The Merck Group - Indicators & Goals

Key financial figures can be found in our Annual Report.

Society

Social commitment

Spending on social commitment
EUR million	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Total expenses	Not recorded	Not recorded	5,3*	6,2	6,9

Spending on social commitment by region*
in %	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Europe	Not recorded	Not recorded	52	56	29
Asia, Africa, Australasia	Not recorded	Not recorded	31	15	37
Latin America	Not recorded	Not recorded	13	18	17
North America	Not recorded	Not recorded	4	11	17

Focus of social commitment*
in %	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Aid to socially disadvantaged people	Not recorded	Not recorded	41	33	35
Support of education and natural sciences	Not recorded	Not recorded	23	19	21
Support of culture and sports near our sites	Not recorded	Not recorded	20	15	14
Disaster aid	Not recorded	Not recorded	5	6	3
Other	Not recorded	Not recorded	11	27	27

* excluding lighthouse projects, basis: number of projects

Motives of commitment

Motives of social commitment
in %	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Charitable activities	Not recorded	Not recorded	57	58	56
Company investments	Not recorded	Not recorded	27	23	24
Community investments	Not recorded	Not recorded	16	19	20

Basis: time and money spent

We assign the motives of our commitment to criteria based on the model established by the London Benchmarking Group (LBG) and on the Bertelsmann Foundation’s guideline for the social commitment of companies. Projects that primarily aim to make improvements within the community are categorized as community investments. Projects that are mainly intended to have an impact on company-relevant factors such as image or employee acquisition are categorized as company investments. Charitable activities include all other projects that benefit a charitable organization, but cannot be assigned to either of the other two categories due to their limited scope or absence of reliable data.

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