Pala Eyewear Sustainability - SustainabilityTracker.com

What do our labels mean?

Pala Eyewear describes sustainability as the use of sustainable practices that support ecological, human, economic health and vitality. The brand says it aims to make the most eco-friendly choices for its eyewear, from small-batch manufacturing to eco-friendly materials and packaging. It states that the UN Sustainable Development Goals guide its decisions, and that its approach includes ethical practices, workers’ rights, social welfare, and transparency. Pala also says sustainability is a journey and that it seeks to make small but positive changes while reducing its impact on the environment and increasing its positive impact on people.

About Pala Eyewear

Status
Unverified

Website
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Employees
5 - 25

Country
United Kingdom

Pala Eyewear Sustainability Actions

Uses bio-acetate and recycled acetate

Our move to using only bio-acetate sunglasses and recycled black acetate for our frames was a critical step. Our packaging has always been plastic-free, and we believe they should be for all fashion brands.

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Joined B Corp movement

We joined the B Corp movement in 2020 as the natural step of our journey to doing more for people and the planet, commit to transparency and hold to our sustainable values.

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Offset CO2 and protect trees

59.1 tonnes of Co2 offset through 115 Wonderbox cookstoves to families in Uganda and Rwanda. Improving Co2 emissions and health. 12,080 rainforest trees protected through our partnership with One Tribe. 70 tree's planted in Madagascar also through our partnership with One Tribe.

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Prevented plastic from landfill

4.72 tonnes of plastic prevented from going to landfill or being burned in Ghana thanks to our recycled plastic cases. 675 old frames collected from customers to be down cycled into nuts, bolts and road cones by TerraCycle.

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Supports eyecare in Africa

£50,000 provided in grants to eyecare projects in Africa via our charity partner Vision Action. 12,500+ people received prescription glasses or corrective surgery. 26,293 patients screened at the Chinsali Vision Centre in Zambia so far. 380+ community members screened and treated as part of a school outreach project in Ethiopia. 45,000 vitamins given to prevent blindness among children in Kenya. 90 sunglasses donated to protect people with albinism in Zambia and Kenya.

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