[...] guidelines were adopted at the end of 2013, which regulate how Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, employees in Pharmaceuticals interact with medical professionals and other representatives of the healthcare sector. These guidelines focus particularly on ensuring that all payments are of legitimate cause and are never made in exchange for prescribing our products. The guidelines are supported by a modern electronic compliance management system in which interactions with medical professionals and other representatives of the healthcare sector are proposed, approved, documented, published and monitored. Our suppliers are subject to the supplier management process that is [...]

The figures presented below pertain to Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, unless otherwise indicated. Indicators in this chapter: Indicators: EconomicsIndicators: ComplianceIndicators: EmployeesIndicators: EnvironmentIndicators: Society