Reporting Practice


Disclosure 102-45 Entities included in the consolidated financial statements


Please refer to Sherwin-Williams’ Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and other documents filed by Sherwin-Williams from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Disclosure 102-46 Defining report content and topic boundaries


Sherwin-Williams’ most recently completed comprehensive materiality assessment influenced the content of this report, including the material topics identified herein. For more information about the materiality assessment, please refer to page 5 of our Corporate Social Responsibility Report , available at www.sherwin.com.


Disclosure 102-47 List of material topics


Information regarding Sherwin-Williams’ most recently completed comprehensive materiality assessment may be found on page 5 of our Corporate Social Responsibility Report , available at www.sherwin.com.


Disclosure 102-48 Restatements of information


The only restatement was an error found in our 2017 and 2018 carbon reporting, which was corrected. Total emissions were lower than initially reported.


Disclosure 102-49 Changes in reporting


This report has been prepared in conformance with GRI guidelines, rather than the G4 guidelines utilized for past disclosures.


Disclosure 102-50 Reporting period


This report and its content cover the 2019 calendar year, except as otherwise noted.


Disclosure 102-51 Date of most recent report


This report was published in June 2020 and includes data from the 2019 calendar year.


Disclosure 102-52 Reporting cycle


This report is revised annually.


Disclosure 102-53 Contact point for questions regarding the report


Please contact sustainability@sherwin.com with any questions or concerns.


Disclosure 102-54 Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards


This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option


Disclosure 102-55 GRI content index


The GRI content outline is available at this link.


Disclosure 102-56 External assurance


This report has not been externally validated.