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PalTel

Palestine Telecommunications Company (Paltel) was founded in 1997 and is listed on the Palestine Stock Exchange. It provides fixed telephony, internet and mobile services.

Summary

Paltel lags behind other companies in its contribution to digital inclusion, largely due to its limited reporting on its initiatives to advance digital access, skills and innovation. In addition, the company reports almost no relevant information in relation to the area of use. There is also no evidence that Paltel publishes an environmental, social and governance (ESG) report, which makes it difficult to assess its contribution to digital inclusion. In relation to the core social indicators, the company demonstrates a commitment to promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment. However, scarce publicly available evidence was found to gauge the company’s performance. The company can provide more public information in relation to its human rights, decent work and ethical practices.

Ranking position: #179 /200
Total score: 9.8 /100

Measurement area	Score (0-2)	Rank (0-200)
Access	0.1 /2	#175
Skills	0.3 /2	#117
Use	0.1 /2	#180
Innovation	0.4 /2	#163
Core social indicators	0.1 /2	#174

Access: Paltel partners with the Ministry of Education to increase technology literacy in Palestine.
Skills: Through the Paltel Group Foundation, the company oversees the Code for Palestine programme since 2015. This programme teaches coding to high school students throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The company also provides schools with internet access.
Use: Limited evidence was found regarding the company’s efforts on information security management, data protection and child online safety.
Innovation: The company discloses that it has an innovation hub providing support for start-ups as well as mentorship and training.

Access: The company can disclose information around its initiatives to support digital inclusivity for women and girls as well as accessibility for people with disabilities.
Skills: The company can expand on its efforts to advance digital skills.
Use: There is an opportunity for Paltel to disclose how information security is managed in the company, its efforts for data protection and efforts for child online safety.
Innovation: The company demonstrates support for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by orienting its social and development programmes around the goals. However, there is scope for the company to demonstrate how it supports open, inclusive and ethical innovation.

Respect human rights: No company policies or commitments related to respect for human rights were found in the public domain in English.
Provide and promote decent work: The company supports the Women’s Empowerment Principles established by UN Global Compact and UN Women, showing its commitment to promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment. Other than that, no company policies or commitments related to the provision and promotion of decent work were found in the public domain in English.
Act ethically: No company policies or commitments related to acting ethically were found in the public domain in English.

More about the company

Headquarters: Nablus, Palestine
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Ownership structure: Publicly listed
Fiscal year: Ends 31 December
Group revenue: US$ 484 millions (FY2021)
Group employees: 2,751 (FY2021)
Emission data: -
Electricity consumption: -
Company filing name: Palestine Telecommunications Company P.L.C.
Website: https://www.paltelgroup.ps

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PalTel

Leading practices

Access

Skills

Use

Innovation

Risks and opportunities

Access

Skills

Use

Innovation

Core Social Assessment

Respect human rights

Provide and promote decent work

Act ethically

More about the company

This company is part of the SDG2000, the 2,000 most influential companies