PPG has been named in Newsweek magazine’s ‘World’s Greenest Companies’ 2025 list.
The list recognises the top 750 publicly listed companies, across 26 countries, for their environmental sustainability performance.
Over 8,000 companies were evaluated through a comprehensive analysis process. To be eligible, companies needed to meet the minimum sustainability standards established by the European Union and to have publicly available sustainability disclosures and more than 1,000 employees.
Companies were evaluated and scored on more than 25 parameters in four categories – greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, water usage, waste generation, and sustainability data disclosures and commitments.
“For decades, customers have relied on PPG as a partner to support their most challenging needs to protect and beautify countless assets,” PPG vice president, global sustainability, Peter Votruba-Drzal, said.
“By embracing sustainable innovation as a key component of our business strategy, we’re driving growth through solutions that yield sustainable advantages for our customers.”
PPG’s strong progress against its 2030 sustainability targets, including:
- 41 per cent of sales from sustainably advantaged products*
- 18 per cent reduction in scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions
- 6 per cent reduction in scope 3 GHG emissions, reflective of reporting categories 1, 10 and 12**
- 48 per cent of process waste sent to reuse, recycle and recovery
- 28 per cent reduction in water intensity at priority sites
- 98 per cent of key suppliers assessed to sustainability and social responsibility criteria
To learn more about PPG’s sustainability progress and 2030 targets, visit the company’s website.
*Sustainably advantaged products are identified using PPG’s methodology that validates product attributes and their contribution towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
**Category 1: Purchased goods and services, including raw materials and PPG-manufactured packaging; Category 10: Customer processing of sold products; Category 12: End-of-life treatment of sold products.