1、 14 Fundamental Information about the Group 14 Company Profile and Structure 23 Strategy 30 Internal Management System 37 Research and Development 48 Report on Economic Position 48 Macroeconomic and Sector-Specific Environment 52 Review of Forecast against Actual Business Developments 56 Course of B
2、usiness and Economic Position 56 Merck Group 67 Life Science 71 Healthcare 76 Electronics 80 Corporate and Other 81 Report on Risks and Opportunities 99 Report on Expected Developments 101 Report in accordance with section 315a HGB1 104 Sustainability Statement 104 General 104 Introduction 105 Gener
3、al Disclosures(ESRS 2)134 Environment 134 EU Taxonomy Regulation 143 Climate Change(E1)168 Pollution(E2)185 Water and Marine Resources(E3)189 Biodiversity and Ecosystems(E4)195 Resource Use and Circular Economy(E5)212 Social 212 Own Workforce(S1)238 Workers in the Value Chain(S2)252 Consumers and En
4、d-Users(S4)280 Governance 280 Business Conduct(G1)294 Anti-corruption and anti-bribery 297 Additional Information on Merck KGaA in accordance with HGB1 a The management report of Merck KGaA has been combined with the Group management report and published in the 2024 Merck Annual Report as well as in
5、 the annual financial statements of Merck KGaA.The Management Report also contains the combined(Group-)Sustainability Statement of Merck KGaA,which we issue pursuant to sections 289b 315b and 315b 315c HGB.The 2024 Annual Report is an additional,non-official publication,which does not comply with th
6、e requirements of the European Single Electronic Format(ESEF).The official annual financial report for fiscal 2024,prepared in accordance with the ESEF format,has been filed with the electronic German Federal Gazette(elektronischer Bundesanzeiger)and is available on the website of the German company