All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 6
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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 ...
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Sponsored articleDanny Cassidy: “Be future-focused”
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ArticleNational Vision releases sustainability report
National Vision, the third largest optical retailer in the U.S., has just released its 2021 sustainability report, called “A World Worth Seeing”. The full report, which presents the group’s activities and progress in four different CSR areas (social, employees, environment and governance), can be downloaded on the company’s website. We ...
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Sponsored article“If you’re interested in circular economy in the sports business, you can’t miss ISPO Munich 2022.”
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Menrad announces climate neutrality achievement
Menrad has announced that it has reached climate neutrality for 2022 and 2023 through a mix of CO2 emission measures and the purchase of certified carbon credits. The achievement is certified by Fokus Zukunft (Focus Future), a German-based sustainability agency, that helped the company to calculate its detailed carbon footprint ...
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News briefsEssilorLuxottica makes Fortune's "Change the World" top 10
EssilorLuxottica ranks sixth in Fortune’s “Change the World” list for 2022. The annual ranking by the international media group recognizes the positive social impact of companies through activities that are part of their core business strategy. Listed companies, which have to apply to take part, are evaluated mainly on their ...
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Successful second edition of ABDO’s sustainability summit
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) held its second SEE summit on the environment on Oct. 3 and has made the recording of the event available for all on its website here. The main presentations were made by Thiago Gentile of Plannet Zero, a carbon strategy consutancy of Redshaw ...
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Safilo to start using Tritan Renew in polarized lenses
The Safilo Group is pursuing its partnership with Eastman with the scheduled introduction of the U.S. chemical supplier’s Tritan Renew material for its polarized lenses. The Italian eyewear manufacturer will start using the material from August 2023 in its Under Armour collections, before a progressive roll-out across its portfolio of ...
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Silhouette reaches carbon-neutrality
Silhouette International has announced that is has reached carbon neutrality in September 2022. The Austrian-based group said it has reduced its carbon emissions by more than 50 percent between 2015 and 2021, with a strong focus on a sustainable energy mix including solar, wind, hydro, biomass and biogas that covers ...
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Marchon’s Dragon partners with Plastic Bank
Dragon, the in-house sports brand of Marchon Eyewear, has signed a global partnership with Plastic Bank, a social enterprise focused on stopping more plastic to reach the oceans by collecting it within 50 kilometers of coastlines and waterways. Plastic Bank says it has stopped 60 million kilos of plastic to ...
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Safilo expands use of Eastman’s sustainable materials
After having been one of the early adopters of Eastman’s Acetate Renew and Tritan Renew materials, the Safilo Group has announced that it would start using the U.S. chemicals company’s Tenite Renew starting January 2023. Tenite Renew is produced via Eastman’s carbon renewal technology and composed of a minimum of ...
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Safilo Group joins The Fashion Pact
SAFILO GROUP has joined The Fashion Pact, a global sustainability coalition of companies in the fashion and textile industry, the company announced earlier this week. According to its website presentation, The Fashion Pact was launched at the G7 Summit in Biarritz, France, in 2019 as a mission given to Kering ...
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Neubau Eyewear certified carbon neutral
NEUBAU EYEWEAR, the subsidiary of Silhouette International, announced last week that it has just achieved carbon neutrality through a mix of sustainable production methods and compensation payments towards certified climate protection projects. The carbon neutrality was certified by the Austrian branch of TÜV, one of the largest international certification organizations. ...
