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Corporate Responsibility Report

Facts & figures

Indicators: Compliance

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Internal audits on corruption and Human Rights Charter

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

2013

  

2014

  

2015

  

20161

1

Includes Sigma-Aldrich as of 2016

Number of audits relating to corruption

  

30

  

36

  

49

  

55

% of audits relating to corruption

  

64

  

68

  

64

  

68

Number of audits relating to the workplace requirements of our Human Rights Charter

  

27

  

32

  

41

  

47

In 2015, 17% of all subsidiaries (excluding minority holdings, EMD Millipore Corporation, and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany) were audited for the period between the third quarter of 2013 and the second quarter of 2014, covering approximately 33% of sales.

In 2016, we audited 12% of all legacy Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany subsidiaries (excluding minority holdings, EMD Millipore Corporation, and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany) for the period between the third quarter of 2014 and the second quarter of 2015, covering approximately 20% of all sales. We also audited 8% of all Sigma-Aldrich sites, a company acquired in 2015.

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Reported compliance violations

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

2013

  

2014

  

2015

  

20161

1

Includes Sigma-Aldrich as of 2016

Number of reported compliance incidents

  

22

  

26

  

33

  

36

Number of confirmed cases

  

9

  

11

  

8

  

12
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Compliance training

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

2013

  

20141

  

2015

  

20162

1

In Q1 – Q3 2014, Group Compliance performed a thorough analysis and review of its Compliance Training Program. No courses were scheduled for these quarters.

2

Includes Sigma-Aldrich as of 2016

3

Includes contractors, external supervised workers (e.g. temps) and contract partners working on-site who were trained on anti-corruption guidelines (2015: 3,026, 2016: 3,875).

4

As of 2016, we are also reporting the training rate by region. No such data was tracked for the preceding years.

Total number of persons trained on anti-corruption guidelines

  

24,168

  

7,5193

  

20,4043

  

29,7643

% of employees trained on anti-corruption

  

63

  

14

  

43

  

51

by employee category

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Number of employees Global Grade 10 or higher trained on anti-corruption

  

12,390

  

3,071

  

12,747

  

14,379

% of employees Global Grade 10 or higher trained on anti-corruption

  

69

  

17

  

64

  

84

% of employees Global Grade 9 or lower trained on anti-corruption

  

51

  

12

  

22

  

34

by region (%)4

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Europe

  

–

  

–

  

–

  

54

North America

  

–

  

–

  

–

  

57

Asia-Pacific (APAC)

  

–

  

–

  

–

  

38

Latin America

  

–

  

–

  

–

  

52

Middle East and Africa (MEA)

  

–

  

–

  

–

  

66

In order to address the special responsibility held by management personnel, as well as by staff with HR responsibility, these employees are increasingly receiving training on anti-corruption guidelines. This applies to all employees rated (GG) 10 or higher.

Our and anti-corruption principles are communicated to all our business partners, who undergo a Business Partner Risk Management (BPRM) process.

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For further information please see our annual reports:

Global Grade
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany uses a market-oriented method to rate positions within the company. The Group has 23 Global Grades that enable a consistent rating system for positions across the organization.
Compliance
Adherence to laws and regulations as well as to voluntary codices that are internal to the Group. Compliance is a component of diligent corporate governance.