MSD employees collaborate with Forética and found in several initiatives of ONG´s as a sign of its commitment to the society.
within the framework of the European week of volunteering.
Madrid, 2011-June within the framework of the international volunteer week I – Give & Gain Day – which will be held from 15 to June 24, ONG´s and companies put in place social projects simultaneously in more than 20 countries. It’s a global movement to promote corporate volunteering as a key tool for investment in the community, as part of the CSR strategy of organizations. It is an initiative driven by Business in the Community taking into account that it is the European year of volunteering, organized in Spain by Forética and founding, with the collaboration of the European Commission and the support of MSD.
MSD is one of the companies involved with volunteers in programs such as: sure path to school ” or friends forever ”. As says Regina Revilla, Director of external relations of MSD, promote a culture of active collaboration, educate employees about the social needs of other groups and allow them to discover new values to put into practice the solidarity that makes possible a more holistic people development, is the real objective of corporate volunteerism ”.
in particular, with the NGO volunteers Madrid, MSD employees restore a bridge whereby daily walk some 60 children to school and, on the other hand, a specific activity will be organized to spend a day with children at risk of social exclusion as part of the Foundation dreaming awake.
the situation of voluntary corporate in Spain.
70.3 per cent of enterprises with more than 500 employees developed in 2010 actions of corporate volunteer in Spain construction, banking, chemistry, consulting, telecommunications, legal and health are the main sectors of activity of the companies that develop VC; 51% of companies carried out between 1 and 3 VC actions per year34% between 4 and 9, and 14.9% made more than 9; 67.3% of enterprises, employees spend between 1 and 10 hours a year to develop activities for the benefit of others; or the number of volunteers involved in VC ranges between 1 and 500 in 71.8 per cent of the company.
as concludes the report of the Observatory of corporate volunteer in Spain, the main objectives for which a company develops voluntary activities are the pride of belonging, improving the climate in the Organization and recruitment and retention of talent. we also added social responsibility with the needy, form basic part of our commitment as a company, getting day to day with a specific way of doing things, particularly in the case of volunteering, by which the company is making a great effort ”, says Regina Revilla.
Global politics’s volunteer MSD.
from 2009, MSD has a Global policy of volunteering through which the company gives each employee 20 hours within working hours so you can work and volunteer activities. In this way encourages the spirit of solidarity to make it even more entrenched in business culture.
following this overarching policy of volunteerism, the company has implemented global volunteer 365 programme Merck Days, an internal portal bringing together volunteers from the company where the employee can be found, not only information but also a space for the exchange of experiences.
in Spain, MSD is strengthening its commitment in this area and we collaborate in the programme of voluntary strategic Forética, especially in the initiative being held these days Give & Gain Day with two volunteer activities with the volunteers Foundation by Madrid and dreaming awake.
about MSD.
currently MSD is a leader in global health who works to contribute to global health. MSD is known as Merck & Co., Inc. in United States and Canada. Through our medicines, vaccines, biological therapies and consumption and veterinary products, we work with our clients operating in more than 140 countries to deliver innovative health solutions. We also demonstrate our commitment to increase access to health care through programmes of long range that they donate and deliver our products to the people who need it.
