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We See Further

The Broader Perspective initiative, launched in 2026, guides our sustainability progress and helps us understand each stakeholder’s needs, from patients to providers, retailers to regulators. 

With partnerships and transparent collaboration across our industry, it is our ongoing goal to turn that perspective into sustainable innovations that drive human-centered change for generations to come. We see further and act together so people can see better to live better.

The Broader Perspective initiative, launched in 2026, guides our sustainability progress and helps us understand each stakeholder’s needs, from patients to providers, retailers to regulators. 

With partnerships and transparent collaboration across our industry, it is our ongoing goal to turn that perspective into sustainable innovations that drive human-centered change for generations to come. We see further and act together so people can see better to live better.

Bringing our sustainable impacts into view

As we continue working toward our corporate sustainability strategy, we want to highlight our progress on waste reduction, emissions reductions, solar energy generation and more. Read our annual Sustainability Impact Report to see The Broader Perspective in action.

As the first and only eye care, lens care and contact recycling program in the U.S., our ONE by ONE program has collected more than 690,000 pounds (approximately 114 million units) of used eye health products through November 2025.

Sustainability Impact Report

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ONE by ONE Recycling Program

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Reducing our Emissions

Net Zero by 2050

At the core of The Broader Perspective is our big picture sustainability goal – Net Zero by 2050. To support this, we use onsite solar at some of our locations, we are expanding our purchase of renewable electricity, and we set an annual 10% reduction target for Fuel, Energy, Water and Waste (FEWW) at our manufacturing sites – all to help drive steady and sustained progress.

Innovating Sustainably

A Visible Difference

For nearly two centuries, our company has been defined by our ability to constantly evolve to the needs on the horizon. With The Broader Perspective, we are establishing a baseline of impacts through a contact lens life cycle assessment (LCA) to help us prioritize our sustainable innovations. We are also focusing on reducing our impacts today like replacing printed instructions for use (IFUs) with electronic IFUs (e-IFUs). By looking for ways to develop more sustainably-minded products and improve the impacts of our current products, we are creating sustainable progress for the next generation.

Waste Reduction

Finding a Better Way Forward

We’re addressing waste reduction from multiple perspectives. By streamlining packaging content and developing a global packaging database, we’re supporting Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) reporting and identifying new opportunities to prevent waste in the first place. Our ONE by ONE recycling program keeps used contact lenses and packaging out of the landfill.

Waste Reduction

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~10K metric tons

of waste diverted from landfills in 2024.

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6.53 terajoules

of on-site solar energy generated in 2024.

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>114 million units

of used eye health products recycled through our ONE by ONE recycling program as of 2025.

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Bausch Foundation

A Foundation to Build From

The Bausch Foundation seeks to create human-centered change across the globe by providing access to safe, effective medicines and supporting health care education and causes. 

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U.S. Patient Assistance Program

Helping Make Eye Health More Accessible

Seeing better to live better means breaking down barriers to affordability and access to necessary care. Our Patient Assistance Program offers assistance to those undergoing financial and/or insurance hardships, providing these products at no cost to you for up to one year, with an option to renew annually.

Call 1-855-770-0424 between 8 am – 5 pm EST or click below to see if you are eligible.

Resource Hub

Our corporate sustainability is built on transparent progress. All relevant regulatory documentation and ESG communications materials can be found below.

Resource Hub

Our corporate sustainability is built on transparent progress. All relevant regulatory documentation and ESG communications materials can be found below.

Environment

California Climate-Related Financial Risk Disclosure

EU Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation and US Extended Producer Responsibility

As of 11 June 2026, Bausch + Lomb’s official statement to our valued customers and stakeholders:

The European Union Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) (EU 2025/40) and the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislations in the U.S. and elsewhere are currently under a comprehensive review which includes our packaging portfolio and supply chain documentation to ensure alignment with the requirements becoming applicable in the EU as of 12 August 2026.

At this stage, we are in the process of collecting and validating the necessary information from our packaging suppliers and internal stakeholders, including technical documentation, declarations, and material compliance data. As a result, we are not yet in a position to provide a complete PPWR compliance package.

We have initiated a formal compliance programme and are actively working with our suppliers to obtain the required documentation. We expect to be able to provide an updated status and preliminary documentation soon, with further information to follow as supplier data is received and reviewed.

In the meantime, we can confirm that PPWR compliance has been identified as a priority project within our organization and that we are taking the necessary steps to meet our global obligations.

We appreciate your understanding and will keep you informed of progress as additional information becomes available.

Sustainability Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Sustainability Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How is Bausch + Lomb addressing its carbon emissions?

Our commitment to achieving Net Zero by 2050 is at the core of our sustainability strategy. Our approach to reaching net zero is two-fold – reducing our emissions through efficiency upgrades and increasing the renewable energy we generate and purchase. A few of our initiatives include:

  • Setting an annual 10% reduction target for Fuel, Energy, Water and Waste (FEWW) at every manufacturing site, helping drive steady and sustained progress.
  • Generated 5.88 terajoules of energy from onsite solar at our facilities in 2025.
  • Covered 100% of the energy at our Steremedix and East Sussex manufacturing sites through renewable energy purchases in 2025 and advancing onsite solar installations at other locations.
  • Constructed a solar carport at our Montpellier site that generates nearly 45% of the site's annual electricity use.
  • Identified the physical and transitional risks to our business so we could prioritize the most beneficial actions in our California Climate-Related Financial Risk Disclosure. This process helped us develop strategic mitigation plans to reduce potential climate-related risks to our operations, assets, stakeholders and overall value chain.
  • Enhanced transparency in 2025 by expanding our emissions accounting through the development of a Scope 3 emissions inventory, providing valuable insights into the indirect emissions generated throughout our value chain. This work serves as the foundation for setting strategies that further minimize our environmental impact.
  • Submitted our initial reporting of Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions to CDP and EcoVadis in 2025, in addition to again reporting our energy consumption and Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions. These disclosures reflect enhanced capabilities for tracking, measuring and reporting climate-related data, supported by robust governance and tools. By expanding our reporting and transparency, we are driving accountability and accelerating progress toward our carbon reduction goals.
  • Focusing on targeted operational improvements and scalable, site-level initiatives, including implementing recommendations from third-party Energy Audit Reports.
  • Developing an Energy Reduction Playbook to standardize universal reductions at our sites.

Our net zero commitment currently encompasses our Scope 1 (direct fuel use) and Scope 2 (electricity) emissions, but in 2025 we began tracking our Scope 3 (value chain) emissions and exploring ways to lower them. Read more about our emissions reduction efforts in our annual sustainability report.

What programs or initiatives does Bausch + Lomb have to reduce waste?

From manufacturing to end of life, we are reducing the waste generated from our operations and products.

  • We maintain our UL Zero Waste to Landfill certification at our largest facilities while also meeting our ISO 14001 commitments at all global facilities, resulting in a 12% reduction of our total waste in 2025 compared to our 2022 baseline.
  • We are also looking for ways to reduce packaging waste from our products. Some examples include:
    • We’re addressing paper waste in our intraocular lens packaging by switching to electronic Instructions for Use (eIFUs), reducing the annual 153 tons of paper waste across the U.S. and Europe by 84%.
    • We are reducing the plastic blister packaging in our Biotrue® ONEday contact lens by implementing a 50% lighter weight plastic, along with reducing the size of the paper-based carton.
    • We’re addressing waste reduction from multiple perspectives. By streamlining packaging content and developing a global packaging database, we’re supporting Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) reporting and identifying new opportunities to prevent waste in the first place.
    • The European Union Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and EPR are priority projects for us. We are in the process of collecting and validating the necessary information from our packaging suppliers and internal stakeholders, including technical documentation, declarations and material compliance data. We have initiated a formal compliance program and we expect to be able to provide an updated status and preliminary documentation soon.
  • We created a first-of-its-kind U.S. contact lens, blister pack and solution bottle recycling program. Partnering with TerraCycle, we have collected 690,000 pounds (approximately 114 million units) of used eye health products as of November 2025 through our ONE by ONE recycling program. This program is free to patients and available at eye care professional and doctor offices.

How is Bausch + Lomb incorporating sustainability into new product innovation and development?

For nearly two centuries, Bausch + Lomb has been at the forefront of eye health innovation. Beyond safety, quality and performance, sustainability is a top consideration in our product R&D. This allows us to integrate sustainable impacts from the beginning of development. Our sustainable innovations include:

  • Establishing a baseline of impacts through a contact lens life cycle assessment (LCA) to help us quantify the environmental impacts at each stage of our contact lens manufacturing and prioritize our sustainable innovations to address them.
  • Revisiting existing portfolios to replace artificial colors and dyes with naturally derived ones and expanding the use of vegan formulas where clinically appropriate.
  • Developing reusable and repairable products like our Storz® surgical line that can be repaired to like-new performance while maintaining a sterile operating room environment. These offer an alternative to single-use surgical instruments without sacrificing quality or precision.
  • Our Red Carpet® repair service keeps Storz® and Bausch + Lomb stainless steel instruments in use and out of the landfill.
  • Embedding circular economy principles into product design so we can achieve long-term cost savings through reduced raw material use, streamlined manufacturing processes, redundancy minimization across the value chain and adhere to the Extended Producer Responsibility and Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation requirements.

Are there any recycling programs for contact lenses, blister packs and solution bottles?

Yes, in the U.S. Partnering with Terracycle, we created the first and only contact lens recycling program – ONE by ONE. It is free to patients and available at eye care professional and doctor offices. Recycle your contact lenses, blister packs and solution bottles and add to the more than 690,000 pounds (approximately 114 million units) that have been collected as of November 2025. Find a recycling location here.

How is Bausch + Lomb incorporating or promoting digital eye care trends and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered treatment?

We are committed to using AI responsibly and ethically to expand patient access and high-quality eye care. We developed the Eyetelligence® Surgical Planning Software Platform to intuitively consolidate all diagnostics for a patient’s procedure into a single, easy-to-use dashboard, saving time and simplifying logistics and information flow across care teams.

We are also developing the Orphia™ Digital Health Platform to reduce the operational burden on physicians by embedding AI agents into daily workflows. The initial offering will focus on pre-surgery cataract education, with additional AI capabilities for ophthalmology planned over time.

What is Bausch + Lomb doing to expand access to eye care to all populations?

The global nature of our business gives us the opportunity to help communities around the world. Through the Bausch Foundation, we provide donations to improve disease prevention, patient outcomes and quality of life for people around the world. In 2025, the Bausch Foundation donated nearly $500,000 to philanthropic and community causes.

We also support Lions Clubs International’s Recycle for Sight program that collects, cleans and prepares used eyeglasses for redistribution to people. This program provides glasses to the people that need them most and keeps eyewear out of the landfills – a sustainable win-win.

What is Bausch + Lomb doing to respect and protect human rights?

2025 marked the first year of implementation of our Global Human Rights Policy. This policy reaffirms Bausch + Lomb’s commitment to respecting human rights in our global operations and value chain, including complying with laws and adhering to the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. It also sets out expectations for our employees and business partners. To promote awareness, the Policy was translated into 18 languages and communicated companywide, with 95% of employees reviewing and acknowledging it. We also integrate human rights considerations into governance and risk management processes to help identify, assess and address potential risks and aim to continuously strengthen our approach.

For further information, review our human rights policies and statements below: