Coatings World - JUNE 2013

Jotun GreenSteps, a program launched by the company in 2011 to improve Jotun’s environmental performance over a broad range of areas, including hazardous materials, carbon footprint, reducing VOC emissions, energy consumption and waste. “GreenSteps also broadcasts the work the company does to develop safer, more effective paints and coatings solutions that help customers improve their environmental performance,” said Markmanrud.

In addition to investing more resources to produce safer, more environmentally responsible paints and coatings, Jotun is exploring new ways of managing pigments and colors to achieve better results. By combining primer colors and topcoat colors, Jotun can offer a superior finish compared to less advanced alternatives. The global phase out of lead chromates is an important step in strengthening Jotun’s reputation as an environmentally responsible company.

PPG stakeholders.”
Some of PPG’s new sustainability
goals include reducing energy intensity
and greenhouse gas emission intensity
1.5 percent each per year; reducing spills
and releases 10 percent per year; imple-
menting employee wellness programs at
100 percent of PPG facilities globally;
and achieving 30 percent of sales from
sustainable products by 2020.

PPG Launches New
Sustainability Report

PPG Industries announced the launch of the company’s new sustainability vision, values and goals issued in the 2012 PPG Corporate Sustainability Report. This sustainability “framework” follows more than a year of in-depth internal and external analysis to determine what is most meaningful and impactful to PPG and its stakeholders. Leading up to 2020, PPG will strive to reduce environmental impact, improve employees’ safety, health and well-being and encourage and report employee charitable donations and volunteerism.

“Since PPG’s founding 130 years ago, sustainable business practices have been embedded in our culture and strategies, helping the company achieve lasting success for our customers, our employees, our shareholders, our neighbors and our suppliers,” said Diane Kappas, PPG vice president, environment, health and safety. “This year, we have taken a significant step forward as we provide employees across the globe with a pathway and measurable targets to advance our continually evolving sustainability practices to address what is most meaningful to