EMD Group Corporate Responsibility Report 2012 - Global Compact COP (optimized for printing)

2012 Communication on Progress regarding the implementation of the Global Compact Principles

The Global Compact (GC) is a UN initiative founded in 2000. Signatories of the initiative commit themselves to ten principles based on key UN conventions regarding human rights, labor standards, environmental protection, and anti-corruption. At the same time, the compact obliges the signatories to actively engage themselves in propagating the principles within their own sphere of influence.

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany has been a Global Compact participant since 2005. The following table presents the key measures that Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany took in 2011 and 2012 to implement the principles of the Global Compact.

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UNGC Principles	Relevant GRI indicators	Key actions in 2011 and 2012	Link
Principle 1: Support and respect human rights	EC5, LA4, LA6-9, LA13-14, HR1-9, SO5, PR1-2, PR8	Human rights risk assessment Supplier management further developed in terms of CR aspects; creation of the “Responsible Sourcing Principles” Increase in praziquantel donations to eliminate schistosomiasis	Human rights, Supplier management, Praziquantel
Principle 2: Rule out complicity in human rights abuses	HR1-9, SO5	Internal audits conducted on the Social Charter Human rights risk assessment Supplier management further developed in terms of CR aspect; creation of the “Responsible Sourcing Principles”	Compliance, Human rights, Supplier management
Principle 3: Uphold freedom of association	LA4-5, HR1-3, HR5, SO5	Internal audits conducted on the social charter Human rights risk assessment Supplier management further developed in terms of CR aspects; creation of the “Responsible Sourcing Principles”	Compliance, Human rights, Supplier management
Principle 4: Eliminate all forms of forced and compulsory labor	HR1-3, HR7, SO5	Internal audits conducted on the Social Charter Human rights risk assessment Supplier management further developed in terms of CR aspects; creation of the “Responsible Sourcing Principles”	Compliance, Human rights, Supplier management
Principle 5: Abolition of child labor	HR1-3, HR6, SO5	Internal audits conducted on the Social Charter Human rights risk assessment Supplier management further developed in terms of CR aspects; creation of the “Responsible Sourcing Principles”	Compliance, Human rights, Supplier management
Principle 6: Eliminate discrimination	EC7, LA2, LA13-14, HR1-4, SO5	Internal audits conducted on the social charter Corporate goal to increase percentage of management positions held by women	Compliance, Diversity and inclusion
Principle 7: Take a precautionary approach to environmental challenges	EC2, EN18, EN26, EN30, SO5	ISO 14001 Group certificate for company environmental management EHS standards implemented and updated (e.g. for process and plant safety, storage and transport, water protection, and waste management) Product safety measures (e.g. REACH, GHS, Global Product Strategy)	Environmental management, Process and plant safety, Storage and transport, Water protection, Waste management, Product safety
Principle 8: Promote greater environmental responsibility	EN1-30, SO5, PR3-4	EHS standards implemented and updated (e.g. for process and plant safety, storage and transport, water protection, and waste management) Initiation of EDISON climate protection program Energy checks conducted at sites Product labeling Packaging take-back programs	Process and plant safety, Storage and transport, Water protection, Waste management, Climate protection, Product safety, Reuse and recycling
Principle 9: Encourage diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies	EN2, EN5-7, EN10, EN18, EN26-27, EN30, SO5	Product life cycle analyses Innovative products developed	Sustainable products, Performance Materials
Principle 10: Anti-corruption measures	SO2-6	Internal audits conducted on corruption Anti-corruption training	Compliance

Global Compact Communication on Progress

2012 Communication on Progress regarding the implementation of the Global Compact Principles