In early 2023, we publicly announced PPG's 2030 sustainability targets, a set of ambitious goals that build on our previously reported sustainability progress and align with our corporate growth strategy. These goals focus our efforts on areas that have the most important impacts on our business and stakeholders, and have been informed by global collaborations such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
2023 Progress Summary
| Topic | Target (all goals are by 2030 with a 2019 baseline, unless otherwise noted) | 2023 progress |
| Sustainably advantaged products | 50% of sales from sustainably advantaged products | 44% of sales from sustainably advantaged products |
| Waste | 25% reduction in waste intensity | 7% increase in waste intensity |
| Drive to 100% process waste to reuse, recycle and recovery | 45% of process waste sent to reuse, recycle and recovery | |
| 5% annual improvement in spills and release rate at our facilities | 21% increase in spills and release rate | |
| Water | 15% reduction in water intensity at priority sites in water stressed communities | 13% reduction in water intensity at priority sites |
| Energy and GHG emissions | 50% reduction in GHG emissions from our own operations (scope 1 and 2 emissions), validated by SBTi and aligned with the emissions reductions required for a 1.5 degrees C future | 10% reduction in scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions |
| 30% reduction in GHG emissions in our value chain (scope 3 emissions), validated by SBTi and aligned with the emissions reductions required for a well below 2 degrees C future | 12% reduction in scope 3 GHG emissions, reflective of reporting categories 1, 10 and 12 | |
| Supplier sustainability | 100% of key suppliers are assessed to sustainability and social responsibility criteria | 97% of key suppliers assessed to sustainability and social responsibility criteria |
| Diversity, equity and inclusion | 34-36% representation of non-frontline, global female professionals by 2025 | 32% representation of non-frontline, global female professionals |
| 45-55% increase in headcount of Black, Latino and Asian professionals across non-frontline, U.S.-based employee population by 2025 | 42% increase in non-frontline headcount for U.S. Black professionals 44% increase in non-frontline headcount for U.S. Latino professionals 26% increase in non-frontline headcount for U.S. Asian professionals | |
| 50% global employee resource network and DE&I capability-building participation by 2025 | 42% global employee resource network and DE&I capability-building participation | |
| Communities | Invest $20 million by 2025 to advance racial equity in the U.S. by funding educational pathways for Black communities and people of color | $18.1 million donated by end of 2023, 89% of committed funding |
| $5 million additional commitment to Colorful Communities projects globally, with all projects incorporating an element of sustainability, increasing the total investment to $15 million since 2015 | $13.8 million invested through the Colorful Communities initiative | |
| Safety and health | 100% of employees go home safely each day. On our way, drive at least 5% annual improvement in injury and illness rate | 0% annual improvement in injury and illness rate |