{"id":242894,"date":"2020-04-03T15:19:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T15:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/?page_id=242894"},"modified":"2025-09-29T11:09:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T15:09:30","slug":"sustainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"mco-b2-hero-block-block_3ffd1566d6324fcb8a2ee51217c04d8d\" class=\"mco-b2-hero-block full mccberg-block\">\n    <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-section \">\n\n                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-container \">\n                    <picture >\n\t<source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/2025_ImpactReport_Cover_LandingP.jpg?w=768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/2025_ImpactReport_Cover_LandingP.jpg?w=768\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/2025_ImpactReport_Cover_LandingP.jpg?h=768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/2025_ImpactReport_Cover_LandingP.jpg?h=768\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1200px) and (max-width: 1919px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/2025_ImpactReport_Cover_LandingP.jpg?w=1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/2025_ImpactReport_Cover_LandingP.jpg?w=1200\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/2025_ImpactReport_Cover_LandingP.jpg?w=1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/2025_ImpactReport_Cover_LandingP.jpg?w=1920\" >\n\t<img data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/2025_ImpactReport_Cover_LandingP.jpg?w=1920\" alt=\"Image showing microbes in a lab dish on the left and earth on the right\" class=\"eager \" loading=\"eager\" \/>\n<\/picture>                                    <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-image-container-two\">\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-content-section\">\n            <nav class=\"breadcrumbs wrapper text-descriptive\"aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><\/nav>            \n                            <h1>Sustainability<\/h1>\n            \n                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-description\"><p>We operate responsibly every day to improve human and animal health, now and in the future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/PurposeforProgressMerckImpactReport2024-2025.pdf\">Purpose for Progress Impact Report 2024\/2025<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/MerckPurposeforProgressReportSummary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn secondary\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/themes\/cex-wpvip-mhh-mhh2-mcc-theme\/images\/download.svg\" alt=\"\" \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;Purpose for Progress Report Summary 2024\/2025<\/a>\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"mco-title-block-block_313d8b6e2b5439a199d210936a95f963\" \n\t class=\"mco-title-block mccberg-block mb-2 mt-2 aligncenter\" \n\t \t >\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mco-title-block-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mco-title-block-title\">Sustainability is core to how we do business<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mco-title-block-description\"><p>From expanding access to care to advancing environmental goals, our <a href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/PurposeforProgressMerckImpactReport2024-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purpose for Progress: Merck Impact Report 2024\/2025<\/a> shows how our company is creating measurable impact \u2014 for people, communities and the planet. The name reinforces how our purpose serves as a compass and guides us in our every endeavor. Because progress doesn\u2019t just happen. It\u2019s built \u2014 by people, with purpose.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center mt-2\"><br> <strong>Jump to: <\/strong><br>&nbsp;<a class=\"secondary btn\" href=\"#accesstohealth\">Access to health<\/a>&nbsp; | &nbsp;<a class=\"secondary btn\" href=\"#employees\">Employees<\/a>&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class=\"secondary btn\" href=\"#environmentalsustainability\">Environmental sustainability<\/a> | &nbsp;&nbsp;<a class=\"secondary btn\" href=\"#ethicsandvalues\">Ethics and values<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Watch: Our company&#8217;s impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"article-images-block-block_91e2cdbb895dc209f990db4eef3c9b2d\" class=\"article-images-block-wrapper wrapper-story-narrow mccberg-block mt-2 mb-2\">\n    <section class=\"article-images-block single-article-block\">\n        <!-- Secondary image\/video block -->\n        \n\n        \n        <!-- Primary image\/video block -->\n                    <div class=\"article-images-block-img-wrapper mccberg-play-container\">\n                                                            <picture>\n                            <source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/07\/Merck_SIS_PurposeforProgress_Thumbnail.jpg?resize=322\">\n                            <source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/07\/Merck_SIS_PurposeforProgress_Thumbnail.jpg?resize=656\">\n                            <source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/07\/Merck_SIS_PurposeforProgress_Thumbnail.jpg?resize=1076\">\n                            <img\n                                data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/07\/Merck_SIS_PurposeforProgress_Thumbnail.jpg?resize=1076\"\n                                alt=\"collage of photo with sentence in the middle reading &quot;we use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world.&quot;\"\n                                class=\"lazyload\"\n                                loading=\"lazy\"\n                            \/>\n                        <\/picture>\n                                                                                                <span class=\"btn-play\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video\"><\/span>\n                                        <iframe data-src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/-AbAawCY6w0?autoplay=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen ><\/iframe>                            <\/div>\n                    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n<script>\n\ndocument.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {\n    \/\/ Collect all account IDs first and load their scripts\n    const videoPlayers = document.querySelectorAll(\n        \"#article-images-block-block_91e2cdbb895dc209f990db4eef3c9b2d .article-images-block .article-images-block-img-wrapper video\"\n    );\n    const accountIds = new Set();\n\n    videoPlayers.forEach(player => {\n        const accountId = player.getAttribute('data-account');\n        if (accountId) {\n            accountIds.add(accountId);\n        }\n    });\n\n    \/\/ Load all required Brightcove scripts\n    accountIds.forEach(accountId => {\n        if (!document.querySelector(`script[src*=\"${accountId}\"]`)) {\n            let script = document.createElement(\"script\");\n            script.src = `https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/${accountId}\/default_default\/index.min.js`;\n            document.body.appendChild(script);\n        }\n    });\n\n    \/\/ Initialize player controls after scripts are loaded\n    [].slice.call(document.querySelectorAll(\n            \"#article-images-block-block_91e2cdbb895dc209f990db4eef3c9b2d .article-images-block .article-images-block-img-wrapper\"\n        ))\n        .forEach((block) => {\n            const trigger = block.querySelector('.btn-play');\n            const img = block.querySelector('.lazyload');\n            const videoType = block.querySelector('video, iframe')?.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'video' ? 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style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Our impact by the numbers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group stat-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"stat-block-block_5d170fa4e2de10d742455485302c378b\" class=\"stat-block mccberg-block mb-2 mt-2\">\n    <div class=\"stat-block-content has-caption \">\n\n                <div class=\"stat-block-caption\">Access to health<\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"stat-block-statistic\">&gt;450M<\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"stat-block-tablet-wrapper\">\n                        <p class=\"stat-block-description\">People reached with our medicines and vaccines in 2024.<\/p>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"stat-block-block_882898f5afc9144b74959a5002236bf7\" class=\"stat-block mccberg-block mb-2 mt-2\">\n    <div class=\"stat-block-content has-caption \">\n\n                <div class=\"stat-block-caption\">Employees<\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"stat-block-statistic\">&gt;25K<\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"stat-block-tablet-wrapper\">\n                        <p class=\"stat-block-description\">Members of at least one of our 10 employee business resource groups \u2014 almost 30% of our workforce globally. All employees are welcome to join any group.<\/p>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"stat-block-block_da74457b11870a3de34cf5e9f21c6a3a\" class=\"stat-block mccberg-block mb-2 mt-2\">\n    <div class=\"stat-block-content has-caption \">\n\n                <div class=\"stat-block-caption\">Environmental sustainability<\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"stat-block-statistic\">2045 <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"stat-block-tablet-wrapper\">\n                        <p class=\"stat-block-description\">Target date for achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across our global operations (Scopes 1, 2, and 3), aligned with the guidelines of the Science-Based Targets initiative.<\/p>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"stat-block-block_d4e988d6c8efcdf44bb836fc22c40154\" class=\"stat-block mccberg-block mb-2 mt-2\">\n    <div class=\"stat-block-content has-caption \">\n\n                <div class=\"stat-block-caption\">Ethics and values<\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"stat-block-statistic\">24\/7<\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"stat-block-tablet-wrapper\">\n                        <p class=\"stat-block-description\">Availability of our ethics reporting tool, which allows employees and third parties to raise concerns confidentially and anonymously (where permitted by law).<\/p>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<a id=\"accesstohealth\"><\/a>\n\n\n<div id=\"mco-b5-content-block-block_593994c4a40ca3c197527541e221eee1\"\n     class=\"mco-b5-content-block mccberg-block mt-2 mb-2 right\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-image-section \">\n\t\t\t\t                <picture aria-label=\"doctor with a patient in room full of another doctors and patients\">\n                                                                        <source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"\n                                    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/iStock-996670008_EXT.jpg?resize=696,425\" \/>\n                                                                                                <source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\"\n                                    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/iStock-996670008_EXT.jpg?resize=384,468\" \/>\n                                                                                                <source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"\n                                    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/iStock-996670008_EXT.jpg?resize=750,650\" \/>\n                                                                                                <source media=\"(min-width: 1600px)\"\n                                    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/iStock-996670008_EXT.jpg?resize=850,744\" \/>\n                                                                                                <source media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\"\n                                    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/iStock-996670008_EXT.jpg?resize=980,832\" \/>\n                                                                                                <img\n                                data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/iStock-996670008_EXT.jpg?resize=650,544\"\n                                alt=\"doctor with a patient in room full of another doctors and patients\"\n                                class=\"lazyload parallax-scroll\"\n                                loading=\"lazy\"\n                            \/>\n                                                            <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t        <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-content-section\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <h3 class=\"mco-b5-content-block-heading mcc-b5-normal-title\">\n                    Access to health                <\/h3 >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-description\"><p>Health breakthroughs matter most when they reach the people who need them. In 2024, we reached 92% of the world\u2019s countries with our products.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Access to health at a glance:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/PurposeforProgress_AccesstoHealth_FactSheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Fact sheet: Our impact by the numbers<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/PurposeforProgress_AccessToHealth_Infographic.pdf\">Infographic: Expanding access to health<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-content-buttons-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                        <a class=\"btn secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/access-to-health\/\"\n                       title=\"Learn more about our approach to access\"\n                                              target=\"\">Learn more about our approach to access<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-modal popup\" style=\"display: none;\" role=\"dialog\" >\n    <div class=\"popup-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-modal-content popup-content\">\n            <button class=\"mco-b5-content-block-modal-close popup-close\" >&times;<\/button>\n            <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-modal-video\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<a id=\"employees\"><\/a>\n\n\n<div id=\"mco-b5-content-block-block_27b47b67749bdc66c6ba4bd41864abde\"\n     class=\"mco-b5-content-block mccberg-block mt-2 mb-2 left\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-image-section \">\n\t\t\t\t                <picture aria-label=\"man with grey shirt outside a building\">\n                                                                        <source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"\n                                    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/Employees-RY-Employees-Outside-T_c14dd6.jpg?resize=696,425\" \/>\n                                                                                                <source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\"\n                                    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/Employees-RY-Employees-Outside-T_c14dd6.jpg?resize=384,468\" \/>\n                                                                                                <source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"\n                                    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/Employees-RY-Employees-Outside-T_c14dd6.jpg?resize=750,650\" \/>\n                                                                                                <source media=\"(min-width: 1600px)\"\n                                    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/Employees-RY-Employees-Outside-T_c14dd6.jpg?resize=850,744\" \/>\n                                                                                                <source media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\"\n                                    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/Employees-RY-Employees-Outside-T_c14dd6.jpg?resize=980,832\" \/>\n                                                                                                <img\n                                data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/Employees-RY-Employees-Outside-T_c14dd6.jpg?resize=650,544\"\n                                alt=\"man with grey shirt outside a building\"\n                                class=\"lazyload parallax-scroll\"\n                                loading=\"lazy\"\n                            \/>\n                                                            <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t        <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-content-section\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <h3 class=\"mco-b5-content-block-heading mcc-b5-normal-title\">\n                    Employees                <\/h3 >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-description\"><p>Our people are at the heart of our purpose. In 2024, our employees dedicated more than 3 million hours to learning \u2014 from hands-on training to leadership development. We\u2019re investing in growth, well-being and opportunity so every employee can lead with purpose and shape what\u2019s next.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employees at a glance:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/PurposeforProgress_Employees_FactSheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Fact sheet: Our workforce by the numbers<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/PurposeForProgress_EmployeesInfographics.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Infographic: Empowering employees through learning and development<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-content-buttons-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                        <a class=\"btn secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/\"\n                       title=\"Learn more about who we are\"\n                                              target=\"\">Learn more about who we are<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-modal popup\" style=\"display: none;\" role=\"dialog\" >\n    <div class=\"popup-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-modal-content popup-content\">\n            <button class=\"mco-b5-content-block-modal-close popup-close\" >&times;<\/button>\n            <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-modal-video\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<a id=\"environmentalsustainability\"><\/a>\n\n\n<div id=\"mco-b5-content-block-block_972b11c256d0b3f1562bd6177f9d08ee\"\n     class=\"mco-b5-content-block mccberg-block mt-2 mb-2 right\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-image-section \">\n\t\t\t\t                <picture aria-label=\"woman and child smiling in a garden\">\n        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                        data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/09\/Celebration-of-life-parent-and-child-in-garden_hi_300dpi.jpg?resize=650,544\"\n                                alt=\"woman and child smiling in a garden\"\n                                class=\"lazyload parallax-scroll\"\n                                loading=\"lazy\"\n                            \/>\n                                                            <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t        <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-content-section\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <h3 class=\"mco-b5-content-block-heading mcc-b5-normal-title\">\n                    Environmental sustainability                <\/h3 >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-description\"><p>We&#8217;re working toward a future where people and the planet can thrive. <span data-teams=\"true\">We&#8217;ve committed to sourcing 100% of our purchased electricity from renewable energy by 2025.<\/span> It\u2019s all part of our journey to net zero.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Environmental sustainability at a glance:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/PurposeforProgress_EnviroSustainability_FactSheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Fact sheet: Our environmental sustainability impact by the numbers<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/PurposeforProgress_EnvironmentalSustainaibility_Infographic.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Infographic: Powering health starts with a healthy planet<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-content-buttons-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                        <a class=\"btn secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/environmental-sustainability\/\"\n                       title=\"Learn more about our efforts\"\n                                              target=\"\">Learn more about our efforts<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-modal popup\" style=\"display: none;\" role=\"dialog\" >\n    <div class=\"popup-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-modal-content popup-content\">\n            <button class=\"mco-b5-content-block-modal-close popup-close\" >&times;<\/button>\n            <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-modal-video\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<a id=\"ethicsandvalues\"><\/a>\n\n\n<div id=\"mco-b5-content-block-block_cf06c939f294f4d8ffabc7bb950f2375\"\n     class=\"mco-b5-content-block mccberg-block mt-2 mb-2 left\">\n    <div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-image-section \">\n\t\t\t\t                <picture aria-label=\"Employees Biking\">\n                                                                        <source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"\n                                    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2020\/07\/history-outside-employees-biking-1703-1-hi_112_high-2.jpg?resize=696,425\" \/>\n                                                                                                <source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\"\n                                    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2020\/07\/history-outside-employees-biking-1703-1-hi_112_high-2.jpg?resize=384,468\" \/>\n                                                                                                <source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"\n                                    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               data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2020\/07\/history-outside-employees-biking-1703-1-hi_112_high-2.jpg?resize=650,544\"\n                                alt=\"Employees Biking\"\n                                class=\"lazyload parallax-scroll\"\n                                loading=\"lazy\"\n                            \/>\n                                                            <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t        <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-content-section\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <h3 class=\"mco-b5-content-block-heading mcc-b5-normal-title\">\n                    Ethics and values                <\/h3 >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-description\"><p>We&#8217;re guided by values and driven by integrity. In 2024, more than 99% of employees completed ethics training, and we spent $4 billion with small Tier 1 and 2 suppliers globally, fostering a healthy supply chain. It\u2019s how we earn trust, every day, everywhere we work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ethics and values at a glance:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/PurposeforProgress_EthicsAndValues_FactSheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Fact sheet: Our commitment to ethics by the numbers<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/PurposeForProgress_EthicsAndValue_Infographics.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Infographic: Speak up &#8211; Powering a culture of integrity<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-content-buttons-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                        <a class=\"btn secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/culture-and-values\/\"\n                       title=\"Learn more 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class=\"mco-four-column-content-col-img\">\n                            <picture>\n                                <source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/Doctor-visit-with-child-52328136.jpg?resize=321,196\">\n                                <source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/Doctor-visit-with-child-52328136.jpg?resize=313,194\">\n                                <source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/Doctor-visit-with-child-52328136.jpg?resize=292,194\">\n                                <img\n                                    data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/Doctor-visit-with-child-52328136.jpg?resize=292,194\"\n                                    class=\"lazyload\"\n                                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                                    alt=\"doctor and patient\"\n                                \/>\n                            <\/picture>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"mco-four-column-content-col-content-container\">\n                    \n                    <h5>Philanthropy<\/h5>\n\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"mco-four-column-content-col-wysiwyg\"><p>We provide financial and product donations to help advance health equity, support local communities and address critical social needs. <a href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/philanthropy\/\">Explore more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                    <div class=\"mco-four-column-content-column\">\n                <div class=\"mco-four-column-content-col-img-container\">\n                                            <div class=\"mco-four-column-content-col-img\">\n                            <picture>\n                                <source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/08\/impact-investing-related-link.jpg?resize=321,196\">\n                                <source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/08\/impact-investing-related-link.jpg?resize=313,194\">\n                                <source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/08\/impact-investing-related-link.jpg?resize=292,194\">\n                                <img\n                                    data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/08\/impact-investing-related-link.jpg?resize=292,194\"\n                                    class=\"lazyload\"\n                                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                                    alt=\"nurse helping a pregnant woman\"\n                                \/>\n                            <\/picture>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"mco-four-column-content-col-content-container\">\n                    \n                    <h5>Impact Venture Fund<\/h5>\n\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"mco-four-column-content-col-wysiwyg\"><p>We invest in funds and companies working to improve access to health and, in turn, create financial returns and strategic opportunities for our company. <a href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/impact-investing\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                    <div class=\"mco-four-column-content-column\">\n                <div class=\"mco-four-column-content-col-img-container\">\n                                            <div class=\"mco-four-column-content-col-img\">\n                            <picture>\n                                <source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/01\/Our-Employees-UG-Walking-Hallway_DSC07861_HI_Edit.png?resize=321,196\">\n                                <source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/01\/Our-Employees-UG-Walking-Hallway_DSC07861_HI_Edit.png?resize=313,194\">\n                                <source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/01\/Our-Employees-UG-Walking-Hallway_DSC07861_HI_Edit.png?resize=292,194\">\n                                <img\n                                    data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/01\/Our-Employees-UG-Walking-Hallway_DSC07861_HI_Edit.png?resize=292,194\"\n                                    class=\"lazyload\"\n                                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                                    alt=\"Two employees talking in a hallway\"\n                                \/>\n                            <\/picture>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"mco-four-column-content-col-content-container\">\n                    \n                    <h5>Sustainability resources<\/h5>\n\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"mco-four-column-content-col-wysiwyg\"><p>Our reports, policies, resources and guidelines govern the work we do every day. <a href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/sustainability-resources\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                    <div class=\"mco-four-column-content-column\">\n                <div class=\"mco-four-column-content-col-img-container\">\n                                            <div class=\"mco-four-column-content-col-img\">\n                            <picture>\n                                <source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/06\/transparency-hero-image.jpg?resize=321,196\">\n                                <source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/06\/transparency-hero-image.jpg?resize=313,194\">\n                                <source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/06\/transparency-hero-image.jpg?resize=292,194\">\n                                <img\n                                    data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/06\/transparency-hero-image.jpg?resize=292,194\"\n                                    class=\"lazyload\"\n                                    loading=\"lazy\"\n                                    alt=\"colleagues in a meeting\"\n                                \/>\n                            <\/picture>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"mco-four-column-content-col-content-container\">\n                    \n                    <h5>Transparency disclosures<\/h5>\n\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"mco-four-column-content-col-wysiwyg\"><p>We aspire to be transparent about how we operate to earn the trust and confidence of our customers and other stakeholders. <a href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/transparency-disclosures\/\">Explore more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"mco-content-teaser-cards-block-block_654b6046b69dafc46d10cb71d3b8cc2b\"\n     class=\"mco-content-teaser-cards-block wrapper  mccberg-block\">\n    <div class=\"mco-content-teaser-cards-content\">\n        <h3 class=\"mco-content-teaser-card-block-title fixed-h3\">Stories showing our impact<\/h3>\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"mco-content-teaser-cards-cards-container\" data-cards-count=\"5\">\n\t\t                <a\n                     class=\"mco-content-teaser-card-item no-underline\"\n                     href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/stories\/merck-publishes-purpose-for-progress-impact-report-2024-2025\/\"\n                                    >\n                    <span\n                            class=\"mco-content-teaser-card-item-image-content-container\"\n                            style=\"\"\n                    >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <picture>\n                                <source\n                                        media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"\n                                        data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/07\/2025_ImpactReport_Cover_WhiteBar_MRK.png?resize=321,196\"\n                                \/>\n                                <source\n                                        media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\"\n                                        data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/07\/2025_ImpactReport_Cover_WhiteBar_MRK.png?resize=314,209\"\n                                \/>\n                                <source\n                                        media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"\n                                        data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/07\/2025_ImpactReport_Cover_WhiteBar_MRK.png?resize=404,268\"\n                                \/>\n                                <img\n                                        data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/07\/2025_ImpactReport_Cover_WhiteBar_MRK.png?resize=404,268\"\n                                        alt=\"image of half of a petri dish and half of an earth merged to make a full circle. Text on top says &quot;Purpose for Progress Impact Report&quot;\"\n                                        class=\"lazyload\"\n                                        loading=\"lazy\"\n                                \/>\n                            <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/span>\n                    <div class=\"mco-content-teaser-card-item-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <h5 class=\"fixed-h5\">Merck publishes Purpose for Progress Impact Report 2024\/2025<\/h5>                        <p>Our company&#8217;s purpose is to use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. This purpose serves as our compass and guides us every day. Our Purpose for Progress: Merck 2024\/2025 Impact Report provides a comprehensive view of how we&#8217;re pursuing innovative science for the health of people and animals [&hellip;]<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n\t\t\t                <a\n                     class=\"mco-content-teaser-card-item no-underline\"\n                     href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/stories\/were-seeing-green-and-building-a-more-sustainable-business\/\"\n                                    >\n                    <span\n                            class=\"mco-content-teaser-card-item-image-content-container\"\n                            style=\"\"\n                    >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <picture>\n                                <source\n                                        media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"\n                                        data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/06\/Merck_SeeGreenBeGreenJune2.jpg?resize=321,196\"\n                                \/>\n                                <source\n                                        media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\"\n                                        data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/06\/Merck_SeeGreenBeGreenJune2.jpg?resize=314,209\"\n                                \/>\n                                <source\n                                        media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"\n                                        data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/06\/Merck_SeeGreenBeGreenJune2.jpg?resize=404,268\"\n                                \/>\n                                <img\n                                        data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/06\/Merck_SeeGreenBeGreenJune2.jpg?resize=404,268\"\n                                        alt=\"collage of photos showing employees working outside\"\n                                        class=\"lazyload\"\n                                        loading=\"lazy\"\n                                \/>\n                            <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/span>\n                    <div class=\"mco-content-teaser-card-item-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <h5 class=\"fixed-h5\">We\u2019re \u2018seeing green\u2019 and building a more sustainable business<\/h5>                        <p>Our award-winning \u2018See Green, Be Green\u2019 sustainability initiative exemplifies  our company&#039;s and employees&#039; commitment to operating responsibly<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n\t\t\t                <a\n                     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