All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 3
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Warby Parker recycled 9 tons of demo lenses in 2022 with Eastman
In its 2022 Impact report released earlier this month, U.S. omnichannel retailer Warby Parker announced that it has recycled over 9 tons of demo lenses since the launch of its partnership with Eastman in the first quarter of the year. Through this circularity program, demo lenses from the company’s production ...
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VSP switches to sustainable shipping boxes
VSP Vision has announced that it would switch to sustainable eyewear shipping boxes for its Eyeconic and VisionWorks retail chains. The new boxes are made from 100 percent FSC-certified recycled corrugated materials, non-toxic inks and are plastic free. The group calculated that the change would reduce materials’ use by 65 ...
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B+L recycling programs expand fast
Bausch + Lomb has released an update on its ONE by ONE and Biotrue recycling programs for contact lenses, eye care and lens care materials. The company said that more than 65 million units had been recycled since the launch of these programs in 2016 and 2021 respectively, representing over ...
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Contact-lens tool to make its debut in Spain
The Fórum de Contactología and Visión y Vida are introducing a “simple” tool in Spain to help people determine whether they are candidates for the use of contact lenses. According to the two groups, Spain ranks fifth in Europe in contact-lens use. A bit less than 5 percent of Spaniards ...
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ArticleA look at MIDO CSE Awards’ RoW winners
During the last edition of the Mido trade show last month, organizers premiered their Certified Sustainable Eyewear Awards (CSE) which were divided in two categories: Europe and the Rest of the World (RoW). As awards winners from Europe are better known to our readers – Neubau Eyewear, Marchon, Modo Eyewear ...
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ArticleEnvironmental sustainability and the eye care industry
Ann Blackmore, a policy and regulatory consultant who has worked for over nine years in the optical sector, considers what concerns around environmental sustainability could mean for the eye care industry and outlines some of the drivers for change. No one can be in any doubt that one of ...
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Five U.S. eyewear designers launch 2nd Pride Eyewear program
To celebrate Pride Month in June, five eyewear designers and members of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) will each offer a limited edition sungass design. Companies taking part in the charitiy program are Blake Kuwahara Eyewear, Christian Roth Eyewear, Krewe Eyewear, l.a. Eyeworks and Selima Optique. Parts ...
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News briefsA web tool for sunglass protection in Spain
Along with the Optics and Optometry School of Terrassa (FOOT, at Polytechnic University of Catalonia) and the Spanish Association of Optical Manufacturers (AEO), Visión y Vida has developed a digital system to match lens filters to the needs of sunglass wearers. It is free of charge and consists of a ...
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MYKITA closes stainless steel supply loop
MYKITA has announced that it has achieved full circularity for the production of its stainless steel frames in collaboration with Alleima, its longstanding supplier of the material. Stainless steel glasses have been a staple in the German brand’s portfolio since its early days and still account for roughly 65 percent ...
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A wind-powered Essilux
EssilorLuxottica has signed a 12-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with ERG Power Generation in Italy. Taking effect this year, the contract covers the provision of about 900 GWh of electricity from renewable sources, or about 75 percent of production at ERG’s Partinico-Monreale plant, near Palermo. The plant is replacing all ...
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Afflelou collected 220,000 used glasses last year in France
The Afflelou Group has announced that it collected over 220,000 pairs of used glasses from consumers in 2022 through dedicated boxes deployed at its 780 stores, mostly franchised, in France. The operation, dubbed Green by Afflelou, was launched in May 2021 in partnership with the MEDICO LIONS CLUB DE FRANCE, ...
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Marchon wins Mido’s green stand award
Marchon Eyewear won the Stand Up for Green Award at MIDO earlier this month, an award launched by the Milan trade show in 2022 to recognize its exhibitors’ commitment to sustainability in the designing and building of their stand. Marchon’s booth key sustainable features include the storage of reusable parts, ...
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FGX signs LOI with Eastman for Tritan Renew procurement
FGX International, a subsidiary of the EssilorLuxottica group, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Eastman to reserve a “significant” volume of the company’s Tritan Renew to be produced at the materials’ supplier new plant in Kingsport, which will become operational later this year. Tritan Renew is a copolyester ...
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News briefsZenni endows three scholarships
The optical retailer Zenni has set up three scholarships, each worth $25,000, for students at the New England College of Optometry (NECO) who have a “desire to provide eyecare in vulnerable communities” – that is, what the American Public Health Association (APHA) describes as “low-income and racial and ethnic minority ...
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ECOO issues new sustainability guidance for member associations
The European Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO) has released a new guidance on the issue of sustainability and how it relates to the eye care sector. The four-page document, which can be found on the organization’s website, makes suggestions on how national associations can relay sustainabiity information to their ...
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ArticleProduct carbon footprint, circularity and 3D print on Ace & Tate sustainability agenda
Dutch-based eyewear brand Ace & Tate will launch its first 3D-printed collection with a short range of sports glasses, we learned in an interview with Femme van Gils, sustainability manager, and Sean Peron, vice president of marketing and brand. The collection will be based on Arkema’s Polyamide 11, a polymer ...
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News briefsEssilux pledges $11m for education
EssilorLuxottica is pledging $11 million over the next two years towards the study of optometry. One program will disburse $3 million to repay the student loans of recent graduates in optometry who secure employment with one of the company’s retail brands: LensCrafters, Target Optical or Pearle Vision. Another will disburse ...
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MIDO launches new sustainable awards
International eyewear trade show MIDO is launching Certified Sustainable Eyewear (CSE) Award, a new award category to debut at the next edition of the trade fair from Feb. 6 in Milano, Italy. The new award program is established in partnership with ANFAO, the Italian industry eyewear association, and Certottica, the ...
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Bausch + Lomb has recycled over 160 tons of plastic waste
Bausch + Lomb reports that is has collected more than 58 million units of used contact lenses, lens care and eyecare materials in the U.S. through its ONE by ONE and Biotrue recycling programs, for a total weight of over 160 tons. Both programs are run in partnership with TerraCycle, ...
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Optic 2000 partners with flash sales' website on eyewear recycling program
Optic 2000 is partnering with online flash sales’ specialist Veepee (formerly Vente Privée) for a one-week eyewear recycling initiative in November. Veepee members are invited to send up to two pairs of glasses, at no cost, and will receive a €15 voucher per pair in exchange for their participation, to ...
