Following are highlights of recent and past awards and recognition for Merck's performance worldwide on various aspects of our corporate responsibilities.
Corporate Responsibility in General
Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes — Merck has been placed on the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index, which is based on a thorough analysis of corporate economic, environmental, and social performance. The North American Index captures the leading 20 percent in terms of sustainability out of the largest 600 North American companies. (2009)
Corporate Responsibility Officer Magazine — Ranked Merck No. 4 on the 10th Annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens List. The tenth annual list rates companies on their performance in seven key areas: environment, climate change, human rights, philanthropy, employee relations, financial and governance. (2009)
The Chronicle of Philanthropy — Ranked Merck as the third largest donor in the United States in its 2008 annual charitable giving survey - based on its 2008 corporate giving. Since 2000, Merck has ranked consistently among the top corporate donors in the United States. (2009)
FTSE4Good Index — Merck is FTSE4Good constituent member. The FTSE4Good Index Series has been designed to measure the performance of companies that meet globally recognized corporate responsibility standards. (2008, 2009)
KLD Research and Analytics — Included Merck in the FTSE KLD US All Cap Sustainability Index (USSA), FTSE KLD 400 Social Index, FTSE KLD US Large Cap Sustainability Index, FTSE KLD US Large-Mid Cap Sustainability Index and FTSE KLD Select Social Index. FTSE KLD indices measure companies' environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. More details on the methodology for each index are at www.kldindexes.com.
Institutional Investor — Institutional Investor magazine named Merck's Chief Financial Officer Peter Kellogg to its 2009 ranking of the top CFOs in the United States. The magazine ranked the top chief financial officers based on nine categories of attributes and reputation. The results of the survey named Peter the top CFO in the "Major Pharmaceuticals" sector. (2009)
Corporation of the Year for Supplier Diversity — In 2008, Merck was presented with the Corporation of the Year award by the Minority Supplier Development Council (MSDC) of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The award is based on demonstrated corporate commitment to minority supplier development. (2008)
Research and Innovation
Research is the focus of everything we do. Merck's excellence in translating breakthrough research into the development of innovative medicines and vaccines has won the Company numerous awards.
Vaccine Industry Excellence (VIE) Award — ROTATEQ® (rotavirus vaccine, live, oral pentavalent), Merck's medicine approved to prevent rotavirus gastroenteritis in infants and children, received the Vaccine Industry Excellence Award for the Best Prophylactic Vaccine at the World Vaccine Conference in Washington, DC in April 2009. ROTATEQ was recognized for its unique design, safety and efficacy data from clinical trials, as well as data from its routine clinical use in the United States.
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufactures of America (PhRMA) — MRL scientists, Drs. Barry Buckland, vice president, Bioprocess Research and Development, and Eliav Barr, vice president, Clinical Research – Oncology, won the Discoverers Award from PhRMA for their pioneering work on GARDSASIL® [Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (Types 6, 11, 16, 18) Recombinant Vaccine].
Prix Galien USA 2008 Award — ISENTRESS® (raltegravir), Merck's medicine for HIV, received the Award for Best Pharmaceutical Agent. The Prix Galien, often considered the industry's equivalent of the Nobel Prize, recognizes the pharmaceutical industry's outstanding achievement in the development of new medicines and is considered the highest accolade for pharmaceutical research and development. (2008)
Prix Galien USA 2007 Award — GARDASIL® [Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (Types 6, 11, 16, 18) Recombinant Vaccine], Merck’s vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer, shared the Award for Best Biotechnology Product. In addition, JANUVIA® (sitagliptin), a diabetes medicine from Merck, shared the 2007 Award for Best Pharmaceutical Agent. (2007)
National Marfan Foundation — Merck received the Hero with a Heart award for our donation of COZAAR® (losartan), which may provide hope for patients with Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects the connective tissue of the body. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and the Pediatric Heart Network have launched a clinical trial to study losartan in people with Marfan syndrome. (2008)
The Lancet "Paper of the Year 2006" — This prize went to publications in the New England Journal of Medicine on clinical trial results of two rotavirus vaccines. The lead author on one of the papers was Dr. Timo Vesikari from the University of Tampere Medical School, Tampere, Finland, who reported on a trial involving Merck's ROTATEQ® (rotavirus vaccine, live, oral, pentavalent) vaccine. The Lancet panel selected the winning papers based on the potential global public health benefit of the rotavirus vaccines. (2007)
Hungarian Society of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology — EZETROL® (ezetimibe) (ZETIA in the United States) received the prestigious "Drug of the Year Award" for 2007. The award acknowledged EZETROL for its mechanism of action, filling a therapeutic gap, and improving the side effect and interaction profile compared to currently available treatment options. (2007)
MedAd News — JANUVIA named the "Best New Medicine" and called a "standout in the crowd." (2007)
Business Week — Merck named to the "World's Most Innovative Companies" list. The honor recognizes Merck for producing "first-in-class drugs" and, in particular, for the recent launches of GARDASIL and JANUVIA. (2007)
Science — Merck was recognized as one of the best employers in the bio-pharmacy industry by Science magazine, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). (2007)
Popular Science Magazine — Honored Merck as one of themagazine’s “Best of What’s New” awards for its cervical cancer vaccine GARDASIL. (2006)
Time Magazine — Chose Merck’s cervical cancer vaccine GARDASIL as one of the “Best Inventions of 2006” in the category of medicine inventions. (2006)
Fostering Science Education
National Society of Black Engineers — Merck received a Golden Torch award for the UNCF/Merck Science Initiative. (2008)
The Keystone Center — Honored Merck Institute for Science Education Executive Director Dr. Carlo Parravano with its prestigious Leadership in Education Award. (2007)
Bayer Corporation — The Merck Institute for Science Education was included in “A Compendium of Best Practices in K-12 STEM Education Programs,” published by Bayer Corporation. (2007)
National Governors Association — The Merck Institute for Science Education was included as a best practice in "Innovation America-Building a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Agenda," published by the National Governors Association. (2006)
National Research Council — The Merck Institute for Science Education was featured as “best practice” in “Rising Above the Gathering Storm.” (2006)
Public Education Institute, Rutgers University — The Merck Institute for Science Education was included in “New Jersey’s Public Schools - A Biennial Report for the People of New Jersey." (2006)
Access To Medicines And Vaccines
Providing access to medicines, vaccines and quality health care is a top priority at Merck. Merck has long been recognized for its far-reaching programs and partnerships that bring our medicines and vaccines, expertise and experience to people around the world.
Access to Medicines Index (ATMI) — Ranked Merck No. 3 on its inaugural Indes, which assesses and ranks the world's 20 largest pharmaceutical companies based on various criteria around global access to medicines. (2008)
Helen Keller Humanitarian Award — Merck was recognized for the Company's responsible and compassionate leadership in fighting onchocerciasis (river blindness) through the MECTIZAN Donation Program. (2008)
Business Magazine — Awarded Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) Venezuela for its ongoing commitment to corporate responsibility – particularly for the MECITZAN Donation Program. MSD Venezuela ranked 11 among the "25 Top Social Investment Companies" and was the first pharmaceutical company named in this category. (2008)
Prix Galien USA 2007 Award — Former Merck CEO P. Roy Vagelos, M.D., was honored with the prestigious Pro Bono Humanum Award in recognition of his dedication to improved global health through the campaign to eliminate river blindness (onchocerciasis) through the MECTIZAN Donation Program. (2007)
Healthcare Institute of New Jersey — Honored Merck Chairman Richard T. Clark for his leadership and commitment in helping to make prescription medicine available to hundreds of thousands of needy New Jerseyans through Rx4NJ, a program that connects qualified, low-income people with discount prescription drugs. (2008)
Pan African Health Congress — Presented Merck, the Government of Botswana and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with the Absa Healthcare Initiative Award in the category Public Private Partnership for the African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP). (2007)
Scrip Awards — Merck received the prestigious Corporate Social Responsibility Award for the MECTIZAN Donation Program. The award was presented to Merck to recognize the significant role and progress of the program in helping to eliminate river blindness as a public health problem and also to recognize the Company's commitment to "making a difference." (2007)
Real Medicine Foundation — Awarded Merck its Global Philanthropy Award for the Company’s support of its disaster relief and HIV and AIDS humanitarian efforts. (2007)
The African Medical and Research Foundation — Honored Merck with its Global Corporate Philanthropy Award for the Company's efforts to improve access to medicines for the poorest people in the developing world. (2007)
The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children — Honored Merck at its annual gala for the Company's work promoting child health around the world. (2007)
Project Hope Honors Five Largest Corporate Partners — Project HOPE, an international health education and humanitarian assistance organization, honored Merck for contributing more than $100 million in product donations and financial support for the organization's programs. (2007)
Christian Blind Mission International (CBMI) — Presented Merck with the Vision Award in recognition of the Company’s commitment to fight river blindness through the MECTIZAN Donation Program. (2006)
Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS — Awarded Merck the National Action Award for its efforts to combat the HIV and AIDS pandemic in Botswana (2006).
World Business Awards in Support of the Millennium Development Goals — The International Chamber of Commerce, Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) named Merck among 10 private sector recipients recognized for their critical role in implementing the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals. (2006)
The Virginia Health Care Foundation — Bestowed upon Merck its You "Rx" ceptional Award for helping Virginians access needed medicines. Merck's Patient Assistance Program has filled more than 330,000 prescriptions worth $21 million for more than 33,000 eligible Virginians. (2006)
American Chamber of Commerce, Guatemala — Awarded Merck Sharp & Dohme Central America the Good Corporate Citizen Award in the Social Category for its efforts around the MECTIZAN Donation Program in Guatemala, which reaches 158 local communities. (2006)
Health Care Capacity Building
International Council of Nurses — Merck was the inaugural recipient of the "Partners in Development Award", created by the International Council of Nurses to recognize foundations, corporations, nongovernmental organizations or other groups that have demonstrated outstanding leadership and investment in nursing and health care capacity building. (2007)
Access To Health Care Information
Merck provides unbiased, independently reviewed health care information resources for health care professionals and the general public, many of which have received recognition.
National Federation of the Blind — Awarded its 2007 Non-Visual Accessibility (NVA) certification to Merck for its corporate web site www.merck.com. Merck was the first U.S. pharmaceutical company to earn NFB-NVA certification in 2005. (2007)
11th Annual Webby Awards — The Merck Manual Online Medical Library was selected as an Official Honoree for both the Health and the Pharmaceuticals categories of the 11th Annual Webby Awards. The Official Honoree distinction is awarded to work that scored in the top 15 percent of the 8,000 works entered into the competition. (2007)
International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) — Merck received the IOF Corporate Responsibility Program for Bone Health award, honoring Merck's long-standing partnership with IOF in fostering greater awareness of osteoporosis among Merck employees, the global medical communities and the general public. (2007)
eHealthcare Leadership Awards — Merck received multiple awards for its online content. (2006 and 2007)
- The Merck Manual Home Edition — Gold award for “Best Overall Internet Site” for a Pharmaceutical & Medical Equipment Manufacturer, a Gold award for “Best Health/Health Care Content” for a Pharmaceutical & Medical Equipment Manufacturer, a Silver award for “Best Health/Health care Content” for a Consumer Disease-Focused Site, and a Platinum award for “Best Site Design” for a Consumer Disease-Focused Site
- The Merck Manual - Professional Edition — Gold award for "Best Health/Healthcare Content" for a Physician/Clinical-Focused Site
- MerckSource.com — Gold award for “Best Content/Health Care Content” for a Consumer General Health Site
- MerckMedicus.com — Platinum award for “Best Content/Health Care Content” for a Physician/Clinician-Focused Site; Healthcare Standard of Excellence - Platinum Award for Physician/Clinician focused content; Silver Award from the World Wide Web Health Awards for Patient Education Information
- Merck.com — Platinum award for “Best Site Design” for a Pharmaceutical & Medical Equipment Manufacturer
iNOVA Awards — MerckSource.com received two gold awards for Excellence in Corporate Websites, specifically in the categories of Consumer Education and Health Care. (2007)
Web Marketing Association — MerckSource.com received the WebAward for Outstanding Website Development. (2006)
Health Improvement Institute — MerckSource.com received the WWW site Award of Excellence for excellence in health communications. (2006)
Medicine on the Net Web Excellence Awards — HcPro, Inc., a provider of health care regulation and compliance information, honored Merck with the following awards: “Best Overall” and “Outstanding Content” in the Health Care Professionals Portals for MerckMedicus.com; and “Best Overall Site” and "Outstanding Content” in the Pharmaceutical Site category for The Merck Manual Home Edition. (2005)
Ethical Business Practices
Spanish Forum for Ethics and Corporate Responsibility (FORETICA) — At the CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Market Place, which showcases ethics/values and corporate responsibility initiatives in Spain, MSD Spain won the "Interacting with Stakeholders" award for our decade-long Champions for the Environment program, fostering environmental education. (2008)
The Mexican Confederation of Industrial Chambers — For the third consecutive year awarded Merck Sharp & Dohme Mexico the “Industry Ethics and Values” award for its outstanding business ethics and values both within the Company and externally. (2006)
U.S. State Department — Selected Merck Sharp & Dohme China as one of 10 finalists for the Award for Corporate Excellence in recognition of the role U.S. businesses play to advance good corporate governance and democratic principles (2005)
Stakeholder Engagement
Institutional Investor Magazine — Merck was named the most shareholder-friendly pharmaceutical company. (2007)
Environmental Management
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — Recognized Merck with the 2009 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award for continued efforts to protect the environment. Merck, an ENERGY STAR partner since 2004, has been recognized by the EPA for four consecutive years – twice as Partner of the Year and twice for Sustained Excellence. (2009)
Green & Sustainable Energy Award — Merck received the Green & Sustainable Energy Award at the Hunterdon County (New Jersey) Planning Board Annual Planning and Design Awards in April 2009. The county recognized Merck for its 7.5-acre field of solar panels that produces 7-10 percent of the electricity at Merck's Whitehouse Station headquarters. (2009)
Agência Brasil de Segurança (ABS) Environment Award — Our manufacturing facility in Brazil received the ABS Environment Award in recognition of the comprehensive and ongoing initiatives in the conservation of natural resources and environmental protection. (2008)
City of Boulder, Colorado's Industrial Pretreatment Program – Merck was recognized with the Perfect Compliance Award from the City of Boulder, Colorado's Industrial Pretreatment Program during 2008. The award is giving for meeting or exceeding all of Boulder's Industrial Pretreatment Program compliance requirements for water quality and environmental services. (2008)
City of Wilson, North Carolina — Our manufacturing facility received a Pretreatment (Wastewater) Compliance Gold Award from the City of Wilson. This is the 10th consecutive year the site has won an award and the 7th consecutive year it has won the Gold Award. (2008)
Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry — Our manufacturing facility in Menuma, Japan, received the prestigious Excellent Energy Management Factory Award in recognition of significant energy savings. (2008)
The Saitama Eco Award — Merck's Menuma, Japan, manufacturing facility received this prestigious award in recognition of the facility's outstanding achievements in the field of energy conservation. The facility reduced its energy consumption by 26 percent from 2004 to 2006. (2007)
Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) — Merck's Ballydine site was presented with the SEI Best Energy Awareness Campaign Award, recognizing the site's efforts in making employees aware of and engaged in energy-saving activities. (2007)
Madrid Excelente — Our manufacturing site in Alcalá, Spain was awarded the seal of "Madrid Excelente," for consistently demonstrating the highest supply, quality, safety, customer service and environmental standards, and representing the best of Madrid and Spain. (2007)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy — In 2008, Merck was awarded the ENERGY STAR sustained Excellence recognition stating that, "Merck is a leading example of a company with committed senior executives and an advanced energy strategy that creates a corporate-wide, results-oriented energy efficiency culture." Merck was also honored as an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year in 2006 and 2007.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — Presented Merck with the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for the second consecutive year. We received the Greener Synthetic Pathways Award for discovering a highly innovative and efficient process chemistry to produce sitagliptin, which is the active ingredient in our diabetes medicine, JANUVIA®. The method of synthesis creates 220 pounds less waste for each pound of sitagliptin manufactured. Over the lifetime of producing JANUVIA, Merck expects to eliminate the formation of at least 330 million pounds of waste, including nearly 110 million pounds of aqueous waste. Please click here for more information on this award. (2005, 2006)
LEED Green Building Certification — Our Rosetta facility in Seattle received a Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design for Existing Buildings (LEED-EB) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for energy conservation and sustainability. (2007)
Virginia Manufacturers Association — Merck received the Silver Environmental Excellence Award for reducing phosphorous discharge into the Shenandoah River by 75 percent. The phosphorous waste from Stonewall is now used by the Hopewell Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility in Richmond to treat their wastewater. (2007)
City of Wilson, North Carolina — Our manufacturing facility received a Pretreatment (Wastewater) Compliance Gold Award from the City of Wilson. This is the 9th consecutive year the site has won an award and the 7th consecutive year it has won the Gold Award. (2007)
Wildlife Habitat Council — Recognized Merck with recertification for creating and improving on the habitat program at its Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, headquarters, situated on 1,011 acres of woodland and designed to limit disturbance to the surrounding environment. In 2007, we were recognized for increasing native biodiversity. (2006, 2007)
North East Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC) and the BOC Group — Awarded Merck Sharp & Dohme in Cramlington, United Kingdom, first prize in the inaugural BOC/NEPIC environment award for the site's Champions of the Environment project. The project involved Merck Sharp & Dohme's work to help clear the East Cramlington Local Nature Reserve of polluting water discharged from disused mines. (2005, 2007)
American Chemistry Council – Our facility in Rahway, New Jersey, was presented with the 2006 Responsible Care Energy Efficiency Award from our Microturbine Project, which has resulted in energy savings and reductions in CO2 emissions. (2006)
IChemE AstraZeneca Award for Excellence in Green Chemistry and Engineering — Awarded for the development, design and use of new processes that are robust and viable while minimizing or eliminating generation of pollution at source and risk to health and the environment, Merck was recognized by IChemE with the AstraZeneca Award for the process chemistry for JANUVIA in 2005 and with a 2nd place award in 2006.
Costa Rica Chamber of Exporters (CADEXCO) — Merck Sharp & Dohme Central America received the Environmental Merit Award from CADEXCO for the subsidiary's local Champions for the Environment project to increase awareness about the proper care of natural resources and the importance of recycling. (2005)
Fostering the Health And Safety Of Our Employees
North Carolina Department of Labor — Merck Global Engineering Services and partner Yonkers Industries Construction Management Team received the Volunteer Protection Building Star Award from the North Carolina Department of Labor. The award was presented for the team's commitment and dedication in creating a safe and healthy work environment at the first expansion of the Durham, North Carolina site. (2009)
City of Wilson, North Carolina — Our manufacturing facility in Wilson, North Carolina received a Gold and Silver award from the North Carolina Department of Labor for having a lost-time injury record that is at least 50 percent below the statewide rate for the pharmaceutical industry.
City of Durham, North Carolina — Merck's manufacturing facility in Durham, North Carolina received the Gold Safety Award from the North Carolina Department of Labor for having a lost-time injury record that is at least 50 percent below the statewide rate for the pharmaceutical industry.
U.S. Green Building Council — Merck's manufacturing facility in Durham, North Carolina earned the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) silver rating, representing the first Merck building designed to meet LEED certification standards.
Agência Brasil de Segurança (ABS) Occupational and Safety and Health Award — Awarded our manufacturing facility in Brazil the ABS Occupational and Safety and Health Award. (2008)
Spanish Safety Association of the Chemical Industry – Awarded our manufacturing facility in Alcala, Spain with award in recognition of having one of the best safety programs of the pharmaceutical companies in Spain.
Sindusfarma – Awarded Merck with an Occupational Health and Safety Management Excellence.
New Jersey Governor's Occupational Safety and Health Awards Program — Recognized Merck for outstanding performance in 2008.
Construction Users Roundtable (CURT) — Merck won two Construction Industry Safety Excellence (CISE) Constructor Awards for its vaccine bulk manufacturing at our West Point, Pennsylvania, facility, and also its production support in pharmaceutical cold chain product (vaccines) in Haarlem, Netherlands.
Spanish Autonomic Commission on Occupational Safety and Hygiene in the Chemical Industry (COASHIQ) — Awarded MSD Spain our second COASHIQ Occupational Safety Award. (2008)
OSHA Voluntary Protection Program 2007 — Our R&D facility in Wayne, Pennsylvania, was the first Merck facility to be awarded the U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star Certification. This award is only presented to sites with injury rates well below industry average for similar operations, safety programs that exceed regulatory requirements, demonstrated safety leadership and significant employee engagement. (2007)
The Government of Mexico — Presented Merck's manufacturing operations in Mexico its prestigious Safe Industry Certification for the second consecutive time. Of the 2,000 companies that voluntarily participate in the Mexican government program, only 18 have achieved certification — and MSD Mexico is the only pharmaceutical company to receive certification. (2006, 2007)
National Irish Safety Organisation (NISO) — NISO recognized our manufacturing facility in Ireland for our consistent safety achievements. The NISO awards are supported by the Irish Insurance Federation and the Construction Industry Federation. Our Irish facility has won 11 major safety awards since 1993, including two Supreme and five Gold awards, reflecting its well-established commitment to safety. (2006, 2007)
Construction Users Roundtable (CURT) — Merck received two Construction Users Round Table (CURT) Construction Industry Safety Excellence Awards, making Merck the only company to receive more than one award in 2007. The CURT Awards recognize safety management programs deemed exemplary. We received a CURT Safety Award for construction work at Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, following zero recordable incidents and zero injuries in more than 1 million hours worked. CURT also recognized our safety performance during the construction of the GARDASIL vaccine manufacturing facility in Elkton, Virginia. The project, which took more than 12 months, demonstrated more than 130,000 man hours worked with only one recordable incident. The foundation for the project's excellent safety performance was based on prioritizing safety, rigorous safety planning, detailed procedures, extensive safety training, close monitoring of safety performance, and prompt corrective action where necessary. (2007)
Construction Industry Safety Excellence (CISE) Program — Merck received two CISE awards for excellent safety performance on a construction project. Merck project team members worked directly with contractors and routinely prioritized safety ahead of other project priorities. CISE Awards are presented by CURT (Construction Users Roundtable) to recognize commendable safety management by member companies that have most effectively implemented the recommendations of CURT, the CURT Construction Owners’ Safety Blueprint, and other CURT user practices. (2007)
North Carolina Department of Labor — Our Wilson facility received the Million Hour Safety Award for achieving a million hours without a lost time. (2006)
National Safety Council — For the second consecutive year, our manufacturing facility in Wilson, North Carolina, received the Green Cross for Safety Excellence Achievement Award for achieving a Lost Workday Case rate 50 percent below the national industry average. (2006)
Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association — Our manufacturing facility in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, received the President’s Safety Award for achieving a Recordable Injury Rate (RIR) lower than 50 percent of the National Average Index. Our facilities in Caguas and Manati received the Distinguished Safety Performance Award for achieving a RIR lower than 10 percent of the national average index. (2006)
Spanish National Association for Safety & Hygiene in the Chemicals Industry — Our manufacturing facility in Alcala, Spain, received an award for the fewest work-related incidents in the pharmaceutical sector. (2006)
Brazilian Security Agency (Agencia Brasil Seguranca) — Merck received a 2006 Safety and Health Award in recognition of a significant reduction in accidents at its manufacturing facility in Campinas, Brazil, over a three-year period. (2006)
Instituto Nacional de Seguros Preventico — Costa Rica’s most prestigious Safety and Occupational Health institution — Presented Merck’s Costa Rican manufacturing facility with its Safety and Occupational Health Award for the second consecutive time for the facility's continuous improvement in safety management systems, work-related injuries and illnesses and employee commitment. (2006)
Hangzhou Hygiene Bureau — Selected our manufacturing facility in Hangzhou, China, as one of the top 100 corporations in Industrial Hygiene management. (2006)
Singapore Ministry of Manpower — Merck's manufacturing site in Singapore received a Work-Life Excellence Award. (2006)
Singapore’s Ministry of Health — Awarded Merck's Singapore Operations a Gold Award for the second consecutive year at the Singapore H.E.A.L.T.H. (Helping Employees Achieve Life-Time Health) Awards. The Singapore H.E.A.L.T.H. Corporate Award gives national recognition to organizations that are committed to helping their employees stay healthy and fit. (2005)
Contributing to Local Communities
Volunteer Lawyers for Justice (VLJ) — Presented Merck with its 2008 Pro Bono In-House Counsel Award for our commitment and dedication to pro bono work through the Merck ProBono Legal Program. The Program provides legal services for the poor and disadvantaged to residents of New Jersey and Pennsylvania who cannot otherwise afford legal representation. (2008)
American Bar Association (ABA) — Merck received the ABA Section on Litigation's Pro Bono Award for our Merck ProBono Legal Program, which provides legal services for the poor and disadvantaged to residents of New Jersey and Pennsylvania who cannot otherwise afford legal representation. The Pro Bono Award annually recognizes a corporate law department that provides exemplary free legal services to the poor and, by its example, encourages greater corporate legal department pro bono service. (2008)
American Red Cross, Blood Services, Penn-Jersey Region — Merck received the Outstanding Achievement Award for mobile platelet collections, and the Certificate of Achievement for Outstanding Recruitment Efforts in Support of the Blood Donor Program. (2007 and 2006)
The American Red Cross of Central New Jersey — Awarded Merck with the John Hibben Philanthropic Award. (2007)
The Wildlife Council — Honored Merck for its commitment to environmental stewardship and increasing native biodiversity by achieving habitat recertification at its Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, facility. (2006)
Lansdale Public Library — Awarded Merck's West Point, Pennsylvania, site the Outstanding Community Service award for the site's long-term and ongoing commitment to community service. The award was presented at the 15th Annual International Spring Festival. Merck has been a corporate sponsor of this event since its inception. (2006)
United Kingdom's Chemical Industries Association — Awarded Merck Sharp & Dohme's Ponders End facility in Enfield, Middlesex, U.K., the prestigious Stakeholder Relations Award for outstanding work in the community and with stakeholders. (2005)
Rajaprajanugroh Foundation — Merck Sharp & Dohme Thailand received a commemorative shield from His Majesty King Bhumibol of Thailand in recognition of the Company's donation to the relief efforts following the tsunami. (2005)
Valuing our Employees
At Merck, our employees are our single greatest asset. We have been recognized for our commitment to diversity and to meeting the needs of our employees.
Manufacturing Sustainability Award — The Cramlington, United Kingdom site received the NEPIC (North East Process Industry Cluster) Manufacturing Sustainability Award, which is given to the company that demonstrates the most successful approach to continuous improvement programs. The English trade organization recognized Cramlington for its excellence in communication and employee engagement. (2009)
Black Enterprise Magazine — Named Merck executives Willie Deese, Ken Frazier and Miram Graddick-Weir as three of its "100 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America".
DiversityInc — Ranked Merck 8th in its annual list of the "Top 50 Companies for Diversity" marking the Company's seventh consecutive appearance on the list. (2008)
Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility – Sima Therapeutics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merck, received the 2008 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility. As a recipient of this award, Sima Therapeutics ranks in the top 20 percent of employers nationally in terms of flexible work programs, policies and culture. (2008)
DiversityInc — Ranked Merck 21st on its annual list of the "Top 50 Companies for Diversity" marking the Company's fifth straight appearance on the list. (2008)
Working Mother Magazine — Named Merck to its ‘Working Mother 100 Best Companies’ list. (2006) (2007) (2008)
Chief Learning Officer Magazine — Merck earned Silver recognition for the Magellan Award during the Chief Learning Officer magazine's annual Learning in Practice awards. Merck was noted for its Managing at Merck (M@M) program, which is an innovative learning tool designed to help new managers obtain knowledge and practice skills that are essential to their success at Merck. (2007)
Great Workplace Institute — Merck Sharp & Dohme Spain named to the “Best Workplaces Spain 2007” list. (2007)
The Scientist — Merck placed third in the 5th annual "Best Places to Work in Industry" survey in the largest companies division. (2007)
Concilia Network Award — Merck Sharp & Dohme Spain was one of 10 companies to be recognized by Madrid’s local authorities for work/life balance best practices. (2007)
Hewitt Associates — MSD Korea named one of "2007 Best Employers" by Hewitt Associates for the second time. (2007)
G.I. Jobs Magazine — Recognized Merck as one of the “Top 50 Military-Friendly Employers” in its fourth annual survey. Merck was the only pharmaceutical company on the list. (2006)
The Human Rights Campaign — Merck was named to the annual list of the top companies that support equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees. (2008) (2007) (2006)
unlimited/John Robertson & Associates — Merck Sharp & Dohme New Zealand recognized as one of the "Best Places to Work" in New Zealand. (2006)
BusinessWeek — Ranked Merck in the Top 20 of its listing of the “Best Places to Launch a Career.&rdquo. (2006)
National Association for Female Executives (NAFE) — Named Merck to its annual list of the "Top 30 Companies for Executive Women.” (2006)
Great Place To Work Institute Peru — Merck Sharp & Dohme Peru ranked 8th among the "25 Best Companies to Work For” in Peru. Merck Sharp & Dohme Peru has been ranked on the list for three consecutive years. (2006)
Singapore Ministry of Manpower — Merck received a Work-Life Excellence Award for Merck’s Singapore Operations. (2006)
U.S. Secretary of Labor’s New Freedom Initiative Award — Recognized Merck as one of seven recipients who provide outstanding support of employment for people with disabilities. (2005)
Social Investment Research Analyst Network (SIRAN) — Praised Merck for its best practices with respect to EEO transparency. (2005)
Valor Economico — Merck Sharp & Dohme Brazil was ranked No. 4 on a list of the best people management companies compiled by Brazil’s main business newspaper. (2005)
