Merck | Sustainability & Chart

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Basic information on Merck

Location: United States

Industry: Health Services

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Description Merck

Merck & Co., Inc. is a global healthcare company that offers innovative health solutions through its prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and animal health products.

Merck Sustainability Performance

Climate

31%

Renewable Energy

Merck obtains 22,5% of its energy from renewable energies. Target value per method: min. 100%

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Merck emits 2,7 times its CO₂ budget of 369,055 tons of CO₂ equivalent. Target value per method: max. 100% of CO₂ budget

Supply Chain

Taking into account the entire supply chain, Merck emits 15,2 times its CO₂ budget of 369,055 tons of CO₂ equivalent. Target value per method: max. 100% of CO₂ budget

Recycling and Recovery of Waste

Merck recycles 42,2% of its waste. Target value per method: min. 75%

Society

61%

Union Formation and Collective Bargaining Power

Merck issues 21% collective agreements. Target value per method: min. 80%

CEO Pay Ratio

CEO Robert M. Davis earns 191 times the median salary of employees. Target value per method: max. 30 times

Employee Turnover Rate

Merck has an employee turnover rate of 8,1%. Target value per method: max. 10%

Harassment and Discrimination at the Workplace

Merck meets 4 quality criteria for handling harassment and discrimination at the workplace. Target value per method: 4 quality criteria

Gender

69%

Women on Board

Merck has 37,5% women across its top leadership and supervisory bodies. Target value per method: min. 40%

Gender Pay Gap

No data available for Merck. Target value per method: max. 3%

Women in Management

Merck employs 39% female managers. Target value per method: min. 40%

Glass Ceiling

The proportion of women in senior management at Merck is 75% of the proportion of women in the overall workforce. Target value per method: min. 90%

Sustainable [100]

Almost sustainable [67-99]

Moderate [34-66]

Not sustainable [0-33]

No data

Renewable Energy

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Supply Chain

Waste Recycling

Sustainable [100]

Almost sustainable [67-99]

Moderate [34-66]

Not sustainable [0-33]

No data

We measure the sustainability of companies based on 12 criteria.Indicators range from 0 to 100: values from 0 to 33 are shown in red (“not sustainable”), values from 34 to 66 in yellow (“moderate”), values from 67 to 99 in light green (“almost sustainable”), and a value of 100 in green (“sustainable”). Learn more about our method.

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Sources of sustainability performance

Metric	Value	Unit	Year	PDF Name	PDF Page
CEO Pay Ratio
CEO name	Robert M. Davis		2025	sec-10-k-2025-annual-report.pdf	47
CEO-to-median-salary-ratio	191	ratio	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	70
Employee Turnover Rate
Employee turnover	8,1	%	2025	PurposeforProgressMerckImpactReport2025-2026.pdf	48
Glass Ceiling
Women in workforce	52	%	2024	0001628280-25-007732.pdf	24
Women in management	39	%	2024	0001628280-25-007732.pdf	24
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Number of employees	75 933	people	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	70
Scope 2 emissions, location based	303 400	Mt CO2e	2025	PurposeforProgressMerckImpactReport2025-2026.pdf	90
Scope 1 emissions	684 500	Mt CO2e	2025	PurposeforProgressMerckImpactReport2025-2026.pdf	90
Harassment and Discrimination at the Workplace
Anti-discrimination policy	Yes		2025	Merck_Code_of_Conduct_English_External.pdf	15
Retaliation safeguards	Yes		2025	Merck_Code_of_Conduct_English_External.pdf	6
Incident notification mechanism	Yes		2025	PurposeforProgressMerckImpactReport2025-2026.pdf	115
Confidentiality mechanisms	Yes		2025	Merck_Code_of_Conduct_English_External.pdf	6
Renewable Energy
Total renewable energy consumption	22,46	%	2025	PurposeforProgressMerckImpactReport2025-2026.pdf	89
Supply Chain
Number of employees	75 933	people	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	70
Scope 1 emissions	684 500	Mt CO2e	2025	PurposeforProgressMerckImpactReport2025-2026.pdf	90
Scope 2 emissions, location based	303 400	Mt CO2e	2025	PurposeforProgressMerckImpactReport2025-2026.pdf	90
Scope 3 emissions	4 631 800	Mt CO2e	2025	PurposeforProgressMerckImpactReport2025-2026.pdf	91
Union Formation and Collective Bargaining Power
Collective bargaining agreements coverage	21	%	2025	PurposeforProgressMerckImpactReport2025-2026.pdf	56
Recycling and Recovery of Waste
Waste recycled	32 675	Mt	2025	PurposeforProgressMerckImpactReport2025-2026.pdf	95
Total waste generation	77 455	Mt	2025	PurposeforProgressMerckImpactReport2025-2026.pdf	95
Women on Board
Women on supervisory board	6	people	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	46
Supervisory board size	12	people	2025	sec-def-14a-2025-remuneration-report.pdf	46
Women on executive board	3	people	2025	sec-10-k-2025-annual-report.pdf	47
Executive board size	12	people	2025	sec-10-k-2025-annual-report.pdf	47
Women in Management
Women in management	39	%	2024	0001628280-25-007732.pdf	24

Note: The PDF pages given here refer to the page in the PDF document, which is not necessarily the one found in the footer of the page. For example, page 10 is the 10th page in the document, even if it is labeled as page 8.

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