Merck Named a Top 50 Company for Diversity by DiversityInc
April 24, 2013 3:43 pm ET
Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that it has been named a Top 50 company for diversity by DiversityInc for 2013. The list recognizes companies with 1,000 or more employees that consistently use diversity-management initiatives throughout their organizations.
Merck was ranked #12 on the list, up from #16 in 2012. In addition, the company was ranked #9 for Asian-Americans and #9 for Global Diversity.
“At Merck, we have a deep appreciation of the importance of having a workforce that reflects the diversity of our patients and customers around the world,” said Dottie Brienza, Chief Diversity Officer, Merck. “We believe that the unique and collective ideas and perspectives of our diverse talent allow us to develop innovative solutions in our continuing legacy to help the world be well.”
Merck provides employees with a number of programs and resources that promote and celebrate diversity. The company has nine Employee Resource Groups that represent women; African-Americans; Hispanics; Native Americans and indigenous people; Asian Americans; lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people; military veterans of all services and ranks; people of various religious faiths; and people who are differently abled. Merck also established the Business Insights Roundtable in 2012 to ensure that the company continues to harness the innovation and passion of colleagues from around the world to solve for customer and business needs.
This is the eleventh year in a row that Merck has been named to DiversityInc’s Top 50 list.
About Merck
Today’s Merck is a global healthcare leader working to help the world be well. Merck is known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada. Through our prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and consumer care and animal health products, we work with customers and operate in more than 140 countries to deliver innovative health solutions. We also demonstrate our commitment to increasing access to healthcare through far-reaching policies, programs and partnerships. For more information, visit www.merck.com and connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
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Risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to, general industry conditions and competition; general economic factors, including interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; the impact of pharmaceutical industry regulation and health care legislation in the United States and internationally; global trends toward health care cost containment; technological advances, new products and patents attained by competitors; challenges inherent in new product development, including obtaining regulatory approval; Merck’s ability to accurately predict future market conditions; manufacturing difficulties or delays; financial instability of international economies and sovereign risk; dependence on the effectiveness of Merck’s patents and other protections for innovative products; and the exposure to litigation, including patent litigation, and/or regulatory actions.
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