The UN adopted a set of seventeen SDGs in 2015 and unveiled a new global development agenda for 2015 through 2030. According to the UN, The SDGs are a global agenda that serves as a unifying framework for comprehensive development. The goal is to solve the global difficulties that both people and the earth face while planning for a better and more sustainable future. The elimination of poverty, addressing climate change and environmental degradation, enhancing human health and education, and a number of other objectives spanning environmental and socioeconomic development are prominent among the objectives.

From the Islamic scholar's point of view, even though there is some SDGs value that need to be discussed, The SDGs are in line with Islamic teachings. For example, Islamic social finance, such as zakat and waqf, is an essential element in realising SDGs which can be concluded into most of the 17 goals of SDGs. Furthermore, there is no significant difference between the maqasid al-Shariah and the SDGs as they are compatible with each other, which is establishing maslahah (common good) and preventing mafsadat (harm).

In conclusion, it is interesting to explore the red line between SDGs and Islamic Economics, Finance and philanthropy, since they collaborate with each other to the common goals. Through this international conference, it is very important to identify the concept of SDGs as well as Islamic Economics, and discern on how the integration of Islamic economics could cater the goals of the SDGs for the common good.

The success of the 1st, 2nd ICIEBP 2017 and 2018 in Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI) Bandung and Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) Surabaya, Indonesia that brought a wide range of participants did not stop the courage of us to conduct the 3rd ICIEBP virtually on 2020 adapting the pandemic situation in mind that the conference attendees gained vital insights into Islamic economics from different viewpoints. Moreover, to maintain the continuity of the Islamic Economics conference in presenting insights, sharing, and executing ideas presented by innovative researchers, experts and practitioners, organising these innovative discussion forums at the highest level is necessary.


Therefore, the Department of Islamic Economics Faculty of Economic and Business Universitas Airlangga, in collaboration with the Department of Islamic Economics Faculty of Economics and Business Education, UPI proudly presents "The 4th International Conference on Islamic Economics, Business, and Philanthropy (ICIEBP)" that will be held on 4 - 5 October 2022 in Surabaya, Indonesia. The theme, as well as the main objective, of the conference, is "Integration of Islamic Economics, Finance and Philanthropy for Sustainable Development of Cities and Communities". This conference program will elaborate on how a nation can achieve sustainable development and at the same time solve socioeconomic problems such as poverty. In addition, the Islamic perspective as a new and emergent pattern has demonstrated an unprecedented performance in terms of transforming Muslim societies and beyond.