Merck & Co. Inc.

ESG Leader 5/6
Country:
United States of America
Industry:
Health Care
Climate Performance
ESG data
ESG Targets
  • Merck & Co. Inc. has a focussed SDG approach in ESG strategy
  • 3 year climate performance is good: 2 SDiD points
  • ESG data transparency is good: 2 SDiD points
  • Merck & Co. Inc. sets an average number of ESG targets: 1 SDiD point
Merck & Co. Inc. obtains an ESG Leader SDiD Score® with 5 out of 6 SDiD points.
Climate Performance
Climate performance trends of the company on selected topics
  • GHG Emissions decreased over the past 3 years.
  • Energy use fluctuated over the past 3 years.
ESG targets
Implementing ESG commitments involves identification and setting of clear targets that can be readily measured and reported on to stakeholders.
Merck & Co. Inc. communicates data on 3 ESG targets
Industry benchmark is to report data on 3 ESG targets
Topics on which the company communicates ESG targets.
GHG
Energy
Resources: waste, CE, recycling
ESG data
Communication of ESG performance data form the basis for communicating the ESG strategy progress, informing company stakeholders, redefining and adjusting approaches to ESG.
Merck & Co. Inc. communicates data on 7 ESG topics
Industry benchmark is to report data on 4 ESG topics
Topics on which the company communicates ESG data.
Energy
Ren. Energy
Water
GHG Emissions
Waste
Occ. health
Supplier audits
SDG
Merck & Co. Inc. has a focussed SDG approach in ESG strategy
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Absolute data
Company Index Ticker Symbol SDiD Score®GHG emissions (tCO2e)Energy (MWh)Waste (t)Water use (m3/1000 liters)Supplier audits (#)Occupational accident rate
Merck & Co. Inc.
Health Care
S&P 500
6MK
ESG Leader
2019 - 1,018,800
2020 - 942,800
2021 - 925,700
-9%
2019 - 5,187,444
2020 - 4,772,944
2021 - 4,784,611
Fluctuating
2019 - 75,500
2020 - 77,578
2021 - 82,000
9%
2019 - 20,400,000
2020 - 20,500,000
2021 - 19,400,000
Fluctuating
2019 - 39
2020 - 47
2021 - 10
Fluctuating
2019 - 0.11
2020 - 0.05
2021 - No data
No data