Values & Management

Values & Management
Our corporate culture has always been characterized by responsible behavior – whether with respect to our products, our employees, the environment or society. Our approach and our behavior have evolved from a history dating back nearly 350 years and are shaped by a family of owners whose entrepreneurial creed begins with the sentence “Entrepreneurial success starts with people.”
 
squareIntroductory message from Karl-Ludwig Kley Merck thinks in generations, not only in quarters. Read a personal message from the Chairman of the Executive Board about this report. 
squareManagement approachValues and mission statements guide us in our daily work. Entrepreneurial responsibility is firmly anchored in our corporate strategy. 
squareComplianceOrganizational measures support Merck in complying with statutory and company-internal rules and regulations. Our Code of Conduct and the Social Charter form the basis. 
squareStakeholder dialogueTo ensure Merck’s position as an accepted member of society, we maintain a continuous dialogue with the relevant groups in society. 
squareIndicators & goals“We at Merck do what we say and then measure ourselves on this basis.” We document our performance and our goals for the future. 
 

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