Anfao Introduces Cse “CERTIFIED Sustainable Eyewear” Launch of the First Worldwide Sustainability Certification

(PRESS RELEASE) MILANO – CSE, “Licensed Sustainable Eyewear,” the primary product sustainability certification program for the eyewear {industry}, was introduced throughout MIDO, essentially the most worldwide eyewear present.

Created, registered, and promoted by ANFAO, the Italian Affiliation of Optical Items Producers, in collaboration with CERTOTTICA, this certificates is destined to grow to be the brand new product sustainability normal for the eyewear {industry}, certifying glasses and their parts: body fronts, temples, lenses, small steel and plastic elements.

After a preliminary research, which ANFAO, Studio Fieschi and CERTOTTICA collaborated on with members of the Affiliation’s Technical Committee, this system was pilot examined on 5 eyewear firms, completely different in sort and dimension, after which the mission was authorised. The certification identifies essentially the most sustainable merchandise, it’s voluntary and primarily based on UNI EN ISO 14020 and UNI EN ISO 14024 requirements. It’s open to all eyewear firms, each Italian and worldwide, who will apply for this system beginning at the moment.

The CSE label, issued by the unbiased physique, CERTOTTICA, shall be issued by ANFAO primarily based on quite a lot of industry-specific evaluation standards that take into consideration the complete life cycle of the product (useful resource extraction, uncooked supplies, manufacturing, distribution, use and disposal). The evaluation will take into accounts environmental, social, financial, and technological elements, and these standards shall be up to date regularly, based on technological advances and market necessities.

“Right now we current a vital mission for the eyewear {industry}, which emphasizes the dedication of our members and is aimed toward bettering the environmental impression of the provision chain. After virtually two years of research and analysis, with our Affiliation and CERTOTTICA on the forefront, I wish to spotlight how vital it’s to know and assist this mission from the onset as a result of it meets one of many greatest challenges we’re all going through: sustainability,” Lorraine Berton, President of ANFAO, states. “With the CSE certification we can information eyewear firms, primarily SMEs, into the way forward for sustainability, alongside a path that’s oriented towards environmental, social and financial points.”

With CSE, will probably be potential to remain a step forward of the European and worldwide insurance policies on environmental sustainability of merchandise, to observe manufacturing processes and suppliers and to take part actively within the {industry}’s change after all towards sustainability by emphasizing their “sustainable” merchandise by a program acknowledged by the eyewear {industry} all over the world.

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“A lot work has been accomplished on CSE and this can be a huge step ahead for the entire eyewear provide chain,” Michele Gasparini, ANFAO vice-president, in command of sustainability and ESG points, explains. “It’s a difficult enterprise for firms and distribution, retail, and optical facilities. They have to be knowledgeable, skilled, and conscious of the significance of CSE to convey the message to their ultimate customers, who’re more and more conscious and delicate with regards to sustainability. For this reason we introduced CSE at MIDO, and within the close to future we are going to implement communication actions aimed toward selling data and consciousness of the CSE model.”

For any additional details about CSE, Licensed Sustainable Eyewear, please go to our new web site: www.cse-eyewear.com