PPG Commits $20M to Diversity and Inclusion Efforts over Next 5 Years

PPG says it and PPG Foundation will invest $20 million by 2025 to address systemic racism and advance racial equity in the United States by funding educational and other opportunities for Black communities and people of color. According to the company, the commitment underscores PPG’s focus on education and aims to further its support of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education.

“We aim to reach diverse students and communities to champion change and empower historically underrepresented populations with greater opportunities to achieve brighter futures,” said Malesia Dunn, executive director, PPG Foundation and corporate global social responsibility. “Through this important commitment, we will prioritize equity and justice within education to close the racial gaps in STEM learning and careers, and help our society meet collective challenges quickly, creatively, and effectively.”

PPG says the $20 million investment will be used to support advanced STEM education and career development for Black people and people of color; bolster K-12 STEM education that encourages interest among more Black students, and students of color, through hands-on STEM experiences in afterschool programs and in-school settings; support new partners dedicated to social justice and joining initiatives that focus on civil rights, criminal justice reform, and the cultural heritage of Black communities and people of color; beautify diverse communities; and fund additional opportunities impacting Black and people of color populations that will be identified in collaboration with PPG employees, leaders and community partners, on an ongoing basis.

The PPG Foundation will direct at least 25 percent of diversity funding to organizations serving the company’s global headquarters community of Pittsburgh. It also will continue to invest more than 50 percent of its U.S.-based grantmaking to support causes that focus on Black communities and people of color, veterans, women, LGBTQ+ populations, poor individuals and families, and people with disabilities.

 

 

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