{"id":3635488,"date":"2023-12-14T10:31:08","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T15:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/?page_id=3635488"},"modified":"2025-10-27T11:23:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T15:23:15","slug":"environmental-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/sustainability\/environmental-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"mco-b2-hero-block-block_633a898993faf2ef5767295e21b5e411\" 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\/2021\/09\/Celebration-of-life-parent-and-child-in-garden_hi_300dpi.jpg?w=768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/09\/Celebration-of-life-parent-and-child-in-garden_hi_300dpi.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\/2021\/09\/Celebration-of-life-parent-and-child-in-garden_hi_300dpi.jpg?h=768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/09\/Celebration-of-life-parent-and-child-in-garden_hi_300dpi.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\/2021\/09\/Celebration-of-life-parent-and-child-in-garden_hi_300dpi.jpg?w=1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/09\/Celebration-of-life-parent-and-child-in-garden_hi_300dpi.jpg?w=1200\" >\n<source media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/09\/Celebration-of-life-parent-and-child-in-garden_hi_300dpi.jpg?w=1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2021\/09\/Celebration-of-life-parent-and-child-in-garden_hi_300dpi.jpg?w=1920\" >\n\t<img 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?w=1920\" alt=\"woman and child smiling in a garden\" 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>Environmental sustainability<\/h1>\n            \n                            <div class=\"mco-b2-hero-block-description\"><p>We recognize the vital connection between the health of our planet and the well-being of people and animals. The rising impact of climate change on health is a priority for our company, and through our environmental stewardship and compliance, we&#8217;re working to mitigate the impacts of climate change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n                            <a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2025\/08\/PurposeforProgressMerckImpactReport2024-2025.pdf\"\n                   title=\"Purpose for Progress Impact Report 2024\/2025\"\n                   target=\"_blank\"\n                                   >Purpose for Progress Impact Report 2024\/2025<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"mco-title-block-block_c205404899918d138df2518c0d87390a\" \n\t class=\"mco-title-block mccberg-block 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\">We design and make products in\u00a0a safe, effective and environmentally sound manner<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mco-title-block-description\"><p>We maintain a highly trained and capable scientific staff and actively pursue manufacturing process improvements that minimize environmental impacts.<\/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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center mt-2\">Our environmental sustainability goals by the numbers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Greenhouse gas emissions&nbsp;reductions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve committed to a net-zero target for our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across our global operations (Scopes 1, 2, and 3) by 2045, aligned with the guidelines of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group stat-group mb-2 mt-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"art-stat-block-block_380e25bdbb414a73899366a644ed40ef\" class=\"art-stat-block mccberg-block\">\n\t<div class=\"stat-block-content has-icon has-caption\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"stat-block-icon lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/03\/03240_MERCK_ICON_TEAL_RGB_Earth.png?resize=56\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-caption\">Achieve<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-statistic\">net-zero<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-tablet-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"stat-block-description\">Emissions by 2045<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group stat-group mt-2 mb-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"art-stat-block-block_205704068acd20eb197b81b9acf5e020\" class=\"art-stat-block mccberg-block\">\n\t<div class=\"stat-block-content has-icon has-caption\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"stat-block-icon lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/03\/03240_MERCK_ICON_TEAL_RGB_Earth.png?resize=56\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-caption\">Reduce Scope 1 &amp; 2 GHG emissions (from our operations)<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-statistic\">\u226546%<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-tablet-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"stat-block-description\">by 2030 from a 2019 baseline.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"art-stat-block-block_60c8ddd56a8e2ffc52c77587f6d9ad78\" class=\"art-stat-block mccberg-block\">\n\t<div class=\"stat-block-content has-icon has-caption\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"stat-block-icon lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/03\/03240_MERCK_ICON_TEAL_RGB_Earth.png?resize=56\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-caption\">Reduce Scope 3 GHG emissions (from our value chain) <\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-statistic\">\u226530%<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-tablet-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"stat-block-description\">by 2030 from a 2019 baseline.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group stat-group mb-2 mt-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"art-stat-block-block_653febb6550d210c1afa3175fa2b6081\" class=\"art-stat-block mccberg-block\">\n\t<div class=\"stat-block-content has-icon has-caption\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"stat-block-icon lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2024\/07\/03240_MERCK_ICON_TEAL_RGB_Clean-Energy.png?resize=56\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-caption\">Source<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-statistic\">100%<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-tablet-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"stat-block-description\">of our purchased electricity from renewable sources by 2025.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Water conservation <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Water is a key input to our manufacturing operations, so we assess water risk throughout our network as a standard business practice. We&#8217;re employing various technologies and techniques aimed at reducing our water footprint and improving operational performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group stat-group mb-2 mt-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"art-stat-block-block_64470d54beacccfac79726a6d5b4d02a\" class=\"art-stat-block mccberg-block\">\n\t<div class=\"stat-block-content has-icon has-caption\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"stat-block-icon lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/11\/03240_MERCK_ICON_TEAL_RGB_Drop.png?resize=56\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-caption\">Maintain water use<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-statistic\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-tablet-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"stat-block-description\">at or below 2015 levels by 2025<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Waste diversion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We continuously evaluate our sites\u2019 waste disposal methods to gain a better understanding of our network and changes therein. We also identify risks and opportunities in our value chain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group stat-group mt-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div id=\"art-stat-block-block_190e180075addc83ee5d1f05d5773e6b\" class=\"art-stat-block mccberg-block\">\n\t<div class=\"stat-block-content has-icon has-caption\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"stat-block-icon lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/11\/MicrosoftTeams-image-152.png?resize=56\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-caption\">Send<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-statistic\">\u226420%<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-tablet-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"stat-block-description\">of our global operational waste to landfills and incinerators without energy recovery by 2025.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"art-stat-block-block_ed745e934f822adb8250028f41af07e8\" class=\"art-stat-block mccberg-block\">\n\t<div class=\"stat-block-content has-icon has-caption\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"stat-block-icon lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2023\/11\/MicrosoftTeams-image-152.png?resize=56\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-caption\">Increase to<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-statistic\">\u226550%<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"stat-block-tablet-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"stat-block-description\">of sites sending zero waste to landfills by 2025.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Environmental sustainability and our suppliers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We recognize the importance of partnership and collaboration across the value chain to reduce our collective GHG emissions footprint. To do so, we have set clear expectations that enables us to work together towards common goals and collect the right GHG data in a timely manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We actively work with suppliers to reduce our Scope 3 emissions footprint, which is more than seven times greater than our combined Scopes 1 &amp; 2 emissions. We also strive to reduce waste in our operations, to use more sustainable materials, and to change the way we commute and travel for business to further embed environmental sustainability into the way we work.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"mco-b5-content-block-block_2e312142760c7abadd7ff4d82dedc7d6\"\n     class=\"mco-b5-content-block mccberg-block mt-2 negative 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=\"Cargo containers\">\n                                                                        <source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"\n                                    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2024\/07\/iStock-991841804.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\/2024\/07\/iStock-991841804.jpg?resize=384,468\" \/>\n                                                                                                <source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"\n                                    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2024\/07\/iStock-991841804.jpg?resize=750,650\" \/>\n                                                                                                <source media=\"(min-width: 1600px)\"\n                                    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2024\/07\/iStock-991841804.jpg?resize=850,744\" \/>\n                                                                                                <source media=\"(min-width: 1920px)\"\n                                    data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2024\/07\/iStock-991841804.jpg?resize=980,832\" \/>\n                                                                                                <img\n                                data-src=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2024\/07\/iStock-991841804.jpg?resize=650,544\"\n                                alt=\"Cargo containers\"\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                    We expect suppliers to commit to:                <\/h3 >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-description\"><p>&#8212; Measuring Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions and report CO<sub>2 <\/sub>e data specific to our company by no later than 2025<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Setting GHG reduction target(s) aligned with the criteria set by the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) by 2026<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Planning to achieve net-zero no later than 2050<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"mco-b5-content-block-content-buttons-container\">\n\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"btn secondary read_more\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/vip2-msd.com\/merckcom-migrated\/company-overview\/suppliers\/\"\n                       title=\"Learn more about suppliers\"\n                                              target=\"\">Learn more about suppliers<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our environmental sustainability goals by the numbers Greenhouse gas emissions&nbsp;reductions We&#8217;ve committed to a net-zero target for our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across our global operations (Scopes 1, 2, and 3) by 2045, aligned with the guidelines of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). 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