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General disclosures

The CR Report 2019 has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: 'Comprehensive' option. The following GRI content index provides an overview of general disclosures, the GRI Standards and management approaches that were identified to be relevant. It also indicates where the corresponding information can be found. The GRI content index, as a part of the CR report 2019, has received an independent audit certificate after undergoing a limited assurance audit.

GRI Content Index: General disclosures

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number

Comment

Reference

Organizational profile

102-1

Name of the organization

 

Company profile

102-2

Activities, brands, products, and services

 

Company profile
Products & Industries

102-3

Location of headquarters

 

Company profile

102-4

Location of operations

 

Company profile
List of shareholdings

102-5

Ownership and legal form

 

Company profile

102-6

Markets served

 

Company profile
Macroeconomic and Sector-Specific Environment

102-7

Scale of the organization

 

Company profile
Indicators: employees
Indicators: environment
Net sales
Capitalization
Consolidated Balance Sheet

102-8

Information on employees and other workers

Supervised workers such as temps are not logged in our employee data system.

Indicators: employees
Career at Merck

102-9

Supply chain

 

Supply chain standards
Mica supply chain
Pharmaceutical supply chain

102-10

Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain

 

Company profile
Supply chain standards
Fundamental Information about the Group

102-11

Precautionary Principle or approach

 

CR strategy
Environmental stewardship
Transport and warehouse safety
Health and safety
Climate action
Plant and process safety
Chemical product safety
Patient safety

102-12

External initiatives

 

CR strategy
Governance
Compliance
Human rights
Sustainable Development Goals
Diversity
Fairness and dialogue

102-13

Membership of associations

 

Stakeholder dialogue
Environmental stewardship
Compliance
Human Rights
Supply chain standards
Global strategy

Strategy

102-14

Statement from senior decision-maker

 

Letter from the CEO

102-15

Key impacts, risks, and opportunities

 

Letter from the CEO
CR strategy
Materiality analysis
Goals
Report on Risks and Opportunities

Ethics and integrity

102-16

Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior

 

CR strategy
Governance
Compliance
Human rights
Health for all
Diversity
Good leadership
Bioethics
Clinical studies
Animal welfare
Sustainable products
Environmental stewardship

102-17

Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics

 

Compliance
Diversity
Mica supply chain
Human rights
Bioethics
Clinical studies
Animal welfare
Indicators: business ethics

Governance

102-18

Governance structure

 

CR strategy
Management
Statement on Corporate Governance

102-19

Delegating authority

 

CR strategy
Procedures of the corporate bodies

102-20

Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental, and social topics

 

CR strategy

102-21

Consulting stakeholders on economic, environmental, and social topics

 

CR strategy
Stakeholder dialogue
Materiality analysis
Environmental stewardship
Fairness and dialogue
Interactions with health systems
Global strategy

102-22

Composition of the highest governance body and its committees

 

Management
Statement on Corporate Governance
The Executive Board
The Supervisory Board
Objectives of the Supervisory Board with respect to its composition

102-23

Chair of the highest governance body

 

Management
Statement on Corporate Governance

102-24

Nominating and selecting the highest governance body

 

Diversity
The Executive Board
Statement on Corporate Governance
Gender quota
Diversity policy
Objectives of the Supervisory Board with respect to its composition

102-25

Conflicts of interest

 

Compliance
Information on corporate governance practices

102-26

Role of highest governance body in setting purpose, values, and strategy

 

CR strategy
Values and compliance
Report of the Supervisory Board

102-27

Collective knowledge of highest governance body

 

CR strategy
The Executive Board
Statement on Corporate Governance

102-28

Evaluating the highest governance body’s performance

 

Company profile
Board of Partners
The Supervisory Board
Articles of Association
Statement on Corporate Governance

102-29

Identifying and managing economic, environmental, and social impacts

 

CR strategy
Materiality analysis
Stakeholder dialogue
Compliance
Report profile
Report on Risks and Opportunities
Statement on Corporate Governance

102-30

Effectiveness of risk management processes

 

CR strategy
Report profile
Report on Risks and Opportunities
Report of the Supervisory Boards

102-31

Review of economic, environmental, and social topics

 

CR strategy
Report profile
Report on Risks and Opportunities
Report of the Supervisory Boards

102-32

Highest governance body’s role in sustainability reporting

 

Report profile

102-33

Communicating critical concerns

 

Compliance
Values and compliance

102-34

Nature and total number of critical concerns

 

Compliance
Values and compliance

102-35

Remuneration policies

 

Compensation report

102-36

Process for determining remuneration

 

Compensation report

102-37

Stakeholders’ involvement in remuneration

 

Career at Merck
Compensation report
Voting results Annual General Meeting 2019

102-38

Annual total compensation ratio

Competitive salaries and additional benefits not only increase our attractiveness as an employer; they also motivate our people and build loyalty to the company. The compensation we offer is based on market analyses in the relevant field and the value of the respective position, as well as the employee's skill set and performance. Our Global Rewards Policy defines the framework for compensation and benefits across the entire Group. As far as possible, we strive to offer all our employees comparable compensation structures. Furthermore, we monitor Compliance with minimum standards. We do not consider the information required under GRI 102-38 and GRI 102-39 to be relevant to assessing the fairness of our compensation structures.

 

102-39

Percentage increase in annual total compensation ratio

Competitive salaries and additional benefits not only increase our attractiveness as an employer; they also motivate our people and build loyalty to the company. The compensation we offer is based on market analyses in the relevant field and the value of the respective position, as well as the employee's skill set and performance. Our Global Rewards Policy defines the framework for compensation and benefits across the entire Group. As far as possible, we strive to offer all our employees comparable compensation structures. Furthermore, we monitor Compliance with minimum standards. We do not consider the information required under GRI 102-38 and GRI 102-39 to be relevant to assessing the fairness of our compensation structures.

 

Stakeholder engagement

102-40

List of stakeholder groups

 

Stakeholder dialogue

102-41

Collective bargaining agreements

 

Fairness and dialogue

102-42

Identifying and selecting stakeholders

 

Stakeholder dialogue
Materiality analysis

102-43

Approach to stakeholder engagement

 

Stakeholder dialogue
Materiality analysis

102-44

Key topics and concerns raised

 

Stakeholder dialogue
Materiality analysis

Reporting practice

102-45

Entities included in the consolidated financial statements

 

Report profile
Company profile

102-46

Defining report content and topic Boundaries

 

Report profile
Materiality analysis

102-47

List of material topics

 

Materiality analysis

102-48

Restatements of information

 

Report profile

102-49

Changes in reporting

 

Report profile
Materiality analysis

102-50

Reporting period

 

Report profile

102-51

Date of most recent report

 

Report profile

102-52

Reporting cycle

 

Report profile

102-53

Contact point for questions regarding the report

 

Report profile

102-54

Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards

 

GRI content index

102-55

GRI content index

 

GRI content index

102-56

External assurance

 

Report profile
Assurance report
GRI content index

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