For 170 years Essilor’s mission has been improving lives by improving sight. In 2013 we set ourselves the ambition of eliminating poor vision in a generation, focusing on the 2.7 billion people who lack vision correction. Our targets, aligned with UN sustainable goals, drive our efforts and enable us to measure our progress.
We measure our impact by commissioning independent evaluation studies and internally tracking the number of people trained and actively providing vision care as well as the number of people they reach with vision care. In-country business teams closely monitor data from product sales, reports from training partners and business development executives working on the ground.
TARGETS
BY 2030
We are bringing our proven vision care expertise to the Vision Catalyst Fund, a multi-stakeholder initiative to bring eye care to all people in the Commonwealth and around the world. Through this we will provide 200 million people in need with free ophthalmic lenses by 2030 and help leave a legacy of improved vision care infrastructure across the Commonwealth to meet the vision needs of 900 million people living with uncorrected vision.
RESULTS
MAKING A POSITIVE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
Vision is a cross-cutting lever for global development. Our vision care programs impact seven of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. The sustainable approach we have adopted across our value chain contributes to a further six.
17 goals to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all, as part of the UN’s sustainable development agenda.
Society’s challenges ahead are increasingly interconnected, requiring business, governments and civil society to work hand-in-hand. At Essilor we believe business has a significant role to play and that improving vision is a powerful driver for change.
RESEARCH AND
STUDIES
How Essilor and its partners are delivering life-changing vision care (2017 report)
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UNITED NATIONS’ DEFINITION
Sustainable economic growth will require societies to create the conditions that allow people to have quality jobs.
WHAT ESSILOR IS DOING
Correcting vision increases productivity and earnings, bringing secondary benefits such as better adult literacy and wider participation in economic activity and growth. Our inclusive business programs empower individuals by creating jobs, boosting income and rejuvenating local communities.
UNITED NATIONS’ DEFINITION
Sustainable economic growth will require societies to create the conditions that allow people to have quality jobs.
WHAT ESSILOR IS DOING
Correcting vision increases productivity and earnings, bringing secondary benefits such as better adult literacy and wider participation in economic activity and growth. Our inclusive business programs empower individuals by creating jobs, boosting income and rejuvenating local communities.
UNITED NATIONS’ DEFINITION
Sustainable economic growth will require societies to create the conditions that allow people to have quality jobs.
WHAT ESSILOR IS DOING
Correcting vision increases productivity and earnings, bringing secondary benefits such as better adult literacy and wider participation in economic activity and growth. Our inclusive business programs empower individuals by creating jobs, boosting income and rejuvenating local communities.
UNITED NATIONS’ DEFINITION
Sustainable economic growth will require societies to create the conditions that allow people to have quality jobs.
WHAT ESSILOR IS DOING
Correcting vision increases productivity and earnings, bringing secondary benefits such as better adult literacy and wider participation in economic activity and growth. Our inclusive business programs empower individuals by creating jobs, boosting income and rejuvenating local communities.
UNITED NATIONS’ DEFINITION
Sustainable economic growth will require societies to create the conditions that allow people to have quality jobs.
WHAT ESSILOR IS DOING
Correcting vision increases productivity and earnings, bringing secondary benefits such as better adult literacy and wider participation in economic activity and growth. Our inclusive business programs empower individuals by creating jobs, boosting income and rejuvenating local communities.
UNITED NATIONS’ DEFINITION
Sustainable economic growth will require societies to create the conditions that allow people to have quality jobs.
WHAT ESSILOR IS DOING
Correcting vision increases productivity and earnings, bringing secondary benefits such as better adult literacy and wider participation in economic activity and growth. Our inclusive business programs empower individuals by creating jobs, boosting income and rejuvenating local communities.
UNITED NATIONS’ DEFINITION
Sustainable economic growth will require societies to create the conditions that allow people to have quality jobs.
WHAT ESSILOR IS DOING
Correcting vision increases productivity and earnings, bringing secondary benefits such as better adult literacy and wider participation in economic activity and growth. Our inclusive business programs empower individuals by creating jobs, boosting income and rejuvenating local communities.
UNITED NATIONS’ DEFINITION
Sustainable economic growth will require societies to create the conditions that allow people to have quality jobs.
WHAT ESSILOR IS DOING
Correcting vision increases productivity and earnings, bringing secondary benefits such as better adult literacy and wider participation in economic activity and growth. Our inclusive business programs empower individuals by creating jobs, boosting income and rejuvenating local communities.
UNITED NATIONS’ DEFINITION
Sustainable economic growth will require societies to create the conditions that allow people to have quality jobs.
WHAT ESSILOR IS DOING
Correcting vision increases productivity and earnings, bringing secondary benefits such as better adult literacy and wider participation in economic activity and growth. Our inclusive business programs empower individuals by creating jobs, boosting income and rejuvenating local communities.
UNITED NATIONS’ DEFINITION
Sustainable economic growth will require societies to create the conditions that allow people to have quality jobs.
WHAT ESSILOR IS DOING
Correcting vision increases productivity and earnings, bringing secondary benefits such as better adult literacy and wider participation in economic activity and growth. Our inclusive business programs empower individuals by creating jobs, boosting income and rejuvenating local communities.
UNITED NATIONS’ DEFINITION
Sustainable economic growth will require societies to create the conditions that allow people to have quality jobs.
WHAT ESSILOR IS DOING
Correcting vision increases productivity and earnings, bringing secondary benefits such as better adult literacy and wider participation in economic activity and growth. Our inclusive business programs empower individuals by creating jobs, boosting income and rejuvenating local communities.
UNITED NATIONS’ DEFINITION
Sustainable economic growth will require societies to create the conditions that allow people to have quality jobs.
WHAT ESSILOR IS DOING
Correcting vision increases productivity and earnings, bringing secondary benefits such as better adult literacy and wider participation in economic activity and growth. Our inclusive business programs empower individuals by creating jobs, boosting income and rejuvenating local communities.
UNITED NATIONS’ DEFINITION
Sustainable economic growth will require societies to create the conditions that allow people to have quality jobs.
WHAT ESSILOR IS DOING
Correcting vision increases productivity and earnings, bringing secondary benefits such as better adult literacy and wider participation in economic activity and growth. Our inclusive business programs empower individuals by creating jobs, boosting income and rejuvenating local communities.