[...] of the ten principles established by the compact, which cover human rights, labor regulations, environmental protection, and anti-corruption. We want to leverage our knowledge and expertise to help address the major challenges of our time. For example, as a leading company in the pharmaceutical and chemical sectors, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, is well placed to contribute meaningfully in the field of healthcare. Access to medical care is a universal human right and we want to make sure that it becomes a reality for everyone. For that reason, we have partnered with the World Health Organization (WHO) to combat the tropical disease schistosomiasis. We are [...]

Implementation of the ten principles of the UN Global Compact Period: January 2013 to December 2013 The Global Compact (GC) is a UN initiative founded in 2000. Signatories of the initiative commit themselves to ten principles based on key UN conventions regarding human rights, labor standards, environmental protection, and anti-corruption. At the same time, the compact obliges the signatories to actively engage themselves in propagating the principles within their own sphere of influence. www.unglobalcompact.org Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany has been a Global Compact participant since 2005. The following Communication on Progress (CoP) presents the key measures [...]