Our Contribution to the Community
Raise For Vision, Race For Change with L’OCCITANE
To raise awareness towards the importance of blindness prevention among Penang citizens, L’OCCITANE MALAYSIA recently hosted the 1st Race for Vision charity fun run in Penang in July 2024, raising funds together with Malaysians to improve the eyecare services in Malaysia. A humble sum of RM50,000 was donated to St. Nicholas' Home Penang to help B40 communities in need of cataract surgeries. As the first ever country of the group to host this charity fun run 5th time consecutively, we’ve continued our effort in building awareness towards blindness prevention through
another year of Race for Vision despite all the challenges.
Past Campaigns
2nd Race For Vision For Malaysians Funded Bright Kids Project & Cataract Treatment
We’ve successfully raised a total of RM68,000 to two beneficiaries. RM48,000 to The Tun Hussein Onn Hospital Eye Hospital to reach out to 6 different schools: SK Tamil Saraswathy & Rumah Anak Yatim Harmoni Sg Buloh, SK Bangsar, SK Brickfields 1 & 2 and SJK Cina Sentul. We have completed free eye screening for 3,341 students & sponsored 450 spectacles for deserving students. Also RM20,000 to St Nicholas’ Home Penang to screen more than 100 elderly patients & sponsored cataract surgeries to 10 deserving patients.
1st Race For Vision For Malaysian Funded Bright Kids Project
‘Race For Vision’ was only an internal CSR effort before L’OCCITANE MALAYSIA made it available to public for the first time.
L’OCCITANE RACE FOR VISION JULY 2018
The word ‘Race For Vision’ was only an internal CSR effort before L’OCCITANE MALAYSIA made it available to public for the first time ever for L’OCCITANE GROUP.
L’OCCITANE Run for Vision 2024- 1st Time in Penang
The arrival of visually impaired friends from St. Nicholas’ Home Penang joining in the 5km fun run together, creating memorable moments where Malaysians from all walks of life helping each other throughout the run.
Highlights of Race for Vision 2024
L’OCCITANE Malaysia also worked with Upcycle by Fuze Ecoteer to upcycle beauty empties collected through the L'Occitane Big Little Things recycling program into the
finisher medal of Race for Vision 2024.
We’ve donated a total of RM50,000 to St. Nicholas’ Home Penang to conduct eye screenings amongst Penang B40 communities & provide cataract surgeries for people in need to enhance their visibility.
As part of L’OCCITANE’s
effort towards its reducing waste commitment, ensuring all participants would
have a higher awareness on environmental pollutions was also one of the goals
of this run.
Participants were
encouraged to bring their own reusable bottles to refill water along the route.
L’OCCITANE has also worked with Riiicycle, a local waste management company to
recycle all the plastic cups being utilised during the run. 1,000 plastic cups were collected and recycled by Riiicycle which also equivalent to 3.5kg of PP
plastic cups and 0.5kg of Pet bottles being diverted from landfills.
L’OCCITANE Cares About Sight
FIGHTING AVOIDABLE BLINDNESS
L’OCCITANE MALAYSIA launched its first charity fundraising for local blindness prevention projects since year 2009.
Giving Meaning To Tomorrow
Since its creation in 1976, L’OCCITANE has nurtured simple values: authenticity, respect and sensoriality. Inspired by the founder, Mr. Olivier Baussan, these three values are strongly advocated by all of the employees around the world. Having these values in mind, L’OCCITANE has always supported initiatives that benefit society, focusing in three key fields:
1. To fight avoidable blindness (as priority)
2. To promote women’s leadership
3. To protect natural heritage
