Community Engagement Strategy

Our community engagement vision is to bring color and brightness to our communities around the world through community sustainability, education and employee engagement.

  • 75%  of our facilities met the requirements of the PPG Community Engagement framework

Our locations are guided by the PPG Community Engagement Framework, which outlines appropriate programs depending upon the specific needs of each community. In 2017, 75 percent of our facilities met the requirements of the framework, up from 70 percent in 2016. Our goal is to implement the framework globally by 2025.

Under the framework, sites are assigned one of four implementation levels based on their impact in their communities.

Framework Implementation Levels
Level Sample Actions
1
  • Community service encouraged among employees.
  • Joint planning conducted with community emergency services.
2 Level 1 actions plus:
  • Site leadership must be active in local community organizations.
3 Level 1 and 2 actions plus:
  • Community engagement responsibilities are assigned.
  • PPG Friends employee volunteer team is formed to support community projects.
  • Relationship is established with local government officials.
4 Level 1, 2 and 3 actions plus:
  • Community advisory panel is formed.