PEOPLE + PLANET
We enhance the health and wellness of people around the world, while doing our part to protect the planet and serve our communities.
Improving Lives
Expanding Access to Care
We work to address global health challenges. Together with our employees, partners and customers, we bridge the access divide and reach people around the world with CooperVision and CooperSurgical products and services.
Advancing 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.
Addressing Care Disparities
Through its Generation Sight program, CooperVision is partnering with three top optometry schools to bridge myopia management access disparities among under-resourced children in the U.S.
Vision Care Inclusion
CooperVision supports continuing education for eye care professionals so they can treat people with intellectual and development disabilities.
Centers of Excellence
CooperSurgical offers educational programs to provide practitioners with new skills they can bring to the community.
Innovating Healthcare Solutions
We elevate standards of care and partner with healthcare providers worldwide to improve patient outcomes and deliver practice-building resources and training. Our products keep pace with scientific breakthroughs and lifestyle trends, benefiting patients and healthcare providers alike.
Biofinity Energys®
Designed for digital lifestyles, these contact lenses reduce stress on eye muscles, help eyes retain moisture and keep eyes comfortable all day long.
Genetic Testing Technology
CooperSurgical’s PGTai helps select the highest quality embryo for transplant, resulting in more positive outcomes for patients.
Practice-enhancing Tools
CooperSurgical provides practice-enhancing tools that advance standards of care in hospitals, surgical centers, medical offices and fertility clinics.
Our Approach to R&D
Cooper spearheads scientific and technological breakthroughs through advanced research and development (R&D).
Environmental Sustainability
Energy & Emissions
Across our businesses, we are working to transition to cleaner and more efficient electricity sources and to mitigate our emissions.
Increasing 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.
Sustainable Buildings
Eight of our facilities align to internationally recognized green building standards, like LEED® and BREEAM®, including LEED Gold at CooperVision Puerto Rico and Costa Rica.
Running on Renewable Electricity
We have achieved 100% renewable electricity sourcing at all CooperVision sites in New York and the U.K.
Measuring 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.
Using Resources Efficiently
To address waste and support circularity, we are rethinking how we design, source, recover and offset plastics. We also work hard to eliminate waste from our facilities and use water responsibly.
Plastic-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.
Sourcing Better Materials
By beginning to purchase ISCC PLUS-certified plastic, we are committed to achieving a higher standard for how plastics are made.
Eliminating Waste
In 2023, CooperVision’s Distribution and Packaging Center in West Henrietta, New York, received our first Zero Waste Facility certification, successfully diverting more than 90% of its waste from landfills, as certified by SCS Global Services.
Conserving Water
Water is a vital resource for our businesses and communities. By reducing our overall usage, increasing reuse and recycling efforts and making better use of collected rainwater, we conserve millions of gallons of water each year.
Employee Action
Employees Drive Change
Our culture empowers employees to choose sustainability at work and at home and to make a positive impact in their communities.
Improving 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 2023, CooperVision and our employees raised more than $300,000 through global initiatives in support of Optometry Giving Sight.
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.