All CSR & Sustainability articles – Page 4
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News briefsStrong children myopia increase in Spain, research finds
A fifth of Spain’s schoolchildren suffer from myopia, whose incidence over the past six years has increased by 17.8 percent. So says this year’s edition of the “Barometer of Myopia in Spain,” a report put out by the Alain Afflelou Foundation and Madrid’s Complutense University. Myopia is most prevalent (30%) ...
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Gibaplast adopts Eastman Tenite Renew
Gibaplast, the Italian-based supplier of cellulose esters and other materials for the eyewear industry, has adopted Eastman’s Tenite Renew material, the U.S. specialty materials manufacturer has announced. Tenite Renew is a more sustainable version of the company’s Tenite cellulose acetate propionate that is widely used in the production of injection ...
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Silhouette eyes carbon neutrality without offsetting
In 2022, the Silhouette Group became a certified carbon-neutral organization, through a combination of emissions’ reductions – which were halved to 2,000 tons annually in the last seven years – and the purchase of carbon credits for the support of a 400 MW solar panel system in India. The Austrian-based ...
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Kering Eyewear gathers supply chain partners for Sustainability Day
Kering Eyewear gathered its key Italian supply chain partners at its headquarters in Padua on Sept. 5 for its Sustainability Day. The event included a workshop by Anna Zandanel, a sustainability and innovation business advisor who shared information on circular economy practices in the eyewear industry with the 40 attendees. ...
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HOYA Vision Care launches sustainability program
HOYA Vision Care has announced the launch of One Vision, its corporate sustainability program based on three pillars: environment, community and workplace. On the environmental front, the company’s initiatives focus on CO2 emission reduction – with a goal to reach 100 percent renewable electricity by 2040 at the latest ...
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Kering Eyewear to Maui support fund after wildfires
Kering Eyewear, owner of the Hawaian brand Maui Jim, has announced that it was making a donation to Hawaii Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund, to assist the victims and support the rebuilding efforts followig the devastating wildfires in Lahaina earlier this month. Maui Jim, which has a local store and ...
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A glimpse of the state of sustainability in U.S. eyecare
There was a slight decline over the course of 2022 in the importance of having a “green” practice for U.S. eyecare professionals, at least according to the Environmental Sustainability Survey conducted by Jobson Optical Research on behalf of 20/20. In February 2020, November 2021 and August 2022, only 1 percent ...
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ArticleSilmo 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. ...
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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 ...
