NEW YORK—Warby Parker Inc. (NYSE: WRBY) has published its 2021 Impact Report. The company tracks and publicly reports its impact on stakeholders in this annual report following the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework. To share a comprehensive view of the Warby Parker brand and what it stands for, the company uses this report to communicate progress and updates on its GRI topics and more with its stakeholders, the announcement said. To help guide this material, the Impact Report is broken into four key sections:

1. Living Well and Giving Back: Warby Parker takes care of its employees and communities by advancing access to eyecare, providing fair wages, promoting wellness, and driving inclusion, equity, and diversity.

2. Eyeing the Customer Experience: Warby Parker enhances the customer experience to help customers see (and look) better.

3. A Sustainable Vision: Warby Parker aims to use resources responsibly, reduce waste, and maintain a neutral carbon footprint across its operations.

4. Advancing Our Mission: Warby Parker strives to govern ethically, lead with inclusivity, and live its values.

The GRI is one of the most widely recognized sets of global sustainability reporting guidelines that helps organizations understand, communicate, and compare their impact on key sustainability topics. Warby Parker also releases a Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) summary and aligns its key areas of sustainability to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within the Impact Report.
 
The report highlights Warby Parker being the first public benefit corporation to go public through a direct listing, on Sept. 29, 2021. It also examines the launch of The Warby Parker Impact Foundation, last fall. i As a 501(c)(3) public charity, the foundation’s mission is to advocate for wider access to vision services, educate communities on the importance of eye health, and provide people with the eyecare they need to lead safe, happy, and productive lives.
 
In 2021, Warby Parker said it was proud to authorize up to 1 percent of the company's outstanding shares for future grants to the foundation or other like-minded charitable organizations.
 
The report also examines the milestone of having distributed 10 million pairs of glasses globally and makes note of the expansion of Warby Parker's Pupils Project Program to three new regions in the U.S. In September 2021, the company expanded Pupils Project to bring vision services to 70+ new U.S. school districts in cities across California, central and western Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. Warby Parker plans to distribute tens of thousands of pairs of glasses during the 2021–2022 school year alone.