ICL Achieves Outstanding Scores From CDP for its Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions and Reporting

TEL AVIV, Israel, November 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

35% reduction in ICL's GHG emissions worldwide between 2008 and 2014 -ICL's "Carbon Disclosure Index" score of 99 (out of 100) places it among the top 120 companies worldwide, and demonstrates the company's high level of transparent reporting - ICL's scores are above those of several of the world's leading chemical companies

ICL (NYSE and TASE: ICL), a global manufacturer of products based on specialty minerals that fulfill essential needs of the world's growing population in the agriculture, processed food and engineered materials markets, today announced that its 2015 report to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) received a score of 99 (out of 100) in the CDP's Carbon Disclosure Index. This score places ICL among the top 120 reporting companies in the world. In the CDP's performance index, ICL achieved a high "B" grade (on a scale from A to E) in recognition of its 35% reduction in emissions worldwide between 2008 and 2014.

CDP is the leading international organization which examines and reports on climate change policies of over 2,000 leading companies worldwide, including their carbon footprints and greenhouse gas emissions. It published its annual findings in advance of the upcoming 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Conference of Parties ("COP"), to be held in Paris beginning on November 30, 2015.

Yonatan Shteibel, Vice President, Business Development, of ICL Fertilizers, who also heads the Carbon Footprint Activities Center at ICL, commented, "The Israeli government, within the framework of its preparation for the COP, recently established a national goal to lower greenhouse gas emissions per person by 26% by 2030. ICL is extensively involved in reducing the GHG emissions of its products and is proud to have achieved the ambitious target it previously set for itself of reducing its absolute emissions by a minimum of 30% between 2008 and 2017."

ICL's standing in the CDP's reduction and reporting measurements is very high in comparison to other fertilizers producers worldwide. With respect to reducing GHG emissions, ICL ranks in the second category, above leading companies such as Monsanto, Agrium, Potash Corp. and Uralkali. With a score of 99 in the transparency category, ICL surpasses all of these companies, as well as the score achieved by another major fertilizer company, Syngenta.