Islamic Impact Investment Forum partners with UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association

CANARY WHARF, U.K. - March 24, 2022 - PRLog -- The partnership will bring together UKSIF and GIIIF's communities of experts, practitioners and analysts to share best practices and experiences with the ultimate aim of unlocking further financing and investment to support the achievement of the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals. This collaboration aims to enhance the range of sustainable and impact-focused products open to the Muslim community, increasing fund flows and enabling greater diversification of portfolios.

"UKSIF has developed an outstanding community of finance and investment professionals who truly care about our planet's sustainable future. We are certain this partnership will provide our members with the encouragement and assistance they need to further their voyage into the realm of sustainability," Sophia Shepodd Innocenti, CEO of the GIIIF.

"Maximising financial flows towards sustainable solutions is a key priority in driving the transition towards a fairer and more sustainable global economy. UKSIF is proud to partner with GIIIF to share learnings across our members and advance the contribution of Islamic finance towards these objectives." James Alexander, CEO of UKSIF.

UKSIF and GIIIF will be hosting an event which invites members to become familiar with the cross over between sustainable and Islamic investing on June 7^th. GIIIF's flagship event will take place in London in September 2022, and will bring together stakeholders from throughout the Muslim world to address the potential and importance of Impact and Impact investing in the sustainable development of the planet.

Notes to Editors

About UKSIF

UKSIF exists to bring together the UK's sustainable finance and investment community and support it's members to expand, enhance and promote this key sector. Their work drives growth and new opportunities for their members as global leaders in the sustainable finance industry.

About GIIIF

The Global Islamic Impact Investment Forum, is an international peer to peer network dedicated to Islamic impact. With members from throughout the Islamic world, across three continents. The organisation was founded to explore why Islamic Finance has not yet realised its potential as a mechanism for sustainability, how Impact Investing can become a device for driving investment from Islamic economies towards emerging markets and who can work together to make these efforts a reality.

Information on the June 7^th joint UKSIF-GIIIF event can be found at https://uksif.org/what-we-do/partner-events/

Information on the September 2022 GIIIF flagship event can be found at https://thegiiif.com/the-event/

For further information:

Jennie Tillotson
Head of Public Affairs and Media Relations
Global Islamic Impact Investment Forum
info@thegiiif.com

www.thegiiif.com
www.uksif.org