All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 5
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Opti launches sustainability award for opticians
The organizers of the opti trade show have announced the launch of a new sustainability award aimed at German and international opticians at the next edition of the show, from Jan. 12 to 14 next year. The opti Sustainability Award competition will take into consideration a number of criteria such ...
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ArticleSynsam frames production reshoring delivers 32% CO2 reduction (LCA)
In its annual sustainability report released a few weeks ago, leading Nordics retailer Synsam Group published an initial comparative life cycle analysis (LCA) between acetate frames produced in its newly opened Swedish factory and similar frames manufactured by its Asian suppliers. When it announced the construction of a 6,000 square-meter ...
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ArticleCircularity gaining traction in the French eyewear market
Circularity in the eyewear sector has been a hot topic in the last couple of weeks in France as two major retail chains, and a young start up specializing in the recycling of used glasses, have announced new programs for second-hand eyewear. ZAC, a Lille-based startup specializing in the ...
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Bollé Brands sets ESG targets, aims at B.Corp certification
In the wake of the publication of its first sustainable development report, Bollé Brands has announced new Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) objectives. They include a 35 percent reduction of carbon emissions per product by 2027, thanks notably to a gradual increase of the share of “eco-friendly” products in its ...
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EssilorLuxottica expands collaboration with ESSEC through circularity MOOC
EssilorLuxottica is expanding its collaboration on circular economy with the French-based ESSEC business school. The Italo-French eyewear group is one of the three partners, along with L’Oréal and Bouygues, in a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) just launched by the school. The 4.5 hour online course, available in French ...
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Mirage receives ISO environmental certification
Mirage, the Italian-based company specializing in the production of injection moulded eyewear, has announced that it has obtained ISO 140001:2015 certification for the creation and implementation of an Environmental Management System (EMS). The company said the certification process took three years to be completed. According to ISO’s presentation, the 140001:2015 ...
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Alcon sees 14% jump in Q1 contact lens sales, expands Plastic Bank partnership
Alcon generated contact lens sales of $615 million in the first quarter ended March 31, up by 14 percent on a constant currency basis compared to the year earlier, reflecting the continued strong performance of silicone hydrogel contact lenses, including the Precision1 and Total product families, alongside price increases. Reported ...
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News briefsNational Vision gives a nod to mental health
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, National Vision has released a new limited edition of 24 frame models, in a variety of shapes and colors, some with a two-tone design, all with an icon of the month’s symbol, a green ribbon. The line is called See Inside, and the ...
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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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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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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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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, ...
