Our Culture

At PPG, we aim to champion all employees, empowering them to reach their full potential and maintain a high-performing workplace. In 2024:

• We remained committed to creating an engaging workplace for our global employees. Our October 2024 Engagement Survey shows that our employees remain highly engaged, positioning us to win the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award for the third consecutive year.
  
  
• We launched a One PPG onboarding program for plant and manufacturing employees, resulting in a 68% reduction in 9-day attrition and 92% of new hires reporting feeling well-prepared to excel in their roles.
  
  
• We continued programs that foster inclusion and belonging, allowing PPG to maintain a high-performing workforce that reflects our communities and customer base. Our eight Employee Resource Networks, which are open to all employees, are intended to provide an opportunity for in-depth discussion, focus and recommendations on how PPG can deliver higher growth and performance by creating a more inclusive organization.

Our Communities

At PPG, our community engagement supports our purpose to protect and beautify the world.

Our efforts are focused on education, employee engagement and community sustainability, three areas that represent an intersection of our business strengths and our ability to create positive impacts across our communities. Our global giving totaled $18.4 million in 2024, supporting hundreds of community organizations worldwide.

We seek to build the next generation of innovative leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through programs such as AdoptaClassroom.org in the U.S., Casa Hacker's Girls in STEM program in Brazil, and several science centers worldwide, including an expanded partnership with the National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci in Milan, Italy, to open the PlayLab, a unique educational space. In 2024, we invested $11.5 million in advancing STEM education. We also reached and exceeded our $2 million commitment through 2025 to support workforce development initiatives that provide training and opportunities for future skilled workers in manufacturing and coatings application.

Our community sustainability investments deliver community transformations through colorful spaces, support essential needs (particularly in times of disaster), and provide opportunities to thrive in the communities where we operate. We activate the time and talent of our employees to make a difference in our local communities. Our COLORFUL COMMUNITIES^® program brings together PPG volunteers, PPG products and financial support to provide a fresh coat of paint and rejuvenation to community spaces. In 2024, we completed 58 projects in 27 countries, 89% of which included elements of sustainability as defined by our internal guidelines, including 27 school makeovers as part of the program's New Paint for a New Start campaign. Since 2015, more than 30,000 PPG employees and community volunteers have positively impacted more than 10.2 million people in over 50 countries.

As an extension of our sustainability efforts, we also committed to investing $5 million in environmental sustainability education from 2023 to 2030. In 2024, $1.2 million of our commitment has been invested. Our efforts aim to strengthen support of the next generation of innovators and maximize the impact within communities where we operate through partnerships with organizations such as the National Energy Education Development (NEED) in the U.S., Junior Uni Wuppertal's sustainability courses in Germany, and the Attitude for the Planet program with Junior Achievement in Brazil.

Human Rights

We respect the dignity and human rights of all people. As stated in our Global Code of Ethics, we comply with all laws pertaining to freedom of association, privacy, collective bargaining, immigration, wages and hours and working time in our operations throughout the world. We also uphold laws prohibiting forced, compulsory and child labor, human trafficking and employment discrimination.

We expect all our contractors, suppliers and other business partners to respect and uphold our commitment to human rights in their operations. Our Supplier Sustainability Policy builds upon our Global Supplier Code of Conduct by establishing expectations for sustainability within our supply chain. These policies reinforce our expectations that our suppliers, as well as their subcontractors, will comply fully with applicable laws and adhere to internationally recognized environmental, social and corporate governance standards, including those governing working conditions, wages and prohibiting the use of child and forced labor. Each supplier must evaluate and maintain sustainable processes and raw material sources throughout their supply chain and supplier base. As of the end of 2024, 98% of our key suppliers were assessed to sustainability and social responsibility criteria.