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In December 2008, Luxottica introduced the Group’s new global foundation, OneSight, a family of
charitable vision care programs dedicated to improving vision through outreach, research and education.
OneSight is based on three regional programs previously operated independently within the Group – Give
the Gift of Sight, Pearle Vision Foundation and Community I-Care – and now combined under a new,
global umbrella. Since 1988, Luxottica’s charitable efforts have provided free vision care and eyewear to
more than six million people worldwide and funded research and training. This operation will enable
Luxottica to expand our worldwide reach and help even more people.
OneSight espouses three core values:
One World - Over 250 million adults and children worldwide suffer from poor vision because they don’t
have access to eye exams or glasses. OneSight is global, as are the problems it has to deal with.
One Company - Luxottica has over 60,000 employees in 130 different countries across five continents and
speaking 55 different languages. OneSight can leverage the force and multi-cultural nature of the entire
Group to help people who are seriously in need.
One Passion - Despite geographical and cultural differences, all Luxottica employees share the same
objective everyday: to offer the best eyewear and best service to every customer. OneSight takes the
Group’s passion for eyewear and eye care to a new level, giving additional meaning to employee’s
everyday work.
OneSight operates four programs:
•Global Eye Care, whereby volunteers carry out eye tests and deliver free recycled and newly
manufactured eyewear to thousands of adults and children in the poorest parts of the world.
•Regional Eye Care, in which volunteers work together with local partners to help those in need in their
regions by opening temporary clinics and using Vision Vans; this currently operates in North America,
Australia and China.
•Community Eye Care, whereby Luxottica’s North American and Australian employees improve their
communities’ quality of life by means of programs operating in stores, schools, rest homes and other
community centers.
•Preventative Eye Care, in which OneSight funds research into treatments and cures for vision-
threatening diseases and disorders and invests in developing the next generation of optometric
professionals through the Dr. Stanley Pearle Scholarship Fund.
ASSOCIATE BENEFITS
OneSight connects Luxottica Group employees worldwide as they work together towards a common goal
of providing clear vision to those in need.
Participation in OneSight clinics requires intense teamwork to optimize the use of scant resources and time
and, as a result, multi-cultural teams form relationships and learn that diversity may unite rather than
divide. This collaboration accelerates inclusion and serves as an integrating influence on the different
cultures brought into the Group through acquisitions and geographical expansion.