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Merck KGaA — in detail

Full extracted data, every event in the company's history we've captured, and (soon) external news. The full ratios diagnostic with peer benchmarks lives at /ratios.

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No ESG-relevant news ingested yet for this company. Run python -m pipeline.news_gdelt to backfill. Sourced from GDELT 2.0 (3-month trailing window).

Data by year· every metric + key events per year

Each year shows the firm's reported metrics on the left and the most material events on the right. Up to 10 events per year; the full event log is one click further.

2024

sustainability report ↗

Climate · carbon footprint (tCO2e)

Scope 1	858,053
Scope 2 (market-based)	227,070
Scope 3	4.5M
Cat 1 · Purchased goods	2.5M
Cat 2 · Capital goods	371,086
Cat 3 · Fuel + energy	112,528
Cat 4 · Upstream transport	231,580
Cat 5 · Waste in operations	26,901
Cat 6 · Business travel	106,060
Cat 7 · Employee commuting	77,061
Cat 8 · Upstream leased	0
Cat 9 · Downstream transport	7,922
Cat 10 · Processing of sold	0
Cat 11 · Use of sold products	1M
Cat 12 · End-of-life	55,816
Cat 13 · Downstream leased	1,722
Cat 14 · Franchises	0
Cat 15 · Investments	974
Gross carbon footprint	5.6M
Net carbon footprint	5.6M

Energy (kWh)

Total energy	2.4B
Renewable energy	(572.2M)
Non-renewable / hydrocarbon	1.8B
Renewable electricity %	52%

Nature

water withdrawal m3	12.4Mm³
waste generated t	161,143tonnes
waste hazardous t	64,264tonnes
waste recycled t	92,813tonnes
waste landfill t	5,405tonnes

Social

workforce female pct	44%
workforce management female pct	39%
gender pay gap mean pct	9%
employee turnover pct	9%
h s lost time injury rate	1per 1000000 hours
h s total recordable injury rate	3per 1000000 hours
h s fatalities	0count
supply chain audited pctⓘ	75%

Governance

internal carbon price usd per tco2eⓘ	100EUR per tCO2e
audit assurance climate levelⓘ	1scale 0-2
workforce board female pct	36%
board independence pct	100%
esg linked executive pay yn	1yes/no

Circularity

recycled content input pct	6%
packaging recyclable pct	98%
renewable materials input pct	33%

P&L highlights (USD)

Headcount (FTE)	62,557people
Revenue	—

Events 2024· 20

Dependent: Use of sold products (Scope 3 cat 11) — specialty gases

Largest Scope 3 category at 1,021,008 tCO2e in 2024 (down from 1,163,923 in 2020). Electronics specialty gases (etching, cleaning, deposition, dopant gases) have high GWP and are emitted during customer use. Merck optimizes formulations for low-GWP alternatives. Battery-based injection devices in Healthcare and Life Science portfolio products (Biology, Biomonitoring, Chemistry, LabWater) also covered.

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Inaugural climate transition plan developed

In 2024, Merck designed its first transition plan for climate protection, outlining how it intends to contribute to mitigating climate change and achieving its own climate goals. Aligns with Paris Agreement 1.5°C goal.

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Renewable electricity 80% by 2030

Target to cover 80% of purchased electricity with renewable energies by 2030. 2024 performance: 52.2%.

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Circularity rate 70% by 2030

Target to achieve a circularity rate of 70% throughout the company as part of waste target 2030. 2024 performance: 69.2%. Baseline 64.1% in 2022.

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Water efficiency 50% reduction by 2030

Target to achieve 50% reduction in water efficiency ratio (water withdrawal per net sales) to 396 m³ per € million by 2030 vs 2020 baseline of 792 m³/€m. 2024: 588 m³/€m.

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First-time ESRS reporting framework adoption

First Sustainability Statement prepared under ESRS framework, representing a break in consistency from previous GRI-based reporting. Materiality analysis conducted using double materiality approach per ESRS.

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Aligned with SDGs 3, 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 17

Sustainability strategy focused on three goals - Products (SDGs 3, 8, 9, 17), People & Processes (SDGs 5, 8, 12, 17), and Planet (SDGs 9, 12, 13, 17).

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Gender parity in leadership by 2030

Target to achieve gender parity in middle and top management (role 4+) by 2030. 2024: 39.0%. Plus targets for 30% underrepresented ethnic groups in US leadership and 30% nationals from Asia/LatAm/MEA in global leadership.

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LMIC access strategy - 170M patients by 2030

Target to reach more than 170 million patients per year in LMICs by 2030 (>80M with healthcare portfolio, >90M with global health portfolio including praziquantel for schistosomiasis).

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All animal facilities AAALAC accredited

By end of 2024, all Merck animal facilities accredited by Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC).

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2023

Energy (kWh)

Renewable electricity %

51%

Social

workforce management female pct	39%
h s lost time injury rate	1per 1000000 hours
supply chain audited pctⓘ	66%

2020

Climate · carbon footprint (tCO2e)

Scope 1	1.8M
Scope 2 (market-based)	324,698
Scope 3	5.1M
Cat 1 · Purchased goods	3M
Cat 2 · Capital goods	293,000
Cat 3 · Fuel + energy	102,528
Cat 4 · Upstream transport	264,397
Cat 5 · Waste in operations	85,047
Cat 6 · Business travel	32,157
Cat 7 · Employee commuting	89,571
Cat 9 · Downstream transport	8,435
Cat 11 · Use of sold products	1.2M
Cat 12 · End-of-life	23,351
Cat 13 · Downstream leased	1,678
Cat 15 · Investments	421
Gross carbon footprint	7.3M
Net carbon footprint	7.3M