PPG Industries

Pennsylvania
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Risk Level:

Rating - Caution
Medium Risk

Summary:

PPG has not publicly terminated business relationships due to political views or religious beliefs. The company does not provide viewpoint discrimination protections for employees or reliably match employees' donations to charity. It does not donate to any ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression, although it has lobbied the Pennsylvania state legislature to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the state's list of protected classes. It has not used its corporate reputation in other areas, however. For these reasons, PPG Industries receives a "Medium Risk" rating.

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Corporate Weaponization
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Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

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PPG Industries has not publicly terminated business relationships due to religious beliefs or political views. The company received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this means PPG Industries has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (1).

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Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

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PPG Industries will not match gifts or donate to “religious organizations for religious purposes.” However, there is no language restricting donations to religious charities with a secular purpose or for community service (1)(2).

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Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

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PPG Industries does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination (1)(2).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
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Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

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PPG Industries has signed an open letter encouraging the Pennsylvania state legislature to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the state’s list of protected classes (1).

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Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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PPG Industries’ charitable foundation does not donate to any ideological groups hostile to freedom of expression (1).

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Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

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PPG Industries indefinitely suspended PAC donations to election objectors (1)(2). It has since resumed bipartisan donations but has not donated to Republican election objectors. The company has not donated to ideological PACs (3).

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March 23, 2023

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