PPG Joins Make it Zero Initiative

PPG announced that it has joined Make it Zero, a global initiative developed by the European DIY Retailers Association and the Global Home Improvement Network, to reduce scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions within the do-it-yourself (DIY) home improvement sector.

As part of this commitment, PPG’s Architectural Coatings business in Europe, Australia and New Zealand has become a signatory to the initiative’s decarbonization targets, reinforcing its dedication to sustainability and environmental responsibility.

PPG joins the group of retailers and suppliers in the DIY home improvement sector to address the challenges associated with indirect emissions through the value chain. As a part of the initiative’s task force, PPG is contributing to the development of clear and consistent methodologies for collecting and measuring carbon data, sharing best practices in reporting, and accelerating progress to reduce scope 3 emissions.

“As a key player in the retail DIY sector, we recognize the importance of collaboration across the value chain,” said Sarah Trowse, PPG customer sustainability business partner, Architectural Coatings. “We share the responsibility to lower the industry’s carbon footprint and are committed to working together with our customers and suppliers to achieve these goals. By lowering our scope 3 emissions and joining this task force, we’re supporting our customers’ sustainability ambitions, accelerating a lower carbon portfolio of paints and coatings, and creating stronger customer intimacy.”

This initiative underscores PPG’s commitment to sustainability and aligns with its 2030 sustainability targets, which include scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets that have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Scope 3 emissions come from sources that PPG does not own or control, including purchased goods and services, processing of sold products, and end-of-life treatment of sold products.