Mazzucchelli takes further steps on sustainability journey
Mazzucchelli 1849 is building a new factory in its hometown of Castiglione Olona in northern Italy, set to be opened in the second half of this year. Giampietro Pedrazzini, CEO, spoke to us recently about how that facility fits into Mazzucchelli’s plans to reduce its environmental footprint, along with other ...
Italy’s ANFAO, Certottica launch sustainable eyewear certification
The Italian eyewear industry association ANFAO and Certottica, the optical-product certification body in which ANFAO is a shareholder, have launched the first international sustainable eyewear-certification program, to respond to growing demand for sustainable products and to underscore the progress already made by some industry players.
Karün Eyewear to get a Walmart boost
Karün Eyewear, the Chile-based brand of eyewear made from recycled and traceable materials, has signed a nationwide, but non-exclusive, partnership with Walmart for the distribution of its frames in the U.S. retail giant’s Walmart Vision Centers. ”We chose to work with Walmart as our U.S. national retailer to expand access ...
Silmo Paris adds CSR prize to events portfolio
The organizers of the Silmo trade show have announced the launch of a Responsible Company Prize, that will take place for the first time at the next edition of the show slated to take place at the usual fairgrounds in the north of Paris from Sept. 29 to Oct. 2. ...
Synsam 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.
Circularity 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.
A 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 ...
Environmental 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.
Product 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 ...
National 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 ...