All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 2
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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. ...
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Six CooperVision sites receive 'Zero Waste' certification
CooperVision has announced that six of its global manufacturing and distribution facilities – in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico; Alajuela, Costa Rica; Delta Park and Mount Park in the UK; and Scottsville and West Henrietta, N.Y., US – have earned Zero Waste Facility Program Certification from SGS Global Services, a Swiss-based ...
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Safilo renews Special Olympics partnership
Safilo Group and Special Olympics, an association promoting the acceptance of people with intellectual disabilities through sport, have extended their already 22-year long partnership until 2027. The eyewear company is supplying prescription frames and sunglasses to Special Olympics athletes through the Special Olympics Lions Club International Foundation Opening Eyes program.
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Mondottica 2025 charity program to focus on vision care for the homeless
Mondottica Group has announced that it has chosen Vision Care for Homeless People (VCHP) as its official charity partner for this year. The eyewear group said that it would raise funds across its business and fashion brand partners throughout to support VHCP initiatives. Founded in 2003 by four optometrists, VHCP ...
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Modo children eye care support program has helped 2 million children
Modo Eyewear has announced that its “Buy a Frame – Help a Child See” program has reached 2 million children since launch in 2013. The initiative offers children vision screenings, optometrist exams, prescription glasses and corrective treatments at no cost. “Buy a Frame - Help a Child See” is run ...
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Will the French buy recycled glasses at their local post office?
Lunettes de Zac, a French startup specializing in the recycling of used glasses, is exploring an unusual partnership with La Poste, the French postal service. During the collaboration’s one-year trial phase, over a hundred post offices in France will display a collection box for visitors to drop their old pair ...
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News briefsEssilux to coordinate French research program in myopia
With several other entities, EssilorLuxottica has inaugurated a five-year research program in personalized optical myopia treatment, with the objective of diagnosing myopia in childhood and slowing its progress. Called Premyom, the program will make use of large-cohort studies, clinical trials, data analytics, digital modeling, biomechanical simulation of the myopic eye, ...
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ArticleFrench NPO takes deep dive in ophthalmic lenses and eyewear frames’ carbon emissions
French consumers purchased 32 million lenses and 16 million frames in 2023, for a total carbon footprint of 130 tkCO2e. The report looks at the share of various components (raw materials, energy, transport, packaging, etc.) in the mix.
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EssilorLuxottica receives SBTi validation of GHG emission reduction targets
EssilorLuxottica has announced that its near-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets have been validated by the Science Base Targets Initiative (SBTI), an internal association that, by its own definition, enables companies and financial institutions worldwide to play their part in combating the climate crisis. EssilorLuxottica’s sustainability targets include ...
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Essilux partners with WHO on eyecare program
EssilorLuxottica has announced that its OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation has become a global collaborating partner of SPECS 2030, an eye care program by the World Health Organization (WH0). The SPECS initative focuses on five pillars: improving access to refractive services, building the capacity of eye care professionals, promoting eye health awareness, ...
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Article‘We try to be responsible’
Alessandra Girardi, head of sustainability and co-owner of Vanni, tells us about how the Italian SME’s sustainability approach is rooted in local production and supply chain, internal commitment and outside expertise, and LCA calculations.
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News briefsCanada to develop a national strategy for eyecare
Canada has passed Bill C-284, “an act to establish a national strategy for eye care.” This strategy, to be devised by the Ministry of Health, must “describe the various forms of eye disease.” It may do any of the following: lay out the needs of healthcare and other professionals with ...
