Buying Influence - Corporate Report  
Corporate Identity  
Corporation Name Merck
Overall Grade for corporate practices toward women and minorities C
          Total point score 58
Grade for Board of Directors -- women and minority representation B
          Corresponding point score 14
Grade -- breakout for women C
          Corresponding point score 41
Grade -- breakout for minorities D
          Corresponding point score 29
Ticker Symbol (NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX) MRK
Parent Company   
Subsidiaries  
Also doing business as (DBA)  
NAICS code(s) 325412
Type of business activities Pharmaceuticals
Shopper keywords Pharmaceuticals
HQ Address1 1 Merck Dr
HQ Address2 PO Box 100
HQ Address3  
HQ City Whitehouse Station
HQ State / Province / Region NJ
HQ Zip / Postal 08889-0100
HQ Country U.S.A.
HQ Phone number 908-423-1000
Website address www.merck.com
Annual corporate report received [Yes or No] Yes
Date obtained   
Source format?  [Website, File (pdf), or Print] PDF
Corporate Diversity Data  
Do they have a wage parity plan? [Yes or No]  
Date plan implemented  
Explanation of the plan   
Point score  
Do they have a Diversity Director? [Yes or No]  
Position title  
Year position created  
What is the function of this person?   
Point score  
Do they have a manager mentoring program for women and minorities? [Yes or No]  
Year implemented  
Explanation of the plan   
Point score  
Do they have a same sex partner benefit program? [Yes or No]  
Year implemented  
Explanation of the plan   
Point score  
Do they have women and minority recruitment, retention policies? [Yes or No] Yes
Year implemented  
Explanation of the plan   
Point score 2
Do they have a vendor/supplier program for women- and minority-owned firms? [Yes or No] Yes
Year implemented  
Explanation of the plan   
% to women owners  
% to minority owners  
Point score 5
# of full time employees  62600
% female employees  50%
    Point score female 5
% African-American employees  
% Hispanic/Latino employees  
Total % ethnic minority employees 21.10%
   Point score minorities 3
# of management positions  
% Female managers 40.60%
    Point score female 7
% African-American managers  
% Hispanic / Latino managers  
Total % ethnic minority managers 19.80%
    Point score minorities 3
# of corporate officer positions 12
% Female officers 25%
    Point score female 9
% African-American officers  
% Hispanic / Latino officers  
Total % ethnic minority officers 25%
    Point score minorities 5
# of Corporate Board of Director positions 12
% Women board members 25%
    Point score female 8
% African-American board members  
% Hispanic / Latino board members  
Total % ethnic minority board members 8%
   Point score minorities 6
Are there corporate-sponsored employee affinity groups? [Yes or No] Yes
Explanation of group types  
Point score 5
Corporate Support / Affiliation Data  
Corporate sponsorship: Do they provide support of non-profit organizations? [Yes or No]  
Names of non-profits    
Explanation of support   
Has the company received awards, recognition, or certifications? [Yes or No] Yes
Local and regional   
National and federal   
What are their top 5 national political contributions (in the last 4 years)?   
Recipient #1, $ amount  
Recipient #2, $ amount  
Recipient #3, $ amount  
Recipient #4, $ amount  
Recipient #5, $ amount