RFI Foundation
RFI Foundation, C.I.C.
Watford, England, United Kingdom
About
Founded in 2015, RFI Foundation is a non-governmental organisation based in Watford, United Kingdom working on environment & climate.
RFI Foundation is a non-profit Community Interest Company registered in the United Kingdom. It works as a catalyst to bring responsible finance and Islamic finance together, with a focus on driving change within the financial sector in OIC countries. Its work includes building awareness, promoting research, and delivering knowledge and capacity-building for financial institutions on ESG, climate and nature-related commitments. It also provides thought leadership through open-access data, reports and public comments on responsible finance consultations, and runs training and a financed emissions database. Founded in 2015, it was the first nonprofit principally dedicated to connecting responsible and Islamic finance markets.
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OIC Financed Emissions Database
Environment & Climate
Open-access database of financed emissions for 206 banks in 11 OIC countries across 5 years, launched in 2023.
GVI Hub FinTech Programs
Other
FinTech programmes through which the foundation has catalysed work since 2021.
Startups and SMEs training
Environment & Climate
Practical, action-focused training to help startups and SMEs understand and address the environmental and social effects of their companies.
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AAOIFI, Global Digital Finance, Global Blockchain Business Council
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