By Gwendolyn Plummer
Monday, March 11, 2024 8:30 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—
The Vision Council released new research featuring key insights into U.S. consumers’ experiences and preferences when purchasing frames for new glasses. Findings from the report, “Focused inSights 2024 Frame Trends,” underscore the diversity in eyewear preferences and purchase behaviors, highlighting opportunities for the optical industry to tailor product offerings and marketing strategies to meet consumer preferences. Notably, the report showcased just how much consumers value sustainable products and practices.
By Staff
Monday, March 11, 2024 8:25 AM
PATAGONIA, Chile—
Karün Eyewear has announced the world's first eyewear frames made from Celion, a new material developed from cellulose acetate recovered from cigarette butts. Employing advanced technology from Imeko, a Chilean cleantech company, the cigarette butts are collected, cleaned, and processed to recover the cellulose acetate, the company noted. A distinctive mechanical-chemical process removes the toxicity from the filters and recovers pure cellulose acetate as a new sustainable raw material. The butts are completely transformed and repurposed into Celion, the foundational material of their forthcoming collection.
By Staff
Monday, March 11, 2024 8:20 AM
What’s New: Maison Lafont is debuting three new sun styles made with creative upcycling, a concept developed by designer Thomas Lafont.
By Staff
Monday, March 11, 2024 8:15 AM
What’s New: Bollé Safety has launched the SWIFT industrial collection, which includes safety glasses and over-the-glasses goggles intended to surpass the essential safety standard demands for the industrial workforce.
By Staff
Monday, March 11, 2024 8:10 AM
MARKHAM, Ontario—The results of this year's "Epson Global Climate Barometer" are in, and it captures the views of more than 30,000 people in 39 countries, attempting to better understand global responses to climate change. The survey reveals that while globally more people now cite climate change as a major global issue over any other, the issue that seems to be plaguing more than half of Canadian respondents most are the economic challenges facing the country, followed by climate change.
By Gwendolyn Plummer
Monday, March 4, 2024 8:30 AM
NEW YORK—When we think about sustainability in our industry, we think about the obvious things: bio-acetates and recycled metals, reducing water usage and collecting contact lens blister packaging for recycling, motion sensor lights in the office, and reducing consumption wherever possible. But sustainability, in the bigger picture, is not about limiting ourselves to what impacts us directly—there are countless other ways to get involved with protecting and promoting our environment.
By Staff
Monday, March 4, 2024 8:25 AM
One of the biggest issues companies face when on their sustainability journey is remaining authentic. Many companies want to go green, but often fall into the “greenwashing” trap. Greenwashing (a compound word modeled on “whitewash”), also called green sheen, is a form of advertising or marketing spin in which green PR and green marketing are deceptively used to persuade the public that an organization’s products, aims, and policies are environmentally friendly.
By Staff
Monday, March 4, 2024 8:20 AM
What’s New: Altair Eyewear is presenting the Spring/Summer 2024
Cole Haan eyewear collection. The new Cole Haan collection debuts six gender neutral optical styles and introduces sustainable materials as well as design details inspired by the brand’s leather goods and footwear. All six styles feature classic silhouettes and colorations inspired by Cole Haan’s signature ZERØGRAND collection.
By Staff
Monday, March 4, 2024 8:15 AM
What’s New: Safilo Group and
BOSS are presenting the Spring/Summer 2024 BOSS eyewear collection. For Spring/Summer 2024, BOSS Eyewear is showcased by British singer and actress Suki Waterhouse, Italian tennis player Matteo Berrettini, and South Korean actor Lee Minho.
By Staff
Monday, March 4, 2024 8:10 AM
Climate change continues to have an impact on the environment. Everything from weather patterns to food production to glacier recession is having an impact on how we do business. In 2024, many businesses are committed to making a difference and changing the course of climate change. By choosing greener, more sustainable practices, businesses can reduce their carbon footprint while still increasing their bottom line.
By Gwendolyn Plummer
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 8:30 AM
MILAN—
Mido presented three major awards at its 2024 edition: the BeStore Award, the Stand Up For Green Award and the CSE – Certified Sustainable Eyewear Award. All three, which were presented at the OTTICLUB with Mido president Giovanni Vitaloni and radio host Petra Loreggian, awarded sustainable practices. First was the BeStore Award for Design which went to Anaïs Murith’s LENETA - Concept Store Optique, a Swiss optical center, for its combination of beauty, retro appeal, contemporary aesthetics and responsible selling.
By Staff
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 8:25 AM
The
Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) drives ambitious climate action in the private sector by enabling organizations to set science-based emissions reduction targets. The organization helps to show businesses how much and how quickly they need to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to prevent the worst effects of climate change.
By Staff
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 8:20 AM
What’s New: BMW Eyewear, from
Marcolin, is presenting its 2024 collection which include bio-acetate styles BW5080-H and BW0056-H.
By Staff
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 8:15 AM
What’s New: Versace Eyewear, from
EssilorLuxottica, and NBA champion Dwyane Wade continue their relationship with Wade as the face of Versace eyewear, wearing sunglasses and optical styles from the latest men’s collection.