Plastic Bank’s Partnership with Horus Pharma
PLASTIC BANK COLLABORATES WITH HORUS PHARMA TO STOP OCEAN PLASTIC WHILE IMPROVING LIVES
CSR has played an important role in Horus Pharma’s culture and DNA right from the Company’s founding in 2003. Over the years since then our increasing awareness of the impact our activities can have on the environment have led to numerous initiatives. The creation of the Eco’ Ophtalmo programme plus Horus Pharma’s daily investment has anchored ecology in our culture and long-term strategic development.
The laboratory commitment involves constantly investigating new solutions, innovations and partnerships responding to the current ecological challenge. Reducing its environmental footprint plus pooling and sharing initiatives allows supporting ecological practices. Our main objective is to enable us to work and act together to reduce the environmental footprint and raise awareness among ophthalmologists in their medical practices.
Horus Pharma Eco’ Ophtalmo ambitious projects includes major initiatives implemented in 2022: achieving net zero plastic for more than a dozen products sold thanks to our partnership with Plastic Bank that is an environmental and social commitment and developing recyclable packaging for its products.
Making Immediate Impact in Partnership with Plastic Bank
Environmental impact: Horus Pharma committed to recycle nearly 100 tons of plastic before it reaches the ocean with Plastic Bank, which is the equivalent of nearly 5 million plastic bottles.
Social impact: The partnership is also helping collection community members in vulnerable coastal areas to earn a secure income and access social benefits.
Traceability of actions: The blockchain technology provides a transparent approach that guarantees the right use of money, objects, services.
“Horus Pharma committed to recycling nearly 100 tons of plastic before it reaches the ocean with Plastic Bank, which is the equivalent of nearly 5 million plastic bottles (500 mL). Thanks to our partnership, we remove the equivalent amount of plastic from the environment that is used in a dozen of products. At the same time we ensure a social impact on local communities in developing countries with secure income and other social benefits.
Claude Claret
Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer at Full Circle Home
“We don’t need a world without plastic, we need a world without waste. That is why we’re proud to work with partners like Horus Pharma who feel responsible for their plastic footprint, and take action to reduce its impact in coastal communities who live in the intersection of abundant plastic pollution and poverty.”
David Katz
CEO and Founder of Plastic Bank
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