Becker's Healthcare December 6, 2023
Merck took the top spot in Newsweek’s fifth annual list of “America’s Most Responsible Companies.”
The 2024 edition, published Dec. 6 by Newsweek Statista, recognizes 600 companies, narrowed down from 2,000 of the largest companies by revenue that the initial analysis focused on.
The ranking “focuses on a holistic view of corporate responsibility that considers all three pillars of corporate social responsibility: Environment, social and corporate governance,” according to the methodology. Across each of the three pillars, more than 30 key performance indicators were considered, in addition to the results from a corporate social responsibility reputation survey of 17,000 U.S. residents. Companies received a score for each of the three pillars, which are factored into overall scores.
Merck...