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opti SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS

Bringing sustainability to life

Sustainability is much more than just a short-lived topic that reflects the zeitgeist. For this reason, opti has launched the SUSTAINABILITY HUB in 2023 together with the sustainability interest group of the optical industry (IG Nachhaltigkeit). This is where important sustainability topics are discussed and exciting and inspiring projects are presented. 

In 2024, opti went one step further and launched the opti SUSTAINABILITY AWARD – with the aim of sharing and recognising impressive ideas and inspiring projects for greater sustainability with the industry. 

In 2025, the successfully launched opti SUSTAINABILITY AWARD will be supplemented by another award: the opti SUSTAINABILITY YOUNGSTER AWARD, which is aimed exclusively at budding industry experts and is intended to serve as a platform for their ideas and visions. A designated prize money of 3,700 euros will be awarded for both awards.
 

TWO CATEGORIES. TWO WINNERS!

SUSTAINABILITY AWARD

For optical companies

SUSTAINABILITY YOUNGSTER AWARD

For students, trainees and pupils

AT A GLANCE

WHICH IDEAS AND PROJECTS COULD BE SUBMITTED?

There is no need to reinvent the wheel: You can orientate yourself on the pillars of sustainability: Social, economic and ecological. Based on these pillars, the UN defined the 17 goals for sustainable development in the 2030 Agenda, which provide further, more concrete food for thought.

THE JURY

Doing instead of just talking" unites the companies and individuals in the Sustainability Interest Group. The members come from different areas of ophthalmic optics and are firmly integrated into the industry.

ADDITIONAL SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS

Sustainability Interest Group members are committed to greater sustainability - and you can profite from their ideas.
Let their projects inspire you. Imitators welcome!

 

Social

As one of the driving forces behind the Sustainability Interest Group, Reinhard Müller has no shortage of his own examples of how to be active in a sustainable way. As the first chairman of the non-profit association "Entwicklungsdienst Deutscher Augenoptiker" (EDA) e.V., he has so far implemented 48 international ophthalmic aid projects in 28 countries: always with the aim of involving the project partners in the developing countries in the planning and implementation of the project and making them largely independent of external aid.


 

Ecology

Marina Riedinger from Pfullingen tries to avoid microplastics in the wastewater system by having her lenses ground mainly by manufacturers who use filter systems. Of course, filter systems for the optical workshop in the company are also a good decision, as there are now some good options for not having to simply dispose of grinding water together with all the plastic in it. This goes so far that closed systems prevent any (micro)plastic from entering the environment during grinding.




 

Economy

Bernd Angst has been demonstrating for many years how to operate successfully on a sustainable basis. Since 2020, his supplier query has attracted a great deal of attention, which he continually evaluates and provides to his customers as a purchase decision by means of a QR code on the respective products. In this way, Angst encourages suppliers and customers to give preference to durable and sustainable products. Angst and his team operate in Deißlingen with a neutral carbon footprint: For example, 100 percent of the heating requirements are covered by eco-methane, and half of the electricity requirements are covered by the company's own fuel cell combined heat and power plant.

OUR WINNER 2024

Augenblick Brillen Kontaktlinsen GmbH

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