Coatings World - August 2017

and product portfolio.”
In addition to its reductions in GHG
emissions and waste disposal, the com-
pany achieved the following in 2016:
• 31 percent of sales from sustain-
able products, an increase of 55
percent since 2012;

• 36 percent decline in energy intensity since 2012;

• 11 percent improvement in the spills-and-releases rate;

• 0.31 injury-and-illness rate, which remained the lowest in the company’s history;

• Wellness programs implemented at 73 percent of reporting locations with 50 or more employees;

• PPG Community Engagement Framework implemented at 70 percent of sites;

• Nearly $9.8 million in charitable
contributions; and
More than 40 COLORFUL
COMMUNITIES projects completed
around the world, for a total of nearly 60

projects completed since the program was launched in May 2015.

Full details on PPG’s goals and 2016 results are available in the 2016 Corporate Sustainability Report.

Sherwin-Williams’ Bob
Murphy Wins SSPC John D.
Keane Award of Merit

Bob Murphy, Project Development manager for Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings, has been awarded the 2017 John D. Keane Award of Merit by the Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC).

Named for the society’s executive director from 1957-1984, the award honors outstanding leadership and significant contributions to the development of the coatings industry and SSPC. The prestigious award was presented at SSPC’s Awards Luncheon Program at the organization’s annual conference.

Murphy is a corrosion and water
and wastewater industry veteran, and
an active member of SSPC
and many other esteemed in-
dustry organizations, includ-
ing the American Water Works
Association (AWWA), the National Rural
Water Association (NRWA), the Water
Environment Federation (WEF), and
the National Association of Corrosion
Engineers (NACE). He is an SSPC
Protective Coatings Specialist (PCS) and
a NACE-Certified Coatings Inspector,
as well as a Concrete Coating Inspector
(CCI) and Course Instructor.

U.S. EPA Recognizes
AkzoNobel Business in
Safer Choice Program

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced AkzoNobel’s Surface Chemistry business as a 2017 Safer Choice Partner of the Year. The business was recognized for its role in proactively advancing the safer chemistry and safer product goals of the EPA Safer Choice program.