GRI Index

General Disclosures

GRI Standard/Other Source	Disclosure	2022 ESG report Location	External Link	Additional detail	Omission
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-1 Organizational Details	About PPG	2023 Annual Report and Form 10-K
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-2 Entities included in the organization's sustainability reporting	About PPG	2023 Annual Report & Form 10-K (pages 3-9)
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-3 Reporting period, frequency and contact point	About This Report		PPG's 2023 ESG Report covers all of the entities included in its consolidated financial reporting.
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-4 Restatements of information			Indicated, when necessary, throughout the report.
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-5 External assurance	Energy and Emissions	GHG Assurance
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-6 Activities, value chain and other business relationships	About PPG Products Overview Supplier Sustainability	2023 Annual Report & Form 10-K (pages 3-9)
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-7 Employees	People Overview
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-8 Workers who are not employees				This information is not available, PPG does not track data on workers who are not employees at a global level.
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-9 Governance structure and composition	Governance overview	Board of Directors 2023 Proxy Statement (page 11-12) Corporate Governance Guidelines
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-10 Nomination and selection of the highest governance body		Nominating and Governance Committee
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-11 Chair of the highest governance body		Board of Directors
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-12 Role of the highest governance body in overseeing the management of impacts		Sustainability and Innovation Committee
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-13 Delegation of responsibility for managing impacts	Governance overview
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-14 Role of the highest governance body in sustainability reporting			Our ESG Report is reviewed by PPG's Board of Directors.
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-15 Conflicts of interest		Corporate Governance Guidelines Global Code of Ethics
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-16 Communication of critical concerns	Governance overview
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-17 Collective knowledge of the highest governance body	Governance overview		Our Sustainability Committee's work is reviewed by our Board of Directors’ Sustainability and Innovation Committee. The Sustainability Committee establishes policies, programs and procedures, including metrics, to help us better understand and address sustainability in our business practices.
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-18 Evaluation of the performance of the highest governance body		Corporate Governance Guidelines
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-19 Remuneration policies		2024 Proxy Statement (pages 36-75)
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-20 Process to determine remuneration		Human Capital Management and Compensation Committee
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-21 Annual total compensation ratio		2024 Proxy Statement (page 73)
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-22 Statement on sustainable development strategy	To our stakeholders Priority issues
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-23 Policy commitments	Governance Human Rights Environment Overview Safety and health Product stewardship	Global Code of Ethics Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers Global Anti-Corruption Policy
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-24 Embedding policy commitments	Supplier Sustainability Human Rights Environment Overview Governance overview Safety and Health Product Stewardship	Global Code of Ethics
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-25 Processes to remediate negative impacts		Global Code of Ethics
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-26 Mechanisms for seeking advice and raising concerns		PPG Ethics Helpline	Stakeholders and other interested parties may send communications to the Board, the independent directors (individually or as a group) or the lead director in writing by sending them in care of our corporate secretary at PPG, Inc., One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15272.
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-27 Compliance with laws and regulations	Waste, Spills and Releases Water	2023 PPG Annual Report & Form 10-K, Legal, Regulatory , Item 3. Legal Proceedings (pages 14-15) Environmental Matters (pages 63-65)
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-28 Membership associations	Stakeholder engagement index
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-29 Approach to stakeholder engagement	Stakeholder engagement overview
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2022	2-30 Collective bargaining agreements		2023 PPG Annual Report & Form 10-K, Human Capital (page 7)

Material Topics

GRI Standard/Other Source	Disclosure	2022 ESG report Location	External Link	Additional detail	Omission
GRI 3: Material Topics 2022	3-1 Process to determine material topics	Priority issues
GRI 3: Material Topics 2022	3-2 List of material topics	Priority issues		Our global prioritization assessment identified priority issues from a stakeholder and financial impact perspective. For the purpose of reporting to the GRI, material topics have been designated based on those with the most significant impacts on the economy, environment, and people, including impacts on their human rights.

Decarbonizing PPG operations, supply chain, and customer emission

GRI Standard/Other Source	Disclosure	2022 ESG report Location	External Link	Additional detail	Omission
GRI 3: Material Topics 2021	3-3 Management of material topics	Energy and Emissions Climate-related risks and opportunities
GRI 201: Economic Performance 2016	201-2 Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change	Climate-related risks and opportunities
GRI 302: Energy 2016	302-1 Energy consumption within the organization	Energy and Emissions
GRI 302: Energy 2016	302-2 Energy consumption outside of the organization				This information is not available, PPG is unable to estimate energy consumption outside of the organization. PPG is working to understand electricity use in our upstream and downstream value chain.
GRI 302: Energy 2016	303-3 Energy intensity	Energy and Emissions
GRI 302: Energy 2016	302-4 Reduction of energy consumption	Energy and Emissions
GRI 302: Energy 2016	302-5 Reductions in energy requirements of products and services	Energy and Emissions		Reductions in scope 3 Category 10 (customer processing of sold products) GHG emissions are related to our efforts to bring products with lower energy requirements to market.
GRI 305: Emissions 2016	305-1 Direct (scope 1) GHG emissions	Energy and Emissions	GHG Assurance
GRI 305: Emissions 2016	305-2 Energy indirect (scope 2) GHG emissions	Energy and Emissions	GHG Assurance
GRI 305: Emissions 2016	305-3 Other indirect (scope 3) GHG emissions	Energy and Emissions		PPG reported scope 3 emissions for the first time in 2023. The energy and emissions section of PPG's 2023 ESG Report includes detail on scope 3 emissions from 2019-2023, as well as our efforts to reduce emissions across our value chain.
GRI 305: Emissions 2016	305-4 GHG emissions intensity	Energy and Emissions
GRI 305: Emissions 2016	305-5 Reduction of GHG emissions	Energy and Emissions
GRI 305: Emissions 2016	305-6 Emissions of ozone-depleting substances
GRI 305: Emissions 2016	305-7 Nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, and other significant air emissions	Energy and Emissions
GRI 308: Supplier Environmental Assessment	308-1 New Suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria	Supplier sustainability			PPG does not report the percentage of new suppliers screened for environmental criteria. Key suppliers are assessed using a combination of environmental and social criteria as part of our standard due diligence process.
GRI 308: Supplier Environmental Assessment	308-2 Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken	Supplier sustainability

Managing interactions with water as a shared resource

GRI Standard/Other Source	Disclosure	2022 ESG report Location	External Link	Additional detail	Omission
GRI 3: Material Topics 2021	3-3 Management of material topics	Water
GRI 303: Water and Effluents 2018	303-1 Interactions with water as a shared resource	Water
GRI 303: Water and Effluents 2018	303-2 Management of water discharge-related impacts	Water
GRI 303: Water and Effluents 2018	303-3 Water withdrawal	Water
GRI 303: Water and Effluents 2018	303-4 Water discharge	Water
GRI 303: Water and Effluents 2018	303-5 Water consumption	Water
GRI 306: Effluents and Waste	306-3 Significant Spills	Waste

Using circular economy principles to reduce impacts from materials and waste

GRI Standard/Other Source	Disclosure	2022 ESG report Location	External Link	Additional detail	Omission
GRI 3: Material Topics 2021	3-3 Management of material topics	Waste
GRI 301: Materials 2016	301-1: Materials used by weight or volume				PPG does not report data on the materials used to produce and package our products and services, as this data is confidential.
GRI 301: Materials 2016	301-2 Recycled input materials used				PPG is unable to report a figure for the total amount of recycled input materials used to manufacture our primary products and services, as this data is not aggregated at a global level.
GRI 301: Materials 2016	301-3 Reclaimed products and their packaging materials				PPG is unable to report an aggregate figure for reclaimed products and packaging materials, as this data is not aggregated at a global level.
GRI 306: Waste 2020	306-1 Waste generation and significant waste-related impacts	Waste
GRI 306: Waste 2020	306-2 Management of significant waste-related impacts	Waste
GRI 306: Waste 2020	306-3 Waste generated	Waste
GRI 306: Waste 2020	306-4 Waste diverted from disposal	Waste
GRI 306: Waste 2020	306-5 Waste directed to disposal	Waste

Ensuring safe work environments and promoting employee well-being

GRI Standard/Other Source	Disclosure	2022 ESG report Location	External Link	Additional detail	Omission
GRI 3: Material topics 2021	3-3 Management of material topics	Safety and Health
GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018	403-1 Occupational health and safety management system	Safety and Health
GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018	403-2 Hazard identification, risk assessment and incident investigation	Safety and Health, Incident review and reduction Governance overview, Compliance with our Code of Conduct
GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018	403-2 Hazard identification, risk assessment and incident investigation	Safety and Health
GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018	403-3 Occupational health services	Wellness
GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018	403-4 Worker participation, consultation and communication on occupational health and safety	Safety and Health
GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018	403-5 Worker training on occupational health and safety	Safety and Health
GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018	403-6 Promotion of worker health	Safety and Health Wellness
GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018	403-7 Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships	Safety and Health
GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018	403-8 Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system	Safety and Health
GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018	403-9 Work-related injuries	Safety and Health
GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018	403-10 Work-related ill health	Safety and Health

Maintaining positive community relationships

GRI Standard/Other Source	Disclosure	2022 ESG report Location	External Link	Additional detail	Omission
GRI 3: Material topics 2021	3-3 Management of material topics	Communities, Community Engagement
GRI 413: Local Communities 2016	413-1 Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments and development programs	Communities, Community Engagement
GRI 413: Local Communities 2016	413-2 Operations with significant actual and potential negative impacts on local communities	Safety and Health Product Stewardship Communities		None of our operations had actual significant negative impacts on local communities during the reporting period. Our approach to managing potential negative impacts is discussed throughout this report.

Fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive work force

GRI Standard/Other Source	Disclosure	2022 ESG report Location	External Link	Additional detail	Omission
GRI 3: Material topics 2021	3-3 Management of material topics	Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
GRI 405: Diversity and Equal Opportunity 2016	405-1 Diversity of governance bodies and employees	Diversity, Equity and Inclusion	2024 Proxy Statement, (page 11) Diversity of Our Directors EEO-1 (United States)
GRI 405: Diversity and Equal Opportunity 2016	405-2 Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men				This data is not available at a global level. We are working to improve the quality of this data and intend to report against this indicator in the future.
GRI 406: Non-discrimination	406-1 Incidents of discrimination and corrective action taken	Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Governance Overview

Addressing chemical-related social and environmental impacts, real and perceived

GRI Standard/Other Source	Disclosure	2022 ESG report Location	External Link	Additional detail	Omission
GRI 3: Material Topics 2021	3-3 Management of material topics	Product Stewardship
GRI 416: Customer health and safety 2016	416-1 Assessment of the health and safety impacts of product and service categories	Sustainably Advantaged Products Product Stewardship
GRI 416: Customer health and safety 2016	416-2 Incidents of non-compliance concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services				This data is not available at a global level.
GRI 417: Marketing and Labeling 2016	417-1 Requirements for product and service information and labeling	Product Stewardship
GRI 417: Marketing and Labeling 2016	417-2 Incidents of non-compliance concerning product and service information and labeling				This data is not available at a global level.
GRI 417: Marketing and Labeling 2016	417-3 Incidents of non-compliance concerning marketing communications				This data is not available at a global level.