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Mirage achieved ISCC PLUS CERTIFICATION for the manufacturing of ACETATE FRAMES from ecologically and socially responsible raw materials.

WHAT IS ISCC PLUS CERTIFICATION?

ISCC Plus is an internationally recognized supply chain certification for circular (recycled) and bio-based materials that provides traceability and transparency throughout the supply chain.

Mirage’s new acetate manufacturing facility is ISCC plus certified for the use of ecologically and socially responsible raw materials and bio-compounds in eyewear production. “This achievement represents a significant advancement in fulfilling a key mission for us, confirming that our actions are environmentally responsible.” Jessica Rossetti, Mirage’s Sustainability Manager, expresses.

ISCC PLUS is a certification for the mass balance that demonstrates that we:

  • Comply with stringent environmental and social standards.
  • Adhere to internationally recognized ecological and social sustainability standards, voluntary greenhouse gas emission reductions, and supply chain traceability.
  • Work from a “Mass Balance System” to track the amount and sustainability characteristics of circular and/or bio-based content we utilize employing verifiable bookkeeping with predefined and transparent rules.
  • A Mass Balance system is a central element of the sustainability scheme, and it establishes a connection between information or claims related to raw materials or intermediate and end products.
  • Place emphasis on the sustainability and traceability of raw materials, including all types of agricultural and forestry raw materials used in biofuel production, such as crops and wood.
  • ISCC PLUS certification grants that the material is in fact recycled and that the consumption of virgin raw material is reduced.
  • Encourage the rapid expansion of a sustainable Bioeconomy and Circular Economy intending to gradually replace fossil fuels and by doing so significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Bioeconomy, as defined by the European Commission, means using renewable biological resources from land and sea, like crops, forests, fish, animals, and micro-organisms to produce food, materials, and energy.
  • A Circular Economy is a model of production and consumption, which involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing, and recycling existing materials and products as long as possible.
  • Allow companies throughout our supply chain to monitor and demonstrate the sustainability of our products by verifying sustainability, traceability, and mass balance requirements.

CHAIN OF CUSTODY: TRACEABILITY ALONG THE ENTIRE VALUE CHAIN

Iscc Plus certification ensures the traceability of circular material along the whole value chain. Each chain step involved in the production of the finished eyewear is certified, allowing the product to be sustainably certified to the final consumer. We find the mass balance approach the best model to use for tracking and verify the material usage along the value chain.

MIRAGE IS AN APPROVED AS A PROCESSING CONVERTER FACILITY

ISCC PLUS Processing converters are facilities that change the physical and/or chemical properties of input materials and that have been verified to meet the sustainability criteria set by the ISCC PLUS certification system. This means that the facility has been audited and found to be in compliance with the requirements of the certification system.

WHICH OF OUR PRODUCT CATEGORIES DOES THIS CERTIFICATION APPLY TO?

Our ISCC Plus certification covers Circular Plastic Glasses (cellulose esters) made from acetate sheets such as Mazzuchelli’s Acetate Renew™ which is born thanks to Eastman’s innovative Carbon Renewal Technology. The result is cellulose acetate eyewear composed of 60% bio-based and 40% certified recycled content. Acetate Renew offers virgin-material performance, incorporates significant amounts of certified recycled content from eyewear production scrap, and results in a significant reduction in greenhouse gases when compared to the traditional manufacturing process.

WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS FOR OUR CUSTOMERS TO COMMUNICATE ON ISCC PLUS

Our customers that purchase finished sunglasses containing circular acetate can communicate and promote their products either by being ISCC Plus certified or by being approved within the licensing scheme.

The ISCC licensing scheme is tailor-made for brand owners adding value to brands that commit to the sourcing of sustainable materials and creating more transparency and credibility toward the end consumer thereby increasing consumer trust.

Learn more about the opportunity for your brand: https://www.iscc-system.org/certification/iscc-certification-schemes/iscc-plus/

View our ISCC Plus Certificate  

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