People Overview

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We are PPG proud.

Topic	2030 target	Progress
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	12.6% annual improvement in injury and illness rate

At PPG, our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to creating an environment where every employee is empowered to do their best and reach their full potential. Our shared guiding principles align culture with strategy, shaping behaviors that sharpen our competitive edge, accelerate progress and energize teams around the globe. By fostering a culture of growth and collaboration, we enable our team members to thrive, deliver exceptional results and live our purpose: We protect and beautify the world.

In this section, we disclose our performance and approach related to the following priority issues:

Attracting and retaining talent.
Fostering an inclusive workforce focused on belonging.
Providing training and career progression pathways for our people.
Ensuring safe work environments and promoting employee wellbeing.

Our people section covers the following areas:

Engagement: PPG is committed to creating a company where everyone can thrive, deliver and grow by supporting the productivity, motivation and engagement of our workforce.
Learning and leadership development: PPG recognizes that our people are our most important competitive advantage. We invest in resources and capability building to help our people develop and succeed at every level of their careers.
Safety and health: PPG's top priority is to keep our people healthy and ensure that everyone goes home safely at the end of each day.
Wellness: PPG is committed to building a global culture of health that enables our employees and their families to prioritize mental and physical wellbeing.

Introducing The PPG Way 2030

Becoming a stronger, more innovative company requires rethinking how we work, lead and grow to create greater value for our customers.

Our culture, known as The PPG Way, has served as a roadmap for all employees since 2019 - guiding us as we strive to achieve our purpose of protecting and beautifying the world. To build on our vision and realize the full potential of our enterprise growth strategy, we recognized the need to evolve and strengthen The PPG Way.

In 2025, we launched a multi-year effort to transform our culture by gathering feedback from across the business and identifying what’s working and where we need to evolve. Our goal is to activate a growth culture that empowers our people, supports our frontline and builds the skills and capabilities we need for the future. By incorporating feedback from thousands of team members through employee surveys, focus groups and executive workshops, we ultimately developed The PPG Way 2030.

The PPG Way 2030 is built on five guiding principles that shape how we work together every day:

We are customer champions: Proactive. Bold. Trustworthy. Everything we do starts with our customers. We listen, move fast and don’t stop until we solve their biggest challenges. When our customers win, we all grow.
We act with purpose and speed: Agile. Data-driven. Empowered. We take smart risks to stay ahead of the competition. We work proactively with agility, using quality data to develop solutions that create value.
We are excellent operators: Productive. Collaborative. Accountable. No matter our role, we identify problems, take ownership and always bring solutions. We are both proactive and responsive to drive continuous improvement and deliver results. We support our frontline, the faces of PPG to our customers.
We compete to win: Future-focused. Driven. Ambitious. We are passionate about growing our business and winning with our customers. We deliver results, embrace new technologies and leverage agility and speed as strengths.
We are PPG proud: Strong. United. Passionate. We work safely, act with integrity and value our diverse perspectives. We celebrate achievements and take pride in the positive impact we create together to protect and beautify the world.

We launched The PPG Way 2030 across the company in early 2026. We believe that these guiding principles will support our goal to build a more modern, energized PPG. Together we are shaping a future that honors our legacy and positions PPG to win in a changing world.

Multi-year data

Numbers may vary in past and future reports as we continue to integrate new employees into our human resource systems and as employees continue to provide or update their self-identification status.

Number of employees

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2025	2024	2023	2019
44,000	46,000	50,000	47,600

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2025 employees by region

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	Asia Pacific	Europe, Middle East and Africa	Latin America	U.S. and Canada	Total
Female	1,770	4,990	2,180	3,419	12,359
Male	5,412	10,902	6,156	7,802	30,272
Other	0	0	0	3	3
Not specified	2	10	8	0	0
Total	7,184	15,902	8,344	11,224	42,654

_{Numbers are as of Dec. 31, 2025, and do not include PPG joint ventures.}

2025 employees by employee type

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	Full-time	Part-time
Female	11,780	579
Male	29,968	304
Non-binary	3	0
Not specified	19	1
Total	41,770	884

_{Numbers are as of Dec. 31, 2025, and do not include PPG joint ventures.}

U.S. EEO-1 reporting

While we do not use the Federal Employer Information Report EEO-1 to guide our progress, our 2025 U.S. EEO-1 report is available online.

2025 U.S. employee race and ethnicity representation

As of December 31, 2025