Is Shariah Compliant Investment Socially Responsible?
This study proposes a new approach on the suitability of including the SCI in the sphere of SRI. We compare these two investment styles both qualitatively and quantitatively in order to understand whether and how the SCI differs from the SRI. The results show that SCI financially outperforms SRI and conventional investment during economic downturn and it is characterized by social under-performance. We conclude that even if SCI may be considered as a particular concept of SRI, the non-inclusion of ESG considerations may lead the academic and professional communities to deal with SCI as a full investment style.