PPG receives corporate social responsibility award
PPG is the recipient of the 2018 corporate social responsibility (CSR) award from the British Coatings Federation (BCF) for the second consecutive year.
PPG’s signature initiative for supporting communities, the “Colorful Communities” programme, aims to protect and beautify the neighbourhoods where PPG operates around the world. Since the programme’s launch in 2015, PPG and its employee volunteers have completed more than 170 projects and have impacted nearly 5 million people in 25 countries, including in the U.K. PPG also offers the “Colourful Futures Education” programme and the “Chemistry Education” project in the U.K. and supports leading educational institutions, such as the National Space Centre.
Large number of applicants at the BCF Awards
The 2018 BCF Awards received more applicants than any previous year. PPG was a finalist in five categories – Sustainable Innovation, Corporate Social Responsibility, Excellence in Training, Customer Service and Coatings Care. BCF is the sole trade association representing the British coatings industry. Its members’ products support a supply chain of 300,000 people and represent 95 percent of U.K. sales of coatings, inks and wallcoverings.
