The mission of Merck is to provide society with superior products and services by developing innovations and solutions that improve the quality of life and satisfy customer needs, and to provide employees with meaningful work and advancement opportunities, and investors with a superior rate of return. Our Company mission and values are aligned with our CR approach. They clearly set out how we see our responsibilities in terms of global health and access to medicines, ethical and sustainable business practices, contribution to scientific advancement, good employee relations, and returning value to shareholders.