of wealth inequality and unsustainable practices in finance and investment.
