At Johnstone's Trade, we aim to reduce the consumption of natural resources and support a more circular economy, without compromising on quality or performance.

Across our manufacturing sites, we continuously strive to reduce waste. Each year, PPG undertakes continuous improvement activities to better understand sources of waste within our production processes and identify practical opportunities for reduction through process optimisation. These efforts have delivered meaningful results, and with a goal of achieving a 25% reduction in waste intensity by 2030 against a 2019 baseline, the Birstall manufacturing site had already achieved a 20% reduction by 2025.

We also seek to recover as much waste as possible through internal and external recycling initiatives and are targeting 100% waste recovery by 2030. As a high-volume paints and coatings manufacturer, fluctuations in customer demand and production volumes can result in some raw materials or finished products remaining unused. For more than 20 years, we have partnered with specialist UK paint recyclers to help divert these materials from disposal and support more circular outcomes. (We may wish to avoid including specific details here)

In addition, we maintain an active dialogue with our suppliers to identify opportunities for introducing renewable and non-fossil raw materials into our products.