Pittsburgh-based PPG, a paint, coatings and specialty materials company, recently released its 2024 sustainability report, which contains progress the company has made toward its 2030 sustainability targets.
“Sustainability is core to our purpose and a key enabler of our enterprise growth strategy,” Peter Votruba-Drzal, PPG vice president of global sustainability, said. “It is embedded in how we do business by supporting our customers’ success through sustainably advantaged solutions that deliver industry-leading products, improved performance and operational savings, resulting in reduced water, waste and energy use.”
Key highlights include:
Nearly all key suppliers, 98 percent, were assessed against sustainability and social responsibility criteria.
A total of 48 percent of processed waste was reused, recycled or recovered.
A total of 41 percent of sales came from sustainably advantaged product lines.
Water intensity at priority sites in water-stressed areas was reduced by 28 percent.
Scope 1 and 2 emissions were reduced by 18 percent within the company’s operations.
Scope 3 emissions were reduced 6 percent across purchased goods and services, customer processing of sold products and end-of-life treatment of sold products.
In addition, the company has invested $16.4 million in the COLORFUL COMMUNITIES initiative since 2015. This exceeds its 2030 funding commitment.