The International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA), in collaboration with the Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI, Saudi Arabia) and the Durham Centre for Islamic Economics and Finance (DCIEF), Durham University, jointly organised the 5th Strategic Roundtable Discussion (SRD) on 29–30 April 2015 in Kuala Lumpur to deliberate on the theme of ‘Islamic Finance and Maqasid al-Shari’ah: Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Issues’.