Focal Point Episode 3: CooperVision's Aldo Zucaro

How can you turn contact lenses into drywall?

Aldo Zucaro, Senior Director of Global Strategy at Cooper Companies, doesn't see corporate responsibility as a checklist. He sees it as a bridge.

With a strategic focus on both the CooperVision and CooperSurgical divisions, Aldo has dedicated his leadership to evolving how the organization impacts the world. Over the years, he has watched the conversation around sustainability shift, leading to the birth of a philosophy that moves beyond traditional boundaries to find the bond between environmental health and human well-being.

In this video, Aldo digs into the core of the People + Planet initiative, a framework designed to tackle one of the most practical challenges in global business today: how to ensure social and environmental goals aren't just parallel, but integrated. Breaking down the importance of viewing every corporate initiative through a dual lens, CooperVision ensures that when we protect the planet, we do it for the people, and when we support people, we do it for the planet. See how People + Planet aligns perfectly with CooperVision's MADE Better Promise, and their partnership with Plastic Bank, which is providing better lives for plastic collectors.

Watch to the end to get a sneak peek into the tangible results of this mindset, such as turning recycled contact lenses into sustainable, practical drywall building material, proving that what was once waste can become a useful tool for building new infrastructure.

Sustainability, Aldo reminds us, is a two-way street. Aldo emphasizes that by moving past silos and leaning into the connection between our social and environmental handprints, organizations can change the way they think and ensure a more resilient future for everyone.