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5 Jun 2011

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Maala - Business for Social Responsibility [Israel]

Maala Index 2011 - 12 new companies joined the Maala CR Index this year, with 15 more preparing to join in 2012 [Israel]

Maala unveiled the results of its 2011 CSR Index at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange on June 5, 2011...The 2011 Maala Index reveals a continuing upswing in the adoption of CSR principles by Israel's most prominent companies, with 12 new participating companies in 2011 and 15 more set to join in 2012...[As of 2011,] [o]nly 24 out of the 85 companies ranked publish corporate social and environmental responsibility reports...A social-environmental snapshot of the Israeli economy, as revealed by the 2011 Index: 62% of manufacturers have set goals for waste reduction, water and electricity conservation…Among participating companies, 7% of employees are from the Arab sector, while only 1.1% employ people with disabilities…84% of the companies educate their employees about sexual harassment in the workplace…Only 12% of board members are women. [refers to Israel Electric Corporation, Arab Israel Bank, Gadot Group, Micron Semiconductor Israel, BMC Software, Ten Petroleum Company]