Islamic Finance & the Architecture of Environmental Governance: Law, Impact & Social Value

Introduction

This bitesize webinar offers an introduction to Islamic finance and its relationship to environmental governance. It is designed to give delegates a working understanding of the general concepts and terminology connecting the two areas. The session begins from the premise that environmental challenges are closely linked to how capital is raised and directed. Against this background, Islamic finance offers a distinctive framework grounded in principles derived from Islamic law: the sharing of risk rather than interest-based lending, the anchoring of finance in real assets, the exclusion of activities regarded as harmful and the treatment of the individual as a steward (khalifah) of the earth.

Presented by Fara Mohammad, the session outlines, in broad terms, how these principles interact with the framework of rules and institutions governing environmental matters, the pathways through which they may have an impact, the practical challenges involved and where this developing area may be heading. Delegates should regard this as a general introduction rather than a comprehensive treatment of the subject, intended to provide a foundation for further study or practice.

What You Will Learn

This short webinar will cover the following:

• Introduction
• Problem context
• Islamic finance’s ethical foundations
• Architecture of Environmental Governance
• Transnational ecosystem
• Hybrid norm making
• Doctrinal basis
• Impact Pathways
• Capital flows
• Governance incentives
• Social value
• Key Challenges
• Convergence pressures
• Fragmentation
• Dilution of juristic authority
• Structural limits
• Future Directions
• Cross scaled integration
• Strengthening Shariah governance
• Islamic environmental standards
• Shariah compliant model

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Friday 19th February 2027

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