Annual Financial Statements

The report describes Merck's 2018 repositioning toward creating sustainable value for the company and society through its Global Health, Sustainable Solutions and Broad Minds spheres. It reports a company-wide goal to reduce total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020 from a 2006 baseline, alongside a 2018 CDP climate rating of C. The report also records 51,749 employees worldwide at year-end.