“The business sector can and should be part of the social recovery – in employment, education, welfare, values leadership” – former hostage Eli Sharabi
The 2025 Maala ESG Index was released on July 22 2025 in the annual event held at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. This year, we chose to invite Eli Sharabi, a former hostage, who has come to symbolize hope, resilience, and an optimistic outlook for the future of Israeli society. Watch the event highlights video, particularly Eli’s moving and inspiring remarks.
Among the notable findings of this year’s Index is a significant increase in total corporate donations in 2024, amounting to approximately NIS 960 million, compared with NIS 590 million in 2022, prior to the war. Alongside charitable contributions, around 60% of companies on the Index reported new civil-society partnerships focused on recovery and rebuilding in the context of Oct. 7 and the war. These initiatives span a wide range of areas, including advanced agriculture, rebuilding devastated communities, mental resilience, rehabilitation of service members wounded in the line of duty, support for active-duty and reserve soldiers and their families, support to the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, hospitals, and more.
For a look at the main trends from the 2025 Maala Index (in Hebrew) Click here<<
160 companies participated in this year’s Index from a variety of business sectors, including: industry, food, services, high-tech, banking and finance, defense industries, pharmaceuticals, infrastructure, renewable energy, food tech, and more. The aggregate turnover of the rated companies is around 424 billion NIS, which is approximately 21.2% of Israel’s GDP. The total number of employees among rated companies is approximately 300,000 employees, which constitutes roughly 6.6% of the workforce In Israel.
To view the company rankings presented at the event (in Hebrew) Click here<<
To view the Index and rated companies on the website Click here<<
The event also marked the release of the 2025 Diversity, Inclusion and Gender Equality Index (published alongside the Maala ESG Index). This year, 50 companies participated with a total of approximately 200,000 employees.
