PPG is committed to ethical business conduct and responsible sourcing.
We work diligently with our global supply chain partners to reduce the negative impacts on people and communities associated with conflict minerals or other minerals sourced from areas where there is a risk of human rights abuses in the supply chain of these minerals.
PPG is committed to ethical business conduct and responsible sourcing. We work diligently with our global supply chain partners to ensure our products do not incorporate conflict minerals, cobalt, mica, and silicon from entities that directly or indirectly finance conflict or may be linked to human rights abuses in an attempt to support the development of economy in certain high-risk areas.
Many of the raw materials we use that contain conflict minerals pass through a variety of intermediaries before reaching our company. We do not purchase directly from the smelters or the producers of the minerals. Therefore, we must rely on our suppliers to identify the sources of the minerals in our raw materials and to declare the conflict mineral status of their products, as stated in our Responsible Minerals Sourcing Policy.
Consistent with our commitment to social responsibility and sustainability, we expect each of our suppliers to:
- Conduct due diligence on its supply chain in accordance with the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development's Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas
- Provide the conflict minerals source information that is necessary to support our due diligence and reporting obligations under the SEC's Conflict Minerals rules
- Notify us if a supplied product contains conflict minerals originating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) or surrounding countries
Suppliers that are not able to provide adequate information about the source of any conflict minerals or other minerals of concern in the products supplied to PPG shall be evaluated by our procurement department and may be denied future PPG business.
To learn more, read our most current Conflict Minerals Report.