Responsible Finance & Investment (RFI) Foundation C.I.C.

Founded in 2015, the RFI Foundation was the first nonprofit organization principally dedicated to connecting the responsible finance and Islamic finance markets together. Beginning in 2018, we anticipated that a major change was starting where the level of awareness around responsible finance, especially within Islamic finance, was reaching critical mass and we made a pivot from awareness to implementation. RFI sees itself as an "internal advocate" - someone who understands responsible finance intrinsically and seeks to enable change to develop from within the financial sector. We are leveraging our decade of experience and connections to keep momentum behind better integrating principles of sustainability, inclusion and equity. We will lead by example, demonstrating how diversity in responsible finance that includes finance guided by ethical beliefs can benefit entire markets. RFI stays committed to this inside-out transformation towards realizing the full potential for responsible finance. When we take on the role as an internal advocate, RFI delivers knowledge and builds capacity to shift attitudes, beyond general awareness of sustainability, ESG and responsible finance for financial institutions in OIC markets.