CooperVision har bekræftet sit fortsatte engagement i bæredygtighed og har opnået Zero Waste facilitetscertificering for seks globale produktions- og distributionscentre for kontaktlinser.* 1 Certificeringen, som viser, i hvilken grad driften forebygger eller omdirigerer affald fra deponering, er opnået på virksomhedens faciliteter i Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico; Alajuela, Costa Rica; Delta Park og Mount Park i Storbritannien og Scottsville og West Henrietta, N.Y., USA* 1
SCS Global Services (SCS), en international leder inden for tredjepartscertificeringer for miljø og bæredygtighed, har evalueret og certificeret hvert enkelt center individuelt, i henhold til den seneste Zero Waste-standard. CooperVisions centre opnåede certificering gennem en kombination af genbrug, kompostering, affald-til-energi, videresalg og genanvendelse.* 1
“At opnå Zero Waste-certificeringer på disse seks centre er ikke kun en hyldest til vores nuværende indsats, men tjener som endnu en vigtig sammenligningsstandard for fremskridt i vores bæredygtighedsrejse,” siger Rolando Torres, driftschef hos CooperVision. “Vores teams undersøger løbende mulighederne for at skabe mere bæredygtighed på tværs af hele virksomheden. Vi er bestemt ikke færdige.”
Zero Waste-facilitetscertificeringen afspejler den seneste milepæl i CooperVisions miljøinitiativer, der fokuserer på at spare energi, reducere, genbruge og genanvende ressourcer og styrke mennesker i virksomheden og i de lokalsamfund, hvor virksomheden opererer.*† 1 CooperVisions faciliteter i Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Scottsville og West Henrietta har også de prestigefyldte LEED®-certificeringer, og Mount Park er vurderet som ”fremragende” i deres ”BREEAM®-vurdering.‡ 2,3
CooperVision var, gennem et partnerskab med Plastic Bank®, de første, der leverede plastikneutrale kontaktlinser.§ 4 Virksomheden køber igennem Plastic Bank® kreditter, der svarer til vægten af plastikken indeholdt i produktet.◊ 5 Disse kreditter benyttes til at finansiere indsamling, forarbejdning og genanvendelse af plastikaffald fra havet. Initiativet har haft en miljøpåvirkning svarende til mere end 466 millioner plastikflasker, der er blevet genvundet siden starten i 2021. ¶ 6 CooperVision tilbyder nu en komplet portefølje af plastikneutrale kontaktlinser i udvalgte lande.
Virksomheden arbejder løbende på at minimere miljøpåvirkningen, støtte befolkning og planeten over hele kloden som en del af en bredere indsats på tværs af CooperCompanies for at bidrage til FN’s verdensmål for bæredygtig udvikling.** 2,5 Du kan finde flere oplysninger på coopervision.dk/sustainability.
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* Zero Waste Program Certification is obtained through SCS Global Services, an international leader in third-party certification, validation, and verification for environmental sustainability.
† Zero Waste Program Certification for six global manufacturing and distribution sites — Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico; Alajuela, Costa Rica; Delta Park and Mount Park in the UK; and Scottsville & West Henrietta, NY.
‡ Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. BREAM: Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology.
§ Range defined as all 1 day brands and segments: sphere, toric and multifocal.
◊ Plastic used in participating CooperVision soft contact lens products is determined by the weight of plastic in the blister, the lens, and the secondary package, including laminates, adhesives, and auxiliary inputs (e.g. ink). The determination does not include plastic used during the manufacturing process
for both these products and their packaging.
¶ CooperVision, through its collaboration with Plastic Bank, to have collected and converted approximately 9.3M kg of plastic destined for waterways as of February 2025. Using Plastic Bank's metric of 1kg of plastic equaling 50 standard 202mm bottles, that will be the equivalent of approximately 466M plastic bottles not reaching our oceans.
** Refers to continuous manufacturing improvement processes undertaken by CooperVision to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions.
References
1 SCS Global Services Certificate Nos. SCS-ZW-0008, SCS-ZW-0011, SCS-ZW-0012, SCS-ZW-0014, SCS-ZW-0018, SCS-ZW-0019.
2 CVI data on file, 2024. US Green Building Council. Building Research Establishment.
3 CVI data on file, 2025. US Green Building Council. Building Research Establishment.
4 CVI data on file, 2021, 2020-2020 Plastic Bank Contract Agreement.
5 CVI data on file, 2024.
6 CVI data on file as of 02/2025.
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About CooperVision
CooperVision, a division of CooperCompanies (Nasdaq:COO), is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of contact lenses. The company produces a full array of daily disposable, two-week and monthly soft contact lenses that feature advanced materials and optics, and premium rigid gas permeable lenses for orthokeratology and scleral designs. CooperVision has a strong heritage of addressing the toughest vision challenges such as astigmatism, presbyopia, childhood myopia, and highly irregular corneas; and offers the most complete portfolio of spherical, toric and multifocal products available. Through a combination of innovative products and focused practitioner support, the company brings a refreshing perspective to the marketplace, creating real advantages for customers and wearers. For more information, visit www.coopervision.com.
About CooperCompanies
CooperCompanies (Nasdaq: COO) is a leading global medical device company focused on helping people experience life’s beautiful moments through its two business units, CooperVision and CooperSurgical. CooperVision is a trusted leader in the contact lens industry, helping to improve the way people see each day. CooperSurgical is a leading fertility and women’s healthcare company dedicated to putting time on the side of women, babies, and families at the healthcare moments that matter most. Headquartered in San Ramon, CA, CooperCompanies has a workforce of more than 16,000, sells products in over 130 countries, and positively impacts over fifty million lives each year. For more information, please visit www.coopercos.com.
Mediekontakt
Lisa Valinder Olsson
Project & Marketing Communications Manager CooperVision Nordics
lvalinderolsson@coopervision.se, +46 705 52 02 00