Community Engagement

With the support of funding from PPG and the PPG Foundation, our employees bring vibrant color and brightness to the communities where we live and work.

In this section, we disclose our performance and approach related to our priority of maintaining positive community relationships.

PPG and the PPG Foundation invest in building the next generation of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) leaders, deliver community transformations through our Colorful Communities program and activate the talent of our employees. From helping students thrive to aiding our neighbors in times of need, our community engagement activities support our company’s purpose: We protect and beautify the world.

In 2024, PPG Global Giving and the PPG Foundation donated a total of $18.4 million. We met many of our philanthropic commitments ahead of schedule, helping our partners deliver real impact in the communities where we live and work.

In addition to philanthropic donations, PPG volunteers contributed more than 31,000 hours of their time in 2024. We partnered with more than 400 community organizations across more than 30 countries to ensure our funding and volunteer hours were put to the best possible use in communities where we live and work. These programs reflect our focus on ensuring the future workforce has the skills and knowledge to succeed, regardless of where their career journey takes them.

Our community engagement programs are organized along three pillars:

• Education
• Community sustainability
• Employee engagement

Community engagement around the world

PPG and the PPG Foundation aim to bring color and brightness to communities around the world. We supported hundreds of organizations across more than 30 countries in 2024. By investing in educational opportunities and transforming community assets, we help grow today’s skilled workforce and develop tomorrow's innovators.

A few examples of our work in 2024 include:

• Greensboro, N.C.: With the PPG Foundation's support, the Melvin C Swann Jr. Middle School provided students access to hands-on STEM learning tools such as robotics kits, science kits, STEM equipment and other technology resources. PPG's donation was provided through our partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org to support STEM programming for the next generation of innovators. Across this partnership, PPG's donations reached nearly 4,500 students at 10 high-needs middle and high schools throughout the U.S. in 2024.
• Fort Lauderdale, Fla.: More than 115 of PPG's global leaders completed a Colorful Communities project with Heart of America to revitalize the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County. PPG also provided a grant to support science, technology, engineering and mathematics educational activities.
• Zhangjiagang, China: 1,700 students at Zhangjiagang Deji Primary School were greeted by colorful and transformative murals and an eco-farm as part of our New Paint for a New Start initiative.
• Milan, Italy: PPG collaborated with the National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci to support the opening of Playlab, a unique educational space dedicated to children ages 3 to 6. Playlab features five interactive rooms designed to encourage children’s curiosity, creativity and exploration in STEM subjects. PPG provided SIGMA COATINGS^™ paints, expertise and financial support to help bring the new space to life.
• Wroclaw, Poland: PPG provided funding to sponsor the Universiada initiative, a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education competition carried out in partnership with the Association of Chemical Industry Engineers and Technicians and the University of Wrocław.
• Sumaré, Brazil: PPG launched the third edition of "Girls in Tech," an initiative with nonprofit Casa Hacker to empower young women to pursue careers in technology.
• Vantaa, Finland: A Colorful Communities project carried out in collaboration with the City of Vantaa brought together 25 PPG volunteers, who transformed the lobby of a local cultural and learning center into a colorful and inspiring space.
• Kocaeli, Turkey: PPG provided more than 150 liters of marine coatings for the refurbishment of a marine service boat that will be used for the education of more than 200 students at the Şehit Volkan Tantürk Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in Kocaeli, Turkey.
• Dubai, United Arab Emirates: More than 100 PPG employees and their family members participated in a tree-planting initiative at the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture in Dubai. Volunteers planted 50 Ghaf trees, a native species that thrives in dry climates and holds cultural significance in the region.
• Amsterdam, Netherlands: PPG extended its partnership with Dutch education nonprofit Centrum JongerenCommunicatie Chemie (C3), providing funding to help expand C3's programs and inspire the next generation of innovative STEM leaders.

Education

PPG has a longstanding commitment to support education in the communities where we operate. Our goal is to build the next generation of STEM leaders by inspiring learning and cultivating careers for students of all ages. In 2024, we reached more than 3.1 million students across the range of educational programming that we support.

PPG and the PPG Foundation have committed to investing $5 million to support environmental sustainability education by 2030. To date, we have donated $1.2 million, representing 24% our total committed funding. Our environmental education commitment provides students and teachers with education on a range of topics related to climate action and circularity, including recycling and reuse, clean energy, climate change, energy efficiency and more.

In 2024, we met and exceeded our $2 million commitment to supporting workforce development initiatives through 2025. Our workforce development programs help introduce students to a diverse array of high-tech career paths within modern industry and provide them with educational opportunities to pursue fields such as advanced manufacturing, automotive collision repair, automotive refinishing and painting, and decorative and industrial painting. As with all our support for educational programming, these commitments are geared toward preparing students for future STEM careers.

Community sustainability

The Colorful Communities program, PPG’s signature initiative for supporting communities, aims to protect and beautify the neighborhoods where PPG operates around the world. We bring together committed volunteers and PPG paint to bring colorful transformations to schools, hospitals and other community spaces. Our employees completed 58 Colorful Communities projects in 2024, bringing the total number of projects completed to nearly 600 since the program's inception in 2015.

A central component of the Colorful Communities program is our New Paint for a New Start initiative, which focuses on using color to create engaging environments for students to learn and grow. From June through August 2024, the New Paint for a New Start initiative transformed 27 schools worldwide and impacted more than 16,200 students and educators. In total, PPG provided over $1 million in support to recipient schools, including nearly 6,200 gallons of PPG paint products. During the three-month period, more than 1,600 PPG volunteers and community partners took part in the initiative, dedicating 8,000 hours to the creation of beautiful and engaging learning environments.

As part of our community sustainability efforts, PPG supports disaster relief in communities impacted by natural disasters and humanitarian crises. In 2024, PPG and the PPG Foundation provided more than $200,000 to local government agencies and non-governmental organizations through a combination of direct grants, collective employee giving and product donations to accelerate recovery and rebuilding efforts. Activities over the year included supporting recovery efforts in Florida following Hurricane Milton, as well as flooding recovery efforts in Poland, Czechia and the Valencia region of Spain.

Employee engagement

We strive to activate the talent and time of our global network of employees to support causes that they believe in. In 2024, our people brought their expertise to bear for a total of 31,655 volunteer hours, including by participating in career panels, mentoring opportunities, and volunteering in classrooms to foster a love of STEM.

For more detailed information about our ongoing approach to community engagement, see the bottom of this web page.

Learn more about PPG's community engagement activities and read the most recent updates at PPG.com

2024 data highlights

Giving by priority area

Community investments