Merck Performance According to the United Nations Global Compact

In January 2009, Merck signed on to the United Nation's Global Compact, the worlds' largest and most widely embraced corporate citizenship initiative. By signing on, the Company confirms its commitment to support the Compact's 10 universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. Signatories to the Compact are required to annually report their activities in support of their commitment to instill accountability, drive continuous improvement, safeguard the integrity of the UN Global Compact as a whole, and contribute to the development of a repository of corporate practices. The table below summarizes where Merck disclosures can be found on the Merck website in relation to UN Global Compact principles.

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Human Rights

Principle 1:

Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights.

Promoting and Respecting Human Rights

Human Rights of our Employees

Conducting Ourselves Ethically and Transparently

Principle 2:

Businesses should make sure they are not complicit in human rights abuses.

Promoting and Respecting Human Rights

Human Rights of our Employees

Conducting Ourselves Ethically and Transparently

Labor

Principle 3:

Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining.

Human Rights of our Employees

Principle 4:

Businesses should uphold the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory Labor.

Promoting and Respecting Human Rights

Human Rights of our Employees

Principle 5:

Businesses should uphold the effective abolition of child Labor.

Managing our External Suppliers

Human Rights of our Employees

Principle 6:

Businesses should uphold the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.

Promoting and Respecting Human Rights

Building a Positive Work Environment

Managing our External Suppliers

Environment

Principle 7:

Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges.

Our Corporate Responsibility Approach

Managing our Environmental Footprint

Principle 8:

Businesses should undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility.

Our Corporate Responsibility Approach

Managing our Environmental Footprint

Principle 9:

Businesses should encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.

Our Corporate Responsibility Approach

Managing our Environmental Footprint

Anti-Corruption

Principle 10:

Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.

Conducting Ourselves Ethically and Transparently

Clinical Trial Registration and Disclosure of Clinical Trial Results

Advocacy and Outreach

Managing our External Suppliers

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