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Making a difference in eye care in the U.S. and around the world.

For more than 30 years, we have been helping millions of people see better, to live better by making quality eye care and eyewear more affordable and accessible. We believe we can play a significant role in bringing sight to the estimated 1.1 billion people around the world living with vision loss, and our latest sustainability report provides a glimpse into how we’re doing it.

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Societal Impact

Our work is focused on changing the lives of people near and far.

Our mission is to help people by making quality eye care and eyewear more affordable and accessible. We do this by serving community members in our stores across the United States and through our philanthropic activities across the globe.

Nearly 10 million lives impacted through our business operations and philanthropic activities

More than $4.1M donated by National Vision and its nonprofit foundation, 20/20 Quest

Remote eye care services enabled in nearly 550 retail stores

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Employees

We’re a team of 13,000+ strong.

We believe that a happy and engaged workforce is the cornerstone of sustainable growth and strive to foster a positive work environment where our employees and network of doctors can thrive.

Over $189,000 provided to employees through National Vision Crisis Relief Fund in 2023

Promoted 1,900 associates in 2023

Delivered inclusive leader training to executives, vice presidents, directors and managers

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Environment

We're committed to addressing our environmental impacts — because it’s the right thing to do for our business, the planet and society.

We continuously evaluate our operations to ensure we’re achieving efficiency across our stores and labs. Beyond improving the efficiency of technology used in our facilities, we also explore upgrades that help us minimize waste across our operations.

Conducted an audit of the types of waste produced in our labs to inform process improvements

Completed energy efficient lighting upgrades all our facilities

Completed installation of automated systems at three of our facilities

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Governance

We progress our mission every day with integrity, honesty and a commitment to each other.

Holding ourselves to high ethical standards helps us build trust with our investors, patients, customers and with each other.

Regular review of policies and procedures that guide our people

Ongoing data security training resulted in zero data breaches

Third-party audits completed at 14 supplier sites

Visit the pages below to learn more about each of our SEE+G pillars.

Societal Impact

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    Social

    Doing good is inherent in our business model.

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    Philanthropy

    Working to solve the world’s vision crisis.

Employees

Environment and Governance

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    Environment

    We are committed to environmental stewardship.

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    Governance

    We earn stakeholder trust by meeting high standards.