Sustainability & Responsibility

At Bellinger House, we don’t want to claim the title of being sustainable from the inside out. As a core business, we live off trends and news, which in itself must be considered to be contrary to sustainability. However, we proudly take responsibility for minimizing our environmental impact and constantly strive to become a more sustainable company than we were just yesterday. We are convinced that all our choices together can pave the way for a more sustainable future.

In collaboration with our partners and the responsible consumer, we are looking forward to creating the sustainable change that is needed in our industry.

Guided by the UN’s global goals for sustainable development, no. 12 : Responsible consumption & production | no. 13: Climate action | no. 17: Partnerships for the goals, we are dedicated to becoming the most responsible version of ourselves. Initiatives have and will continuously be taken to combat our own impact on the environment and to ensure a healthy and inclusive work environment.

REDUCE

When developing our packaging materials, we are thinking about every step in the process of sending products to our customers. Our aim is to reduce the use of virgin materials, reduce the carbon footprint caused by shipment and reduce the amount of materials we consume.

1. BIODEGRADABLE

As one of the first companies in the eyewear industry, we introduced a biodegradable bag for our eyewear. We encourage our customers to continue the sustainable movement and make sure to dispose the plant based bags according to local guidelines.

2. SMART CASES

In 2023, we introduce a case designed with great consideration to the shape and structure, and choice of materials.

In an effort to reduce virgin materials, our cases use FCS certified paper and recycled plastic, only adding as little metal as possible.

• The cover is made of 100% recycled paper
• The inside fabric of the case is made of rPET*
  
  

Every case is delivered with:

• A soft pouch made of organic cotton and recycled plastic to support your needs for bringing your glasses with you.
• A cleaning cloth made of rPET*

*rPET is recycled PET (commonly used for plastic bottles, containers, jaws etc.). The benefits of using this material is the reduction of greenhouse gas and water in the production process compared with virgin PET and furthermore bring new life to a what would otherwise be a non-biodegradable material waste.

3. RESPONSIBLE PACKAGING

We take great pride in reusing packaging to limit our use of virgin materials. And for our shipment boxes, we demand FSC certified boxes from our suppliers, making sure they come from responsibly managed forests.

4. OPTIMIZED SHIPMENTS

Did you know that empty space in shipping has proven to add up to 24% of every container sailing across our oceans? Our new case development is based on a flat packed triangular shape that optimizes space and thereby not only reduces the amount of materials used in the production, but also allows us to eliminate empty space in our shipments.

Read more about our sustainable initiatives on our website.