Since October 2006, the consortium offers a joint degree program in Sustainable Development.
An agreement signed in December 2006 by IOSD and the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry provides for scholarship and technical programs.
IOSD is an accredited Observer NGO of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The Organization, headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, is headed by a Secretary-General, Mr. Syed Zahid Ali.
Its agencies are IOSD DirectAid, CED^R (Center on Ecological Desertification and Reforestation) and HBTI (Human Bioethics Treaty Initiative).