[...] of regulatory requirements such as REACH and GHS, voluntary initiatives such as our Global Product Strategy , and sustainable product development. One example of this is the Green3 concept for liquid crystal products. Within the scope of our broad-based company environmental protection activities, we are currently focusing on climate protection. We want to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020, measured against the 2006 baseline. Other core topics are water and wastewater, material consumption and recycling as well as LTIR – the number of workplace accidents resulting in lost time per one million working hours) to 2.5 by 2015. Corporate Security is [...]
[...] for low-income segments of the population, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany is developing a dual pricing strategy for Glucophage (active ingredient: metformin) in West Africa. Local manufacturing Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany believes that local manufacturing in developing health care systems is appropriate for particular products. Local manufacturing and the transfer of technology, skills and intellectual property are contingent on compliance with our quality and safety standards. All our products, whether for developed or developing markets, are produced in manufacturing plants that meet Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs ). A number of treatments for chronic [...]
Our responsibility to protect the environment is derived from our values and our corporate strategy. We have instituted Group-wide principles, strategies and organizational structures for corporate environmental protection and have also implemented a certified environmental management system for our Group-wide activities. In this way, we aim to reduce our emissions and waste while also ensuring that resources such as energy, water and raw materials are utilized as efficiently as possible. Process safety is a key prerequisite here. Through the EDISON program, we implement Group-wide measures to achieve our climate protection goals. Climate protection We strive for [...]
[...] and managers around the world develop the skills that we need in order to implement our business strategy and strengthen our culture. This also includes offering a catalog of advanced training courses that can also be adapted to specific regional needs if required. At the same time, we also redefined good management practices based on five criteria and adapted our seminars for all management levels accordingly. This approach will be introduced globally in 2013. The U.S. magazine "Training" named EMD Serono in the United States as one of 125 companies that excel in employer-sponsored training and development programs. Apart from our advanced training options, we [...]
[...] a global organization, implementing efficiency measures, and developing a long-term growth strategy. In the second phase, as of 2014, the focus will be on capturing future growth opportunities. In order to strengthen the leadership to drive the global organization, we made altogether 51 new appointments to key positions in 2011. These included 32 positions that were filled by non-German employees and eight by female employees. In addition, we have redefined the relationships between our divisions, Group functions and legal entities. In this way, we want to streamline our organizational structure and accelerate decision-making processes. In early 2012, we presented [...]
