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Safeguarding the environment through green chemistry

When a manufacturing process doesn’t meet our standards, we build an award-winning, planet-friendly one

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3 ways we support the LGBTQ+ community

How we stand by our commitment to allyship both within our company and in the world at large

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Helping protect health from birth to adulthood

Vaccination is one of the many ways you can help protect your loved ones against certain potentially serious diseases every day

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VIDEO: What the “great resignation” taught us about workplace culture

In this Teal Talks episode, our chief talent officer sits down with leaders from LinkedIn, Workhuman and S’well to discuss how businesses can adapt to a new era of work

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MSD recognized on Fortune’s 2022 Change the World list

Recognition highlights our continued focus on expanding access

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VIDEO: Climate change: How it’s affecting your health and how businesses can help fight this global crisis

In this Teal Talks episode, we hear from leading environmental experts on the impacts of climate change on health and how businesses can make a difference

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Our partnerships help make vaccines accessible worldwide

How our colleagues are collaborating with organizations to improve global vaccination rates

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Key takeaways from this year’s U.N. General Assembly

MSD leaders engaged with the global community on a host of topics

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MSD for Mothers: Helping end maternal mortality

More than a decade of strategic partnerships, private sector innovation and data-driven impact to help create a world where no woman has to die while giving life

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Meet the inaugural Health Equity Catalyst Fund initiatives

Teams around the world will put new funding to good use helping address urgent global needs

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Accelerating global access

Our company is collaborating with a range of partners to enable access for patients around the world

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MSD hosts supplier diversity summit

At the 2022 Billion Dollar Roundtable Summit, company leaders shared the importance of supplier diversity, how we're leading our industry and making a difference for the world

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Key takeaways from our 2021/2022 ESG Progress Report

How we’re working to ensure a safe, healthy and sustainable future for people and communities everywhere

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Celebrating the diversity of our workforce

How we're leaning into the voices, perspectives and experiences that strengthen our mission

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MSD publishes 2021/2022 Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Progress Report

Letter from our chief executive officer and president, Rob Davis

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How we’re prioritizing supply

Learn how our teams mobilized like never before to ensure we were ready to address a global need

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Advancing health equity through impact investing

Ken Gustavsen, executive director, Social Business Innovation, and impact investing portfolio manager, offers three lessons on helping advance global health goals

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Connecting employees with NGOs for impactful 3-month assignments

Our MSD Richard T. Clark Fellowship for Global Health program helps NGOs address some of the world’s most pressing health challenges

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Experts discuss importance of cancer screenings and early detection

In this Teal Talks episode, TV host and cancer survivor Samantha Harris leads the conversation about the advances in cancer screenings and early prevention with three renowned specialists

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4 LGBTQ+ employees share stories of finding freedom to be themselves at work

Bringing your whole self to work allows you “to be happy not just in your personal life but also in your professional life"

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Finding the courage to come out after 20 years of marriage

MSD executive Scott M. Wright shared his story of coming out in midlife -- the response was overwhelming

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35 Years: The Mectizan® Donation Program

The Mectizan Donation Program is the longest-running, disease-specific drug donation program of its kind

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Addressing health equity in the age of COVID-19

In this Teal Talks episode, health care influencers Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith and Dr. Aletha Maybank discuss how the pandemic has impacted health equity and disparities

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Company leaders highlight ESG priorities and performance

Our ESG Investor Event focused on our company’s long-term strategies related to access to health, employees, environmental sustainability, and ethics & values

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When the world needs us, together we rise to the challenge

MSD CEO & President Rob Davis shares news with colleagues about our investigational COVID-19 medicine

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Showing our gratitude: Addressing COVID-19 takes a global effort

We can’t do it alone. That’s why we’re saying a huge thank you.

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Giving back: How our pro bono program drives positive change

Jennifer Zachary, MSD’s General Counsel, on how we can provide more legal services to those in need

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When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, our cafeterias stepped up to serve people in need

A meal distribution program that started at the beginning of the pandemic continues to deliver thousands of meals a week to underserved communities

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Creating a new world in Minecraft for students to explore

Periodic Odyssey

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Humans, animals and the environment - our health is all connected

Why the One Health approach is important now more than ever

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Taking on Ebola

How science and innovation fuel our efforts to help combat a deadly disease

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MSD publishes 2020/2021 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Progress Report

Letter from our chief executive officer and president, Robert M. Davis

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Employees help evacuate patients from record flood in China

Our Zhengzhou colleagues recount their experiences following a devastating flood

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6 things you probably didn’t know about MSD

From Thomas Edison to Meryl Streep, these interesting tidbits about our company may surprise you

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How compassion saved a transgender woman’s life

Allison Whitaker shares stories about two people who are “the reason I’m still alive today”

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The road forward: CEOs on the return of leisure and travel

In this Teal Talks episode, leaders discuss how the cinema, restaurant and cruise industries are poised for a comeback in the era of COVID-19 vaccinations

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‘Thinking like the bad guys – so we can help catch them’

How we’re fighting the war against criminals who counterfeit medicines and jeopardize patient lives

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Our commitment to the Black community

From clinical trials to jobs creation, here’s how we’re advancing health equity, employment and more within the Black community

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From the military to MSD: lessons in leadership

Meet three women who have served in the military and are now helping to lead our company

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Ken Frazier awarded the 2020 Courage Against Hate Award

The Anti-Defamation League awards Ken for his commitment to corporate responsibility and for his conviction that companies should be driven by purpose, not profits

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How diversity and inclusion is essential to our mission

By Celeste Warren, vice president of human resources and chief diversity officer

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“Though the challenge of this pandemic is immense, we know that science and collaboration will triumph, just as they have before.”

by Ken Frazier, Chairman

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From the marines to MSD: pursuing missions that matter

By Joe Butcher, associate director, Corporate Strategy