We actively engage with internal and external stakeholders to understand the most important issues impacting our company, industry and the communities where we operate. Maintaining a regular and transparent dialogue with our stakeholders helps us better integrate stakeholder priorities into our strategy.
PPG recognizes that embedding stakeholder interests in our strategy and business model is essential to how we create value. Our proactive engagement strategy shapes the way we assess priority ESG impacts, risks and opportunities and enables us to focus on programs and initiatives that deliver positive impacts across PPG’s stakeholder groups.
We consider any individual or entity who can affect or be affected by our actions, objectives and policies to be a PPG stakeholder. Key stakeholder groups include:
- Employees
- Customers
- Suppliers
- Investors and analysts
- Government
- Philanthropies, nonprofits and nongovernmental institutions
- Residents of communities where PPG operates
Each of our locations, businesses and functions are expected to engage its stakeholders effectively and on an ongoing basis. While our approach to stakeholder engagement varies, activities are tailored to establish and maintain productive relationships with our stakeholders. Typical engagement activities include proactive ESG investor outreach, attending forums, industry gatherings, trade shows, and hosting open house and community events. To amplify our reach, we also attend online events, share updates on social media, and engage in various marketing activities, as examples. We maintain open lines of communication for our stakeholders to contact us through various means, such as PPG.com, over the phone and through our various social media accounts.
Learn more about our key stakeholder engagement activities and key topics raised in 2023 in the stakeholder engagement table.