Archive for April 2024
Coastal Cleanups
Across our facilities, employees volunteer to support their local environments. Our Puerto Rico team participates in the annual International Coastal Cleanup Day, picking up litter and debris along a local beach’s coastline. The 2023 event yielded record employee turnout.
Read MoreImproving The Way People See Everyday
We are proud to be long-time partners of Optometry Giving Sight, which trains eye care professionals, establishes vision centers in developing countries and delivers eye care services to those in need. In 2025, CooperVision and our employees surpassed $5 Million in cumulative fundraising for Optometry Giving Sight’s World Sight Day Challenge.
Read MoreEliminating Waste
CooperVision has earned Zero Waste Facility Certification for six of its global contact lens manufacturing and distribution sites.
Read MorePlastic-Neutral Contact Lenses
Through our partnership with Plastic Bank, CooperVision helps create ethical recycling ecosystems in coastal communities and has created the first plastic-neutral contact lens.
Read MoreMeasuring Our Scope 3 Emissions
In 2023, we made significant progress towards developing a baseline for Scope 3 emissions. We are working to collect and review our Scope 3 measurements for comparison against this baseline in future reporting.
Read MoreSustainable Buildings
Eleven of our facilities align to internationally recognized green building standards, like LEED® and BREEAM®, including LEED Gold at CooperVision Puerto Rico and Costa Rica.
Read MoreIncreasing Resiliency
A Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system serves CooperVision Puerto Rico’s power needs. By capturing and reusing excess heat, our natural gas-fueled CHP is a reliable, cost-effective and sustainable solution.
Read MoreOur Approach to R&D
Cooper spearheads scientific and technological breakthroughs through advanced research and development (R&D).
Read MorePractice-enhancing Tools
CooperSurgical provides practice-enhancing tools that advance standards of care in hospitals, surgical centers, medical offices and fertility clinics.
Read MoreAdvancing Ocular Science
CooperVision’s annual Science and Technology Award Program supports research in vision care, with the goal of translating innovative ideas into practical solutions.
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