Published 11-02-17
Issued by Merck & Co., Inc.
Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA recently issued its 2016/2017 Global Corporate Responsibility Report.The report provides an overview of the company’s corporate responsibility activities, progress and performance in the areas of Access to Health, Employees, Environmental Sustainability and Ethics & Transparency.
Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA recently issued its 2016/2017 Global Corporate Responsibility Report.The report provides an overview of the company’s corporate responsibility activities, progress and performance in the areas of Access to Health, Employees, Environmental Sustainability and Ethics & Transparency.
The report provides an update on the progress the company has made toward creating social and economic value for the company and its stakeholders. In addition, the report focuses on the company’s new environmental sustainability goals and its continuing support of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the international community’s aspirations for improving the lives of the world’s poorest people by 2030.
Additional highlights from the report include how the company is:
Learn more about the company’s approach to Corporate Responsibility and their progress on key initiatives in the 2016/2017 Corporate Responsibility Report.
The company continues to use several external guidelines and measurement frameworks to inform the scope of its reporting, including the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards, the Sustainable Development Goals, the Access to Medicine Index and the United Nations Global Compact.
Merck & Co., Inc. Forward Looking Statement
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At Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than 130 years, we have brought hope to humanity through the development of important medicines and vaccines. We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company in the world – and today, we are at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. We foster a diverse and inclusive global workforce and operate responsibly every day to enable a safe, sustainable and healthy future for all people and communities. For more information, visit www.merck.com and connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.