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ChemScore report card 2025
Merck
Total Score
16/100
Ranking
13/40
About the company
The Merck group, commonly referred to as Merck, is a worldwide science and technology company headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany. It has around 60,000 employees and operates in 66 nations. Merck functions across healthcare, life sciences, and electronics sectors. Established in 1668, it is the oldest operating chemical and pharmaceutical company in the world and ranks among the largest pharmaceutical firms globally.
Transparency
12 out of 25 points
Action points
- Start disclosing revenue connected to hazardous chemicals
- Include more hazard classes and report the produced volumes of hazardous substances leaving the facilities on a more detailed level, substance by substance
- Include more hazard classes to be more protective in the company’s reporting
Phase-out of persistent chemicals
3 out of 25 points
Action points
- Start reporting and/or limit the share of revenue from persistent chemicals considerably
- Stop producing persistent chemicals and set up a timed phase-out plan
- Stop buying/importing persistent chemicals and set up a timed phase-out plan
Product portfolio
1 out of 25 points
Number of registered hazardous chemicals
59
Number of chemicals on the EU’s Candidate List
22
Number of chemicals on the EU’s Authorisation List and/or POP substances
3
Number of persistent chemicals
6
Product portfolio transparency
47%
Action points
- Reduce the number of hazardous substances the company is using, producing and placing on the market
Safer solutions
0 out of 25 points
Action points
- Either start reporting the company’s share of safer solutions or increase it substantially. As a minimum, REACH candidate list substances must be excluded from such products
- Publicly commit not to develop or market new products containing hazardous substances. As a minimum, REACH candidate list substances must be excluded from such products
- Publicly commit to increasing the share of sales of safer solutions
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Company facts
Founded
1668
Headquarters
Darmstadt, Germany
Revenue
24.5 billion USD
ISIN
DE0006599905
Category
Other
CSRD
Pollution reporting
All years
| Year | Rank | Total score |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 / 40 | 16 / 100 |
