Merck KGaA Rotten Score Breakdown
Corporate Misconduct
30.0ptsRotten to the core
Avg Rating: 5.00Ratings: 1Severity Score: 6.00Evidence Count: 1Contribution: 30.0 pts
Misconduct: low 0 · medium 0 · high 1
Remediation: low 0 · medium 0 · high 0ⓘ cap: 25%
Merck Penalized in European Vitamin Price-Fixing Cartel
The European Commission found Merck KGaA responsible for participation in the major European vitamins cartel investigated at the end of the 1990s.
The cartel arrangements involved coordination over vitamin prices and markets and formed part of what the Commission described as an exceptionally serious series of antitrust infringements. Merck received a €9.24 million fine in the Commission's 2001 decision.
Source:
EUR-Lex / European Commission case material
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:62002TJ0015
Human Rights & Exploitation
0.0ptsNo documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts
Fraud & Corruption
0.0ptsNo documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts
Deceptive Practices
0.0ptsNo documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts
Environmental Harm
0.0ptsNo documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts
Sustainability Deception
0.0ptsNo documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts
Workplace Misconduct
0.0ptsNo documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts
Financial Misconduct
0.0ptsNo documented evidence
Avg Rating: —Ratings: 0Severity Score: 0.00Evidence Count: 0Contribution: 0.0 pts