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A Message from the Chairman
 For more than 125 years, PPG Industries has grown and thrived by making sound business decisions. With the intent of ensuring the company’s long-term viability and success, these decisions have also been made with the best interests of people, profitability and the planet in mind.
Now, with the publication of PPG’s first corporate sustainability report, it is our intention to paint a clear picture of who we are, what we believe, and how we conduct our business. And while this is our first report, I think you’ll see that PPG is no stranger to the concepts of sustainable business practices. In fact, I would submit to you that sustainability has been an underlying principle for all of PPG’s actions since its founding in 1883. More importantly, I believe that this report will demonstrate just how strongly the company’s ethics and values influence the smart choices PPG makes every day.
So, what is PPG’s approach to sustainability? For us, it has two elements. Sustainability is first and foremost about being a successful business. We do what we do in order to ensure the success and lasting presence of our company for the benefit of our customers, our suppliers, our shareholders, our employees and our neighbors. But, we also act in a way that not coincidentally helps to ensure the life and resilience of our economies, our environment and our society.
We believe that these two views of sustainability – sustaining PPG and sustaining the world – are not mutually exclusive, but are very compatible.
In this report, you’ll read about the steps we’ve taken to transform our company from a North American-centric commodity materials manufacturer to the leading global coatings and specialty products provider. This extends beyond just making products. You’ll see how PPG’s innovations are helping to address some of the world’s most pressing problems related to energy, the environment, security and other issues. You’ll read about our performance with regard to the environment and energy, some of the ambitious goals we’ve set, and our progress toward meeting them. Lastly, you’ll read about our commitment to society and the people who make it so diverse and vibrant. And, you’ll learn how PPG is giving back to our communities.
It is our intent to issue this report every two years. And, it is my personal hope that this report serves not as a static document, but as an invitation to a dialogue:
- A dialogue with customers about innovation and partnership,
- A dialogue with employees and potential employees about the opportunities that exist in working at PPG,
- A dialogue with shareholders about the continued strength of our business performance,
- And a dialogue with residents of communities where we have operations about ways that PPG can continue to be an employer and neighbor of choice.
Ultimately, if we are successful in establishing and maintaining these exchanges of ideas, it will be not only PPG, but all of us, that benefit.
Charles E. Bunch
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
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