The document summarizes the global corporate responsibility efforts of Merck, which recently acquired Sigma-Aldrich. It highlights that both companies have strong leadership in environmental and social responsibility. Specifically, it notes that Merck reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 13% and diverted over 272 metric tons of waste from landfills since 2012. The acquisition combines Merck and Sigma-Aldrich's leading innovation capabilities and complementary product portfolios to better solve problems in life sciences through collaboration.

1. Global Corporate Responsibility
The combination of Merck and Sigma-Aldrich
brings together two organizations that have been
recognized globally for leadership in Environ-
mental and Social Responsibility.* Key highlights
from legacy Merck Millipore and legacy
Sigma-Aldrich include:
Reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 13%
through 2014, compared to the 2006 baseline
Diverted more than 272 metric tons of waste
away from landfill or incineration since 2012
Continued to develop and grow the industry’s
leading Green Chemistry platform
*By the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, Access to Medicine Index,
CDP and The Global 100.
Legacy Merck Millipore sites
Legacy Sigma-Aldrich sites
Merck Facts
World’s oldest chemical and
pharmaceutical company,
founded in 1668 in Darmstadt,
Germany
Approximately 50,000
employees, present in
67 countries
€1.7B investment in RD
Three business sectors:
healthcare, life science,
performance materials
Values-based company –
project examples: eradication of
Schistosomiasis, clean water
initiative in India
Strategically nimble:
2014: Acquired and integrated
AZ Electronic Materials
2014: Signed an agreement
with Pfizer on immuno-oncology
anti-PD-L1 antibody
Recently completed the
acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich,
the largest transaction of its
kind in the company’s nearly
350-year history
Merck Financials
2014 FY: €11.3B
Business sectors 2014 FY sales:
Performance materials 2014
FY: €2.1B
Healthcare 2014 FY: €6.5B
Life science 2014 FY: €2.7B
Breakdown of business sector
2014 FY sales contribution:
Organic growth across all business
sectors
Business in emerging markets
drives sales
Life Science
Merck Millipore and Sigma-Aldrich -
A strategic fit, delivering value to our
customers:
Geography: Expanded global footprint
Capabilities: Leading technology and
innovation capabilities, as well as
superior customer service and a
simplified customer interface
Portfolio: Broader, complementary
product portfolio
Life science purpose: To solve the
toughest problems in life science
by collaborating with the global
scientific community
Culture of problem solving:
The life science business fosters a
problem-solving culture, characterized by
curiosity, collaborative creation and performance.
Together with our customers, we dig deeper,
asking the right questions and clearly focusing
on the problems and opportunities that are
meaningful to the industry, resulting in practical,
executable solutions.
18%
performance
materials
healthcare
58%
life
science
24%
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125YRS
life science presence
in North America
72M
visits to Sigma-Aldrich
website alone
2x
more unique web
visitors than nearest
competitor
An expansive geographic reach
in RD, Manufacturing and
Distribution with Corporate
offices in:
Darmstadt (Headquarters)
Frankfurter Strasse 250,
64293 Darmstadt, Germany
Billerica
290 Concord Road
Billerica, MA 01821, USA
St. Louis
3050 Spruce Street
St. Louis, MO 63103, USA
Geographic locations€4.6B
total revenues
in 2014* 72manufacturing sites
worldwide
67
presence in 67 countries
expanded reach in 21 countries
300,000
life science products
More than
1668world’s oldest chemical
pharmaceutical company
Founded in
life science
distribution centers
130
*Pro forma estimate
1M
life science
customers globally
Over
global life science employees
19,000
18M
lines shipped
annually
~