By Gwendolyn Plummer
Thursday, April 25, 2024 8:30 AM
NEW YORK—This week, billions around the world celebrated Earth Day. There are, of course, countless ways to celebrate our planet, from heading outside for some time in nature to dedicating yourself to pushing for legislative change that will protect our home. Big or small, every little action makes an important difference in keeping the earth as healthy as possible. For ECPs, Earth Day provides a great opportunity to discuss how we can keep sustainable practices at the forefront of our minds every day, through recycling programs, eco-conscious eyewear choices and so much more. This week, we take a look at how some ECPs celebrated.
By Staff
Thursday, April 25, 2024 8:25 AM
OTTAWA, Canada—Global leaders are gathering here in Canada's capital this week to discuss progress in drafting a first-ever global treaty to rein in plastic pollution by the end of the year, according to a
Reuters report. The pending treaty, due to be finalized at the end of this year, could be the most significant deal relating to climate-warming emissions and environmental protection since the 2015 Paris Agreement, which got 195 parties to agree to keep global temperatures from rising beyond 1.5°C.
By Staff
Thursday, April 25, 2024 8:20 AM
What’s New: Bajío Sunglasses has added six new frames to its product line for Spring 2024. These new launches are: Rigolets from the Tech Angler collection, the Tigh Lines collection’s Sigs, the Surf collection’s Hopedale, the Beach collection’s 12 South, and the Metals collection’s Clink and Tionia.
By Staff
Thursday, April 25, 2024 8:15 AM
What’s New: Skaga, from
Marchon, is presenting SK2167 CIRKULATION, a new sustainable style for Spring/Summer 2024.
By Staff
Thursday, April 25, 2024 8:10 AM
Every year, 312 million Americans make the journey to one of the country’s 63 national parks. While there they can enjoy scenic landscapes, take part in unique outdoor activities and connect with their families and friends, but all of this is beginning to take its toll on the environmental health of these protected landscapes and single-use plastic is the main culprit.
By Staff
Friday, April 19, 2024 12:21 AM
VAUGHAN, Ontario—
Bausch + Lomb Corporation, an eye health company, has announced its
One by One and
Biotrue Eye Care recycling programs have collected 84,343,540 units, or 510,116 pounds, of used contact lenses, eyecare and lens care materials in the U.S.
By Staff
Thursday, April 18, 2024 12:18 AM
ALISO VIEJO, Calif.—
Glaukos Corporation, an ophthalmic pharmaceutical and medical technology company focused on novel therapies for the treatment of glaucoma, corneal disorders and retinal diseases, has announced that it has published its 2023 Sustainability Report.
By Staff
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 12:24 AM
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.—
VSP Vision has released its
2023 Impact Report, which highlights the company’s progress toward its corporate social responsibility (CSR) commitments. The second annual report provides details on how VSP Vision continues to collaborate with its network of optometrists, community partners and employees to accelerate health equity, empower diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I), and advance sustainability.
By Gwendolyn Plummer
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 8:30 AM
NEW YORK—Monday’s solar eclipse was a once-in-20-years natural phenomenon that left millions of Americans with a sense of wonder and excitement—and with a pair of eclipse glasses that they have no idea what to do with. With two decades to go until the next major eclipse here in North America, holding onto the protective glasses might not make sense (though, as
USA Today reports, modern eclipse glasses don’t expire, according to the American Astronomical Society), but, thankfully, there are a few ways to recycle or repurpose eclipse glasses that are both sustainably-minded and helpful to others.
By Staff
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 8:25 AM
SAN RAMON, Calif.—
CooperVision and Plastic Bank, a Vancouver, British Columbia-based
social impact organization, have renewed their net plastic neutrality partnership through 2026. With the extension, the partnership has expanded to include a vision care program to provide vision screenings and vouchers for complimentary eye exams and glasses for eligible Plastic Bank collection members in Indonesia, who are essential to CooperVision’s net plastic neutral partnership with Plastic Bank, the company announced.
By Staff
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 8:20 AM
What’s New: Costa Sunglasses is redesigning a legacy favorite with the launch of Whitetip PRO. This launch diversifies the PRO portfolio, which now includes a variety of styles and fits across the brand’s most technical line of products.
By Staff
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 8:15 AM
What’s New: Satisloh has launched their newest lens cleaning system, the Hydra-Brush-4, to the North American market. The unit is a fully automated, four-stage system that cleans and dries both sides of more than 200 lenses per hour.
By Staff
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 8:10 AM
NEW YORK—The United Nations (UN) is calling for a change in economic and business paradigms that will have a significant impact on planetary limits. In a
report to the Human Rights Council, David Boyd, UN special rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, said the earth’s life support system is being sabotaged in a way that will have profound consequences unless action is taken.
By Gwendolyn Plummer
Thursday, March 28, 2024 8:30 AM
NEW YORK—There is less than a month to go until Earth Day, April 22, giving us all plenty of time to prepare for the holiday. This year, the official
Earth Day theme is “Planet vs. Plastics,” an initiative dedicated to demanding a 60 percent reduction in the production of all plastics by 2040. This goal is something the eyewear industry is already getting on board with, as more and more eyewear manufacturers switch to bio-acetates and other natural materials in place of traditional plastics.