Co-Impact: The partnership for a breakthrough in Arab employment

Co-Impact is a groundbreaking non-profit organization empowering the largest companies in Israel to become diverse and inclusive workplaces, dramatically increasing the number of Arabs working in the private sector in Israel. Today, Arabs make up 21% of Israel's population, yet comprise only 5% of Israel's private sector employees and only 0.3% of managerial positions. This has significant ramifications for the Israeli economy and society, resulting in a loss of 31 billion NIS in GDP on an annual basis (Inter Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues, July 2013), as well as significant negative ramifications for Arab society. The vision of Co-Impact is to promote the full and appropriate inclusion of the Arab population into Israel's business sector, in a way that will strengthen both Arab and Jewish society and the sustainability and strength of the economy in general.