This blog provides information on how U.N. Global Compact participants' walk the talk. The GC is a voluntary initiative at the strategic level to engage businesses towards sustainability principles. There is however a risk of 'blue-washing' by covering up corporate misbehaviour and law infringement from large MNEs through poorly enforced 'Integrity Measures' and weak U.N supervision. Let's 'WE', civil society stay tuned!
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Friday, May 10, 2013
Lawsuit alleges Merck discriminates against women
A Merck & Co. sales representative is suing the drugmaker for at least $100 million, saying Merck doesn’t give women equal opportunities for advancement and punishes employees for taking maternity leave.
More on Boston.com
Merck & Co., Inc. is a Global Compact participant since 2009/01/19. Merck(MRK:New York)(XNYS:MRK)(MRK) signed the CEO Statement of Support for the Women's Empowerment Principles.
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