All CSR & Sustainability articles
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News briefsMarcolin, New York Tech hold design contest
This month Marcolin and the New York Institute of Technology (New York Tech) conducted what the company calls an “academic-industrial initiative.” Called “Vision Reframed: Designing Eyewear Beyond Boundaries,” the initiative called on students from New York Tech’s departments of architecture, interior design, digital art and design, and medicine (presumably its ...
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News briefsSea2See opens first branded shop
Sea2See, the eyewear brand manufacturing frames from marine waste material, is opening its first branded eyewear store in Grenoble, France. The venture is a partnership with Julien Clavel, an independent optician. The 95 square-meter shop showcases Sea2See’s entire collection and offers a range of optical services, including contact lenses. The ...
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ArticleNPO GoodVision has sold 1 million low-priced glasses to people in need, building up local supply chains along the way
EinDollarBrille (also known as GoodVision), an international eye care association based in Germany, has announced that it has delivered one million pairs of glasses since its creation in 2012 by Martin Aufmuth, a former secondary school teacher of physics and mathematics. The association runs its GoodVision Glasses program in eleven ...
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PPG Optical launches non-methanol version of its HI-GARD coating
PPG Optical has announced the launch of a non-methanol version of its HI-GARD hard coating for 1.5 standard ophthalmic lenses, due to the toxicity of methanol. The company says that the new product offers the same scratch-resistant protection for plastic lens materials as existing HI-Gard solutions and that it is ...
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Silhouette announces one million kg of CO2 savings at main site
Silhouette International says that it has saved one million kg of CO2 since it put photovoltaic systems on the roof of its headquarters and manufacturing site in Linz, Austria, in 2020. The saving in carbon emissions is equivalent to the annual consumption of 500 households or 667 Vienna-New York flights, ...
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OWA to discuss the role of women in optical innovation in SILMO panel discussion
The Optical Women’s Association (OWA) will be holding a panel discussion at the SILMO PARIS trade show on Sept. 26 at 4:30pm at the SILMO Talks Stage. Sponsored by the exhibition organizers, “Seeing Beyond: The Power of Women in Optical Innovation” will look at how women are driving change in ...
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HOYA kicks off SBTI certification process
HOYA Corporation has submitted a commitment letter to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTI), a first step towards the certification by the international climate association.The Japanese group said that it was aiming to establish near-term greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets in line with the 1.5°C framework established under the Paris ...
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VSP Vision reports CSR progress
Releasing its 2024 Social Responsability Report, VSP Vision, Marchon’s mother company, said that it has reached a 53 percent ratio of produced eyewear frames made from sustainable, recycled and biobased materials last year, representing a 61 percent year-on-year increase. The group also stressed that it has switched to fully-recycled demo ...
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French voluntary retail group invests in second-hand eyewear startup
French optical retailer Atol has announced that it has become strategic partner and a shareholder in Zac, a startup specializing on the recycling and retailing of second-hand glasses in the country. The amount of Atol’s investment was not disclosed. The partnership will enable the collection and retail of second-hand glasses ...
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VSP Vision provided over $1m to optometry students through debt relief program
VSP Vision announced that it has provided over $1 million in debt relief through its optometry student loan repayment program, which started in 2023. The company has supported 30 optometry students for the repayment of their loans and plans to fund 20 new recipients this year. Not limited to ...
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Krys Group acquires second-hand eyewear e-commerce startup
KRYS GROUP, the leading optical retail player in France, is changing gears in its second-hand eyewear business with the full acquisition of Seecly, an online marketplace established in 2020 that is selling second-hand sunglasses and prescription glasses online. The service is open to both individuals and eyewear professionals and reportedly ...
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ArticleEssilorLuxottica to increase its lens capacity in France by 40% with new industrial site
French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated yesterday EssilorLuxottica’s Excellence Rx Laboratory, or Labex according to the group’s terminology, a new industrial facility located in Wissous, in the suburbs of Paris and close to the company’s Innovation & Technology Center in Créteil. EssilorLuxottica stressed that the laboratory, which spreads over 16,000 square ...
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Research center launches multilingual website on eye care sustainability
The Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE), a research center in eye health established in 1988 by the University of Waterloo, Canada, is launching sustainableeyecare.com, a website aimed at educating eye care professionals (ECPs) and consumers about sustainability issues related to contact lenses and eyewear. The online platform notably ...
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ArticlePPG Optical grows with legacy products and innovations, looks for more sustainable processes
Amy Mercante, General Manager Specialty Products, discusses the performance of the group’s optical division and other industry topics including smart eyewear, additive manufacturing and sustainability challenges in the lens supply chain.
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CooperVision cumulated donations to Optometry Giving Sight top $5m
CooperVision has announced that it has raised over $5 million for the Optometry Giving Sight (OGS) World Sight Day Challenge since 2008, making it the largest all-time donor of the charity organization. OGS is funding initiatives around the world – the establishment of optometry schools and vision clinics, the training ...
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France moves forward on legal framework for refurbished medical devices
A decree last month in France’s Journal Officiel, the official gazette of the country’s laws and regulations, is laying out the initial legal framework for the refurbishment of consumer medical devices, a category encompassing eyewear frames. The refurbishment of these medical devices at certified facilities as well as informing consumers ...
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Synsam expands e-commerce and second hand frames workshop facility
Synsam Group has announced that it was doubling the surface of its e-commerce warehouse in Spånga, north of Stockholm, to 2,700 square meters. The investment is primarily meant to address a sharp increase in online orders in general and in its contact lens business in particular. The company said that ...
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Specsavers joins the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
Specsavers has joined the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) as a so-called Group A Member, the eye health advocacy organization has announced. IAPB stressed the importance of Specsavers’ expertise in diagnostic technology, notably in OCT scans rollout, and the retail group’s strong footprint in the UK, Europe, ...
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ArticleMultiparty closed-loop waste recycling program for luxury eyewear kicks off in Italy
Gruppo MAIP, an Italian-based supplier of thermoplastic materials, has announced that it was joining the ReGenesis Protocol, a multi-party recycling program developed for the high-end fashion manufacturing sector. In partnership with Eastman, Gruppo MAIP will supply fully recycled and traceable acetate to eyewear manufacturers participating in this program, for both ...
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The UK’s OSA broadens the scope of its Green Charter
The Green Charter, a sustainability initiative by the UK Optical Suppliers Association (OSA) in partnership with The College of Optometrists and the Association of British Dispensing Opticians, is expanding the scope of its certifications beyond optical manufacturing businesses to address all optical product and service suppliers, practices and ophthalmology clinics. ...
