Netivei Israel - National Transport Infrastructure Company Ltd.

The company’s vision: Netivei Israel is a groundbreaking infrastructure company for smart transportation and an engine of economic and social growth. By enabling geographical-occupational safe mobility both in the periphery and in the center regions of Israel, it aims to increase productivity and quality of life.
As a national government company, its management is committed to conducting itself in an ethical manner and in accordance with corporate responsibility norms in its activities and towards all stakeholders while maintaining a sustainable living environment. The company’s code of values defined in the ethics guide include proper employees’ and managers’ behavior in activities and decision-making processes.
The company’s stakeholders include road users. The company is committed to providing courteous, professional, and efficient service, including responsibility for a safe and efficient road and rail network, load management, collaborations to increase road safety, handling risk centers, and saving lives. Therefore, the company operates service vehicles, so that vehicles in distress that need initial assistance can contact by telephone the National Traffic Management Center at 2120 * and receive free assistance to reduce roadside hazards, thus significantly improving road safety. Additionally, Netivei Israel prepares for extreme weather events throughout the year.
The company operates according to a multi-year plan, “connecting Israel”, aimed at promoting transportation infrastructures, such as the planning and implementation of public transportation terminals and stations, railways such as Karmiel-Kiryat Shmona, rail to Eilat, rail 5 and 6 in Ayalon, and a light rail in Beer Sheva. The company is also involved in the planning of a complementary airport for Israel, heliports, and the construction of several park and drive parking lots as well as fast charging stations for electric vehicles on interstate highways.

“Israel’s Engineer”

The nickname “Israel’s Engineer” was given first to the mythical MAAZ Company and passed on to ‘Netivei Israel’ as it became the leading company in the initiation, development, and maintenance of Israel’s road network. Netivei Israel is setting the standards in the areas of infrastructure, transportation, roads, railways, and the field of aviation that complements Israel. Most of the company’s purchases are “blue and white”, therefore, it is also one of the primary growth engines in the Israeli economy.

The national goals promoted by the company:
1. Transportation - Increasing accessibility to localities at the national level, to metropolitan centers, and regional hubs alongside providing service on the road network under the company’s responsibility and improving flow as part of traffic management. The company also works vigorously to develop advanced infrastructures for public transportation, such as a railway infrastructure network, public transportation routes, and cable car in Jerusalem.
2. Society - Connecting the periphery to the country’s metropolitan providing greater access to employment, regardless of where you live, through the construction of a network of light and heavy trains and by creating additional options for mass transportation anywhere in the country.
3. Economy - Creating good access roads to the regional employment areas, improving the infrastructure for the transfer of goods and cargo, and reducing congestion in the transportation arteries.
4. Environment - Streamlining investment in transportation, moving to more sustainable transportation and reducing travel, reducing energy consumption from transportation and moving to renewable energy, researching materials for the construction of green infrastructures, reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation infrastructures along with preserving, improving and increasing the biodiversity near transportation infrastructures, also through the creation of ecological corridors.

An ESG Innovator in Israel

Netivei Israel invests many resources in (a) technological innovation in the worlds of engineering, monitoring, and quality assurance; (b) an adaptive traffic management system of the road network to improve the traffic flow, and in a framework of information and cyber-security of the traffic management systems. The company promotes energy efficiency by replacing all the lighting fixtures on the roads under its responsibility for smart and ecological lighting. The company also cooperates with the government ministries to preserve the biological diversity in the lands under its responsibility on the basis that it is appropriate to preserve the natural resources and the environment to benefit the country’s flora, fauna, and future generations. The company fosters a responsible supply chain according to principles of corporate responsibility and ESG sustainability.

Organizational Culture

Netivei Israel acknowledges that its human capital is its main resource, which it nurtures at all times. For its employees to fulfill their tasks effectively, the company pays attention to both the personal and professional aspects. The company works to foster a supportive work environment and promote a participatory organizational culture. It is committed to maintaining human dignity and equal opportunities by creating an inclusive workplace and investing in personal and professional development, health, and well-being. Furthermore, it promotes openness, transparency, and caring values within the company.

Leading Organizational Development

Netivei Israel conducts internal training and provides professional and personal growth opportunities for the company’s employees to enable them to be exposed to innovation in their field of work and to improve their professionalism through a trio of initiatives: the managerial route, which includes managerial skills at the various management levels; the professional route, offers the development of courses and workshops at “Netivim College” and participation in external professional courses at accredited academic institutions; the corporate route, includes a code of ethics, safe driving, innovation, and intra-corporate communication.

“Netivim College”, the College for Infrastructure and Transportation Management

The college was established out of an aspiration for excellence among the professional workforce. The company sees it as a tool for reducing gaps in knowledge and providing training to employees throughout the supply chain. The college is an international institution that grants the GRI organization exclusive certification in Israel for ESG reports. The broad professional knowledge offered to those involved in these fields - employees, suppliers, and service providers to the company - is managed by experts, most of whom are company employees, as well as academic and businesspeople.