September 16, 2022
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Christophorakis N et al. EYE2EYE Series: Panel discussion on sustainability. Location: Vision Expo West; September 14-17, 2022. Las Vegas.
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Christoforakis is VP of Environmental Health and Safety at EssilorLuxottica, Hsueh is Senior Director of U.S. Brand Marketing and Digital Strategy at CooperVision, Kimber is Founder and CEO of Karün Eyewear, Novak is Chief Operating Officer at RLab, and Rogers is Director of Sales at Conant. is. Lens Inc. and Saxon are executive directors of specialized strategy at Bausch & Lomb.
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LAS VEGAS — Business leaders from the eye care community gathered at Vision Expo West to discuss companies’ efforts to promote sustainability and environmental health through their business practices.
The panel, made up of representatives from Bausch & Lomb, Coopervision, Conant Lens, Essilor Luxottica, Karyn Eyewear and RLab, will educate consumers about their efforts to create a sustainable future and the importance of these efforts. We covered a variety of topics, including our plans to communicate to
“Companies may define sustainability in different ways.” Nia Christophorakis EssilorLuxottica’s Vice President of Environmental Health and Safety said: “At EssilorLuxottica, in addition to the environment, we believe that social responsibility is an important factor in becoming a sustainable company.”
According to Christoforakis, EssilorLuxottica has achieved carbon neutrality in its home countries of France and Italy, with 75% and 95% of electricity for its manufacturing sites in those countries coming from renewable sources. The company is also incorporating bio-based ingredients into its ingredient portfolio for all product types, she said.
Alice Xue, CooperVision’s Senior Director of US Brand Marketing and Digital Strategy explained the four main pillars of the company’s environmental initiatives. save energy. Reuse, reduce and recycle resources. Empowering people in the CooperVision community.
“Our operating manufacturer sites in New York, Costa Rica, and Puerto Rico are believed to be the only LEED-certified contact lens factories in the world, which required innovative thinking and implementation,” she said.
Hsueh said CooperVision’s Rochester, New York facility is 100 percent renewable energy-driven thanks to natural high-energy lighting, vegetable oil-powered power transformers, and a natural rain source. . In addition, CooperVision’s MyDay and Clarity 1 Day contact lenses are considered net plastic neutral.
The company has also set a goal to reduce the amount of plastic equivalent to 100 million plastic bottles by the end of 2022, Hsueh said.
Bausch & Lomb’s ONE by ONE campaign has made it possible to recycle more than 48 million units of contact lenses, eye care and lens care materials from contact lens manufacturers worldwide. Rom and the doctors and patients we help are all about helping doctors and patients around the world. ” Jill Saxon OD, FAAO, Executive Director of Specialized Strategy at Bausch & Lomb. “It’s everything from his chain of supply, manufacturing, development to the local level.”
Bausch + Lomb’s manufacturing facility in Rochester is powered by 3,667 solar panels, which she said reduces the company’s carbon footprint by 800 tons a year.
“My passion may be ambitious, but it’s really about changing the world. I think we’re in front of people who really believe we can leave this world in a better place.” increase.
Conant Lens Inc. recently launched the 1.74 CoVisionSeries ophthalmic lenses using DoGreen plant-based monomers made with palm oil additives. Ryan Rogers Sales manager of the company. “We’re not the only company using that monomer, but he’s one of the companies we’ve heavily promoted,” he said.
When asked about the role eye care providers should play in informing consumers and patients about socially conscious developments and improvements, Greg Novak RLab’s chief operating officer (COO) says business owners have a “responsibility to overcome difficulties.” [eye care providers (ECPs)], create messages in the minds of consumers and drive demand with ECP. not the other way around. “
Panelists also discussed the importance of companies working together to move towards a more sustainable and cleaner future. Thomas Kimber Karün Eyewear founder and CEO said:
“What we need is a table where various industry stakeholders (ECPs, labs, representatives from various manufacturers) come together and agree on how we measure our goals. I think the industry has for the sustainable development of the world,” said Kimber. ”
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