PPG Launches 2019 Corporate Sustainability Report

PPG(NYSE:PPG) today released the2019Sustainability Report, focusing on the company's important progress towards achieving the2025Sustainable Development Goals and detailing the company's achievements in key areas such as environment, society and corporate governanceThe report is now publishedsustainability.ppg.com
the official website of thePPG"Our core goal is to fulfill our purpose and commitment to 'protect and beautify the world', "Michael HMcGarry
, chairman and chief executive of thePPG , said that "the word 'protection' is more important today We strive to provide better protection for our employees, customers, communities, and all stakeholders help them cope with the global impact of the new coronavirus outbreak 2019 , we have achieved remarkable results in the field of sustainable development In this extraordinary and unprecedented period, we will continue to do our utmost to overcome the difficulties and strive to build a better future "
PPG further to reduce the environmental impact of business activities , to develop product that will help customers enhance their ability to achieve sustainable development, activecommunity responsibility activities
create a better future, and further expand the scale of workforce globally 2019 , the company's achievements in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals include: Advanced Sustainable Products and Process Contributions accounted for 33% of , such as PPGMOONWALK ™
automatic coating mixing systems ; 33% of 's production and research and development bases to achieve zero waste landfill treatment ; Women account for more than 30 30% of all employees, up 7% since 2014 ; Investment 6.8 million to support education projects in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (
STEM ); The Colorful Communities ( COLORFULCOMMUNITYIES
®
) project, which has reached a new high in 41 countries since the launch of the in 2015, has had a positive impact on 6.5 million students, the elderly, teachers, patients and community residents world
wide, and Continue to strengthen the "
PPG success " corporate culture construction ; Waste disposal 25%
lower than the 2017 baseline ; The leakage and release rate was lower than the 's 2017 benchmark
32% to watch the video or learn about For more information on the sustainability process PPG, please visit sustainability.ppg.com