1、Impact Report2023/2024Table of ContentsOverview3OurCompany4Highlights5CEOletter6Selectawardsandrecognition8OurcorporateStrategicFramework9Ourapproachtosustainability10OurpriorityUNSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)17AccesstoHealth18Discoveryandinvention22Availability28Affordabilityandsustainableacces

2、s33Strengtheninghealthsystemsandaddressinginequity40Employees45Globaltalentmanagement46Diversity,equityandinclusion55Healthandsafety62Compensationandbenefits70EnvironmentalSustainability73Climate,energyandairemissions74Water84Biodiversity89Waste92Materials96Ethics&Values101Ethicalcorporatebehavior10

3、2Customerhealthandsafety106Supplychain113Humanrights122Privacyanddatasecurity124Governmentrelations127Reportingindices130GlobalReportingInitiative(GRI)131SustainabilityAccountingStandardsBoard(SASB)140UNGlobalCompact(UNGC)143UNSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)144CultureofHealthforBusiness(COH4B)145S

4、takeholderCapitalismMetrics147About this reportThisisthe2023/2024ImpactReportofMerck&Co.,Inc.,Rahway,NJ,USA,which is known as MSD outside the United States(U.S.)andCanada.AlldataiscurrentasofDecember31,2023,unlessotherwisenoted.InformationondocumentsfiledwiththeSecurities and Exchange Commission(SEC

5、),such as our 2023 Form 10-Kand2024proxystatement,canbefoundonourcorporatewebsite,whichisintendedonlyforresidentsoftheU.S.andCanada.ToalignwithU.S.governmentreportingrequirements,thedataforgenderdiversityinthisreportusesthetermsmenandwomen.Werecognizeandembracethegenderspectrumanddiversityofouremplo

6、yees,andhaveinternallyestablishedvoluntarySelf-IDoptionsforemployeestoself-reportontheirgenderidentity.Thetotalsinthisreportmaynotequal100percentduetoroundingoremployeeswhohavenotreportedtheirgenderand/orrace/ethnicity.Forward-looking Statement of Merck&Co.,Inc.ThisreportofMerck&Co.,Inc.,Rahway,NJ,U