Merck Becomes Lead Sponsor for Workshops for Ethics in Business Program

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CARNEGIE COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENT Merck Becomes Lead Sponsor for Workshops for Ethics in Business June 25, 2008

Merck Becomes a Lead Sponsor for Carnegie Council's Workshops for Ethics in Business

The Carnegie Council is pleased to announce that Merck & Co., Inc. recently signed on as a lead sponsor of the Carnegie Council's Workshops for Ethics in Business program.

"Our Workshops for Ethics in Business program works with the world's leading companies and civil society organizations to facilitate a meaningful dialogue on the most difficult ethical issues of today and tomorrow," says Director Devin Stewart. "With the generous support from Merck and our other partners, the Carnegie Council will be able to help cultivate the next generation of ethical leadership in all sectors of society."

Established in 1891, Merck & Co., Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets vaccines and medicines to address unmet medical needs. For more information, visit www.merck.com.

"Merck is pleased to support the Carnegie Council's Workshops for Ethics in Business program," said Dr. Jeffrey L. Sturchio, Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, Merck. "Through the program, the Council is playing an important role in promoting ethical and transparent business practices that can help limit corruption, ensure fair and open competition, and encourage a better business environment, all of which are essential to economic growth and improved standards of living."

The Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, established in 1914 by Andrew Carnegie, is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing understanding of the relationship between ethics and international affairs. The Carnegie Council's mission is to be the voice for ethics in international policy. It convenes agenda-setting forums and creates educational opportunities and information resources for a worldwide audience of teachers and students, journalists, international affairs professionals, and concerned citizens.

For more information, please contact Madeleine Lynn at mlynn@cceia.org.

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