The IRI is an independent nonprofit organization leading the creation of the IRI Standard: a reporting standard for ESG based on Islamic values and principles. Its objective is to enable organizations (across all sectors) to inclusively assess, report, verify and certify their ESG and philanthropic programs in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and OIC’s Plan of Action. By making ESG culturally relevant, the IRI aspires to effectively accelerate the uptake of ESG, and systemically advance the implementation of the Global Goals through nearly a quarter of the world’s population with custodianship for vast reserves of natural resources, e.g. minerals in North Africa, oil reserves in the Middle East, and tropical rainforests in Southeast Asia. Whilst creating an important platform for equal dialogue, we also believe the added transparency will help expedite foreign direct investment into many developing nations. A registered charity in the Netherlands, the Islamic Reporting Initiative is a participant of the UN Global Compact and an Observer to the UNEP governing body. It held its first roundtable discussion at the COP22 in Marrakesh, and now has members in more than 50 countries. The IRI has won awards ‘for its contribution to sustainable development in the Islamic world’.