We encourage our employees to volunteer based on their preferences, skills, and abilities by offering numerous opportunities within community projects in selected areas. Employees are invited to take part in ongoing or one-time volunteer activities with colleagues, either during their free time or work hours, subject to manager approval. We believe that aligning volunteer efforts with the diverse skills of our employees maximizes our collective social impact.

As part of our community support efforts, we strive to maximize social impact and increase employee involvement. To achieve this, we measure key factors such as donation areas , total and percentage of donations, number of beneficiaries etc. We also value employee feedback to ensure ongoing engagement and effective support for the community.

Ashtrom Group's donation and volunteering policy is carried out in collaboration with non-profit organizations that manage community initiatives and donations. We believe that open dialogue with communities, associations, and non-profits leads to initiatives that effectively address community needs and ensure a positive impact. In return, we expect our community partners to uphold ethical conduct, comply with the law, and provide regular reports on their activities within the joint ventures.

Ashtrom Group’s policy for promoting community resilience and encouraging employee volunteering applies to all employees across the group, including all subsidiaries. Ashtrom Group also invites its stakeholders to embrace the principles of this policy and join in its efforts to strengthen community resilience.

Ashtrom Group's employee donation and volunteer policy is accessible to all stakeholders on the group’s website. Reports on our activities are included in the group’s ESG report. We welcome feedback, suggestions, and ideas from stakeholders at esg@ashtrom.co.il.

Ashtrom Group wishes to invest its resources in the community in focus areas close to its core business activity:

• The group supports the promotion of environmental awareness and ventures that work to develop a sustainable environment.

• Personal safety is an essential and central issue in our activity, and therefore, we aim to promote awareness of the importance of health and personal safety, including research and collaborations in the field.

• The group designates budgets to address urgent community needs and encourage excellence among diverse populations, including people with disabilities.

• Additionally, the group allocates dedicated resources to promote employee and stakeholder involvement and volunteering in community support initiatives.

• Financial and voluntary support will be provided for community initiatives that align with the group’s policies, procedures, and the needs of the communities and beneficiaries. The group will assess the use of its existing resources to support community projects, ensuring relevance and alignment with the community initiatives being considered.

• Support will be provided to non-profit organizations that align with the group’s policy, subject to the submission of required information and documents. This follows an official request and review by the group's donation committee, with proper management standards in place. We will ensure that there are no connections between these organizations and the group's stakeholders, office bearers, managers, or employees, and that the support does not pose an actual or potential conflict of interest. In such cases, support requests will require special mechanisms and approvals, in line with the group's procedures.

• Donations will not be provided to private individuals or organizations that directly or indirectly support political activity, religious institutions, or sports institutions (except those established to assist at-risk populations, with no ties to local authorities influencing Ashtrom's activities), regulatory bodies, local authorities, or institutions that may offer, or appear to offer, a benefit to Ashtrom Group's business activity. In addition, no donation will be made that serves to promote marketing or advertising activities for the group.

• All donations will require periodic reporting and impact assessment, with a preference for ongoing activities that enable long-term impact measurement.

• Preference will be given to donations that include employee volunteer involvement.

Appointing a dedicated function – To ensure effective implementation of the employee donation and volunteering policy, Ashtrom Group will appoint a coordinator responsible for overseeing and managing the various activities related to its execution and ongoing supervision.

Steering Committee on Behalf of Senior Management – Ashtrom’s management is fully committed to this policy and its long-term implementation. The steering committee will address key issues related to community support, with its composition and meeting schedule set by the group's management. 

Senior Managers in the Group and its Subsidiaries – Senior managers in Ashtrom Group will be responsible for the daily implementation of the policy’s guidelines and principles, as well as for overseeing their employees' compliance with the policy's additional requirements, as outlined in this policy. 

Employees of the Group and its Subsidiaries – Ashtrom Group’s employees are responsible for fully adhering to the instructions and the related work procedures outlined in this policy.