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We’re proud to present our first DE&I Report

This is a major milestone in our decades-long journey to cultivate a sense of belonging for all of our employees and to harness the power of diversity to ignite innovation and performance. It underscores our strong commitment to transparency regarding our actions and progress. While we have achieved much, we recognize that more progress is needed. Our purpose to “protect and beautify the world,” our values, and our desire to do better today than yesterday – every day – remain our driving forces for change.

In this video, Marvin Mendoza, PPG global head, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I), highlights why PPG aspires to be transparent and how this report will serve as an update on our journey. We hope you dive into our story.

"I feel passionately that if we leave out diverse voices, we are not as good a company from any perspective. These are voices that should be heard, need to be heard, must be heard.

As a nearly 140-year-old company, we are on a cultural journey that requires different voices and perspectives to deliver the best results and create an environment of inclusiveness and engagement. We have made great strides in our DE&I journey, especially over the past several years. I’m proud to be a part of this company and incredibly excited to be involved with the DE&I efforts that will make PPG an employer of choice for the next generation and generations to come."

Anne Foulkes
PPG Senior Vice President and General Counsel Executive Sponsor
PPG Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ+) Employee Resource Network

Our DE&I Journey

This timeline is a snapshot of some of our organizational and employee DE&I accomplishments. We hope these milestones will inspire and motivate others to act and do even more.

1991

  • We establish the Employee Centered Workplace Council to study and survey how to implement and boost more inclusive policies across the organization.

1995

  • Our CEO establishes the Corporate Diversity Council to drive senior leadership of existing programs and define success metrics and actions to improve our culture and diverse employee representation. Different versions of this council continue for nearly 25 years until we hire a DE&I global leader and form a new organization.

2001

Founders of the Women’s Leadership Council
  • The Women’s Leadership Council (WLC), now known as Women’s Leadership Network (WLN), launches.

2005

  • We launch our Minority Leadership Council (MLC) in the U.S. to help underrepresented employees navigate career development, gain exposure to leaders and network with others across the company. The council also creates a website on the PPG intranet.

2008

  • The Young Professional Network (YPN) is launched to help advance the personal and professional development of PPG’s youngest professionals.

2009

  • The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Council (now known as the LGBTQ+ Employee Network) launches in the U.S.
  • The European Diversity Council launches.

2015

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  • We launch our 10-year, $10 million COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® initiative to bring bright color and energy to the communities where we operate around the world.

2017

2020

  • We appoint our first Global Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
  • We expand and enhance the WLN, LGBTQ+ Network and YPN and add the Abilities First Network, Asian Employee Network, Black Employee Network, Latinx Employee Network and Veterans Employee Resource Network.

2021

  • We announce our global DE&I vision and strategy to all employees and launch a DE&I scorecard to hold our strategic business unit and function leaders accountable for action and results.
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Our Report

We are grounded in transparency and learning every step of the way. We hope you dive into our story and the stories of our people. Download a PDF of the 2021 PPG DE&I Report.