Merck | Sustainability Performance
A German science and technology company focused on healthcare, life sciences, and performance materials.
1668
Germany
10,001+ employees
Pharmaceuticals
$10B+ in revenue
$1B - 10B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#6803
Overallⓘ#306
in Germanyⓘ#164
in PharmaceuticalsⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalitiesGovernance
TargetsSDG ImpactFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Critical
Aligned
Critical
Laggard
Leading
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
43.4
B/M 13.9
206.8
B/M 111.2
101.9
B/M 65.5
6.4
B/M 1.1
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Controversy level
- Merck KGaA (German pharmaceutical/life sciences major, E. Merck KG family Merck family 70%+ controlled, distinct from US Merck & Co Inc) has faced sustained scrutiny over the contested 2024 sustained Merck Mavenclad (multiple sclerosis)/Erbitux (oncology)/Bavencio (immuno-oncology) customer demand normalization including the contested historic 2017 USD 6.5 billion Sigma-Aldrich (US specialty chemicals/life sciences) acquisition integration challenges affecting Merck family institutional shareholders.
Sustainability employees
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11+
ⓘThis value represents the estimated number of employees in a company with sustainability-related roles or job titles, as determined by Illuminem using publicly available data.