This World Oceans Day 2026, EssilorLuxottica is sharing new progress under its Eyes on the Planet sustainability program — a reminder that meaningful change is built together, step by step.

Real progress goes hand in hand with raising awareness, which is why EssilorLuxottica has launched a global campaign for World Oceans Day 2026 across its corporate social media channels. Under the theme 'Our Oceans, Our Shared Responsibility', the campaign reinforces the Group's belief that protecting our marine environment is a collective commitment that extends across its value chain and stakeholder community.

Delivering on Our Plastic Commitment

EssilorLuxottica announced a commitment to significantly minimizing single-use plastic* packaging across its global operations on World Oceans Day 2025. One year later, the Group has now achieved a 7% reduction in its B2C stream and 12% in its B2B stream, driven by the substitution of plastic components with reusable, non-plastic or recycled or options and the optimization of packaging design as well as reducing or eliminating selected plastic elements in both product and logistics. These early results signal that the Group's action plan is building momentum toward its targets of a 60% reduction in B2C and 30% in B2B by 2030, using 2023 assessments as a baseline.

Inspiring Change with Costa Del Mar

For over 40 years, EssilorLuxottica's sunglasses brand Costa Del Mar has championed ocean protection through responsible materials, conservation partnerships and its Kick Plastic initiative to reduce single-use plastic. For World Oceans Day 2026, Costa is launching exclusive new frames in the Untangled Collection, made with NetPlus material from 75% recycled fishing nets, offering a responsible product choice.

Giving Products a Second Life

Circularity extends beyond materials and packaging. EssilorLuxottica enables second-life solutions through take-back programs for sunglasses and prescription glasses of any brand, available in a growing number of our stores since the program launched in 2023. Collected products are either donated for educational purposes or processed to recover materials.

*EssilorLuxottica defines single-use plastic as ‘items made of plastic, specifically placed on the market to be used once and for the purpose for which they were designed; single-use plastics are not intended for repeated use and lack the durability to be repurposed.’