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Merck & Co., Inc.:

Step 5 - Implement Action Plan

Partner Profile

Merck & Co., Inc., as a partner of ENERGY STAR, is committed to enhancing its environmental and energy performance in all of its domestic facilities. Merck & Co., Inc. is a leading research-driven pharmaceutical products company. The company discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets a broad range of innovative products to improve human and animal health directly and through its joint ventures.

Industrial Partner Since 1995

Awards & Recognition

  • Partner of the Year 2007,2006

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Contact Information:
 Merck & Co., Inc.
1 Merck Drive
Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889
908-423-1000

In Practice

5: Implement Action Plan

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5.3: Build Capacity

Senior Executives Communicate the Commitment

In 2005, Merck and Company "upgraded" its energy management program by forming a Global Energy Team (GET) with greater authority and senior management support.  To make sure that all employees understood that energy management was now a high corporate priority for Merck, the GET created a video featuring the CEO, the President of the Manufacturing Division and the President of Merck's Research Labs delivering an energy call to action.  This video was shown on Merck's networks and links were sent to all Merck employees encouraging them to watch it.  As a result of the video, Merck's GET estimated that traffic to the site's intranet site increased from 2005 to 2006 by 50% and the number of distinct users accessing the site increased by 123%.

5.4: Motivate

Rewarding Employee Energy Awareness

To encourage and ensure each employee's positive impact on energy efficiency, Merck's facility energy managers employees that volunteer do spot checks of individual work stations and issue "tickets" and "reward" stubs for personal energy use.  For example, a workstation with a computer left on overnight would be issued a "ticket."  "Reward" stubs, given to those who are found to be fully compliant, are used as an entry for prize drawings, such as payment of a home energy bill.  The cumulative efforts of individuals at Merck totaled an 8.6% improvement in energy efficiency in 2005.

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