Antwerp. Several PPG employees’ children attend the
school, some of whom helped
with the playground renovation project. Because they believed the
neutral-colored playground equipment
and environment would benefit from
adding some bright-colored PPG paint
products, PPG employees submitted
the idea for consideration as a Colorful
Communities project.
“I think it is our duty and responsi-
bility as a PPG production facility to
understand and support the community
around the plant,” said Cees Rijnsburger,
PPG operations manager, protective and
marine coatings, Europe, Middle East
and Africa. “It is very important to know
what’s going on in the community around
us, and this project gave us the chance to
know our neighbors better. It was good
to see everyone working together on the
same project with the same goal.”
The Colorful Communities pro-
gram is PPG’s signature initiative for
community engagement efforts, with
the aim to protect and enhance neigh-
borhoods where PPG operates around
the world. The program increases PPG’s
commitment to invest in communities
and supports projects that transform
community spaces, providing PPG vol-
unteers and donated PPG products. In
2015 and 2016 combined, PPG com-
pleted nearly 60 Colorful Communities
projects, and it expects to complete
about 75 more this year.
Axalta’s Mount Clemens
Facility Earns First Supplier
Sustainability Award from
Honda
Axalta Coating Systems was one of 55
suppliers recently honored by Honda
North America for achievements in
providing sustainable parts and ma-
terials. At the 33rd annual Honda
Supplier Conference in Birmingham,
Alabama, Honda recognized Axalta
for the “exceptional commitment to
social responsibility” demonstrated
at the company’s Mount Clemens,
Michigan, manufacturing and R&D
facility. The award evaluates programs
devoted to sustaining the environ-
ment, health and safety, human rights,
and compliance and ethics, among
other criteria. The award was previ-
ously known as the Honda Corporate
Citizenship Award.
“At Axalta, we are committed to being
socially responsible in the communities
where we live and work while making su-
perior products for our customers,” said
Steve Markevich, Axalta Executive Vice
President and President – Transportation
Coatings and Greater China. “We are
proud to accept this recognition from
Honda as we work together to promote
sustainable operations. Being a good
neighbor and an engaged business part-
ner are fundamental to Axalta’s growth
and success.”
“The pursuit of quality is driving ac-
tivity across our supply chain, and like
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