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Report marks new milestone of 4.5 million people helped through VSP Eyes of Hope
May 7, 2026
Today, VSP Vision™ released its 2025 Impact Report, detailing measurable progress toward its corporate social responsibility (CSR) commitments and its continued focus on accelerating health equity, advancing sustainability and empowering inclusion. The report spotlights how—in collaboration with network providers, community partners, and employees—VSP Eyes of Hope® has helped more than 4.5 million people access no-cost eye care and eyewear to date. The company has also invested nearly $7.3 million in direct and in‑kind funding in 2025 to expand equitable access to vision care and strengthen communities.
“As we celebrated our 70th anniversary in 2025, we reflected on the fact that our impact is fueled by the compassion and commitment of VSP® employees and made possible by the members, clients, and doctors we serve,” said VSP Vision President and CEO Michael Guyette. “Expanding access to care and supporting the profession of optometry were central to what our founders set out to do, and they will remain key drivers of our strategy and social impact work for the next 70 years, too.”
HIGHLIGHTS
Accelerating Health Equity
- Expanded access to vision care: Through VSP Eyes of Hope, launched a new mobile clinic, hosted 83 mobile clinic events and provided 157,700 people in need with free vision care, bringing the total number of people helped to more than 4.5 million since inception.
- Delivering essential eyewear: Donated 144,600 pairs of eyewear to people in need.
- Investing in disaster relief: Following disasters such as the Eaton and Palisades fires in Los Angeles County, which forced nearly 200,000 evacuations and destroyed more than 18,000 homes and businesses, VSP Vision reinstated benefits for affected members, deployed VSP Eyes of Hope mobile clinics, donated eye exam equipment and eyewear and provided funding to help doctors rebuild their practices and support broader relief efforts—investing a total of $114,200.
- Strengthening the future of optometry: Invested $350,000 in scholarships and grants and celebrated the inaugural graduating class of the Future Leaders Academy, equipping recent graduates and early-career optometrists with essential leadership, communication and business skills.
Advancing Sustainability
- Designed for sustainability: Increased the percentage of frames made from sustainable, recycled and bio-based materials to 58%*—a 5% year-over-year increase—and launched the portfolio’s first fully sustainable eyewear collection with Canada Goose, combining recycled and bio-based materials with high performance, AI engineered lenses for a lighter environmental footprint.
- Measuring climate impact: Completed the organization’s first company-wide greenhouse gas emissions inventory, establishing a foundation to track progress and inform future reduction goals.
Empowering Inclusion
- Expanded inclusive engagement: VSP Business Resource Group (BRG) membership grew 5% year over year, engaging thousands of employees through 72 inclusion-focused sessions and generating more than 1,000 volunteer hours through community and school outreach events.
- National workplace and inclusion recognition: With its VSPeople Connection Conference and other efforts to strengthen collaboration and support employee growth, VSP Vision again earned the Training Magazine APEX Award, Great Place to Work Certification™ and Fortune Best Workplaces in Health Care™ list based on its ability to offer positive outcomes and an inclusive work environment. Additionally, the Abilities Beyond Limited Expectations (ABLE) BRG received the 2025 ERG Seramount Business Impact Award for its low bridge frame project, advancing inclusive eyewear design and representation.
- Fostering future-ready talent and inclusive care: Strategic partnerships—including the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and Latinos en Optometry—strengthened STEM talent pipelines and advanced culturally responsive, patient centered vision care.
Through the company’s online employee giving and volunteering platform, employees logged 15,900 volunteer hours and raised $403,200 to support 1,138 nonprofits.
To read the full 2025 Impact Report and learn more about the company’s commitment to social responsibility, click here.
* The calculation is based on frames containing a minimum of 20% of sustainable materials defined as materials derived from bio-based inputs, materials derived from recycled inputs or both.
