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This paper advances previous research of sustainability disclosure by focusing on information disclosed in the companies‟ web site rather than through annual reports.  Despite looking at the listed companies in general, this study attempts to consider the practice of disclosing sustainability information in the Malaysian Shari‟ah-Compliant listed companies, which represented 87% of the total listed securities or 64.3% of the market capitalization on Bursa Malaysia web site. This study used Islamicity Disclosure Index consists of Shari‟ah Compliance Indicator,<br />Corporate Governance Index and Social/Environmental Index, and the data is analysed using a content analysis. The results of the study suggest that the sustainability disclosure by Malaysian Shari‟ah-compliant listed companies fall significantly on corporate governance index themes, followed by social/environmental index themes. However, Malaysian  Shari‟ah-compliant listed companies did not clearly disclose the items under Shari‟ah compliance index. Contrary to our expectation, most of the companies disclose the items measured in the annual reports linked to<br />the companies‟ web site and are thus not fully in the web site.<br /><br />

Studies on financial education highlight the need for having children to be exposed on financial management to inculcate sense of responsibility on financial management. The challenge, however is to engage them with the concepts and the same time to deliver the content is engaging and fun manners. The purpose of this study is to highlight key activities involved in the product development of an interactive learning tool, Muamalat Interactive Game. Muamalat Interactive Game (MIG) is a game-based educational tool that i) exposes the players to Islamic banking, investment and social finance instruments ii) promotes inclusive economic development by inculcating the spirit of gift economy. Single case study analysis is adopted in this study on the processes involved for product development of a financial education board game; product conceptualisation, validation and pilot testing to intended users. Descriptive reporting on product conceptualisation and content as well as content and pedagogical validation are provided in the paper. For the pilot testing stage, the learning behaviours of learners are examined from the aspects of Cognitive Knowledge, Affective Behaviors and Technical Skills gained from the pilot testing conducted to the group of 70 secondary children. Learning behaviors of the learners relates to the cognitive ability to identify wealth management vehicles such as real property, share investment and Islamic insurance 160 Zurina Shafii et al. products as the players are to accumulate wealth using Shariah-compliant and ethical-based investment vehicles. The affective aspect of the learning is tackled from the engagement on charity-giving as the game instills the willingness to share personal wealth built-up over the rounds of game-playing to the Sadaqah house via donation (sadaqah) and endowment (waqf). Sadaqah house serves as the communal fund that restores widened economic gap. The players too, gain technical skills of managing personal finance such as planning and recording cash inflows and outflows, budgeting personal expenses, managing debts, calculate tithe (zakat) due, and finally ascertain net wealth. The findings of this case study could be benefit future innovators wanting to learn product development of serious games.

State Islamic Religious Council (SIRCs) in Malaysia were established for the social welfare under the purview of state enactments in an Islamic setting. Despite the absence of a profit motive, accountability must be upheld as it is set up to be the guardian of resources so that the trust of stakeholders could be obtained. SIRCs are expected to uphold their ethics and values in their overall operations.  However, a number of negative cases of SIRCs were reported in the local media which has tarnished the image of SIRCs. Thus governors of SIRCs should managed their human assets well. Human governance is the governors’ commitment to improve employees’ values and ethical behavior in the organization through their leadership, integrity fostered in the organization, training that the governors’ attended and internal control that has been put in place. The objective of the study is to examine whether Human Governance Index (HG INDEX) could be applied to SIRCs. HG INDEX comprise of 4 components which are (i) BOD Leadership, (ii) Level of Integrity Index, (iii) BOD Quantity of Training Index, and (iv) Quality of Internal Control System Index .  Thirteen(13), 2019 annual reports of SIRCs were used as a basis for data collection. Based on the findings, Quality of Internal control and  Level of Integrity were found to be the highest disclosed index. Overall, HG index was found to be low for SIRCs. Thus Governors of SIRCs can use the findings of the study  to increase their transparency and accountability to stakeholders by focusing on HG in order to gain the public  trust.