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 [18.08.2008] Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) is developing a governance standard on corporate social responsibility (CSR) for Islamic financial institutions.
The Auditing and Governance Standards Committee consisting of high level executives from the international Islamic finance industry met at the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) to finalise the specific details of the standard.
The standard will highlight the importance of CSR from an Islamic perspective and give guidance to Islamic financial institutions in carrying out its CSR functions.
"With substantive provisions on CSR conduct and disclosure, this standard will open the way for Islamic financial institutions to be recognised for their positive ethical and social activities and further differentiate them from other financial organisations as direct contributors to society," Centre for Islamic Finance R&D manager Sayd Farook said.
The CSR standard complements AAOIFI's 68 existing international standards on Sharia, accounting, auditing, ethics, and governance.
AOIFI's standards are adopted in leading Islamic financial centres across the world including Bahrain, Dubai Islamic Financial Centre, Qatar, Qatar Financial Centre, Sudan, and Syria as well as by the Islamic Development Bank Group.
Source: Gulf Daily News
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