Eyes on Sustainability
Monday 6th October 2025
National Space Centre
2024 PROGRAMME
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Registration and refreshments
Opening
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Chair’s welcome and keynote speaker
Keynote
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Contact Lenses and Spectacle Lenses
Panel
Ophthalmic lenses and contacts are an optical practice’s bread and butter, but what do you know about their impact on the environment? This stream will help practice staff get a better understanding of just how environmentally friendly the products they dispense are, and what action suppliers are taking in the fight against climate change. Delegates will be able to hear from manufacturers, associations and ophthalmic lens labs and will have the opportunity to ask the panel questions on where this part of the optical sector is heading.
EuromContact (the European association of contact lens manufacturers) is dedicated to advancing sustainability within the contact lens industry. Its presentation will cover its key initiatives, including providing accurate recycling information, navigating EU regulatory developments (particularly the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive), and our current efforts in developing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) guidelines through product category rules.
Hoya will present second year results and comparison to previous year for its CO2 emission reduction, along with an analysis of its emissions profile and current/future projects. The talk will also include details on Cleanhub, wild area, a net zero update and the company’s drive to reduce packaging.
Speakers
Sponsors
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Morning break
Break
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Eyewear and Retail
As eyewear continues to grow in the public’s consciousness, so too does the demand for more sustainable options. Sustainability in eyewear is being driven by wider of adoption of greener materials, but not all are as eco-friendly as they seem. Hear from the companies and brands at the forefront of the sustainability movement on how to avoid greenwashing while remaining on trend. Whether a single practice or a store network, any measures that can save energy or a reduce carbon footprint will be essential, and attendees will be armed with all the information they need.
Guidance on making claims relating to sustainability. Tips on what to write on your point of sales material, and how to speak to your patients about the environmental credentials of your business and the products you stock.
Speakers
CSR & Communications Director at MYKITA; Sustainability Consultant & B Leader
MYKITA
Sponsors
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Lunch, networking and CPD poster trail
Break
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Rethink the Future
Presentation
Sustainability is more than a fad, sales tactic, or a nice-to-have. It’s the fundamental question of whether your business is still going to be around in 30 years and, if so, what’s it going to look like?
Because if your business is still here in 2050, whether it’s an independent practice in Sleaford or a multi-national corporation, it’s going to have to be quite different to how it is today. Compliant with new national and international legislation, responsive to new societal trends and needs, and actively helping to solve the biggest challenges faced by humanity.
However, these necessary and inevitable changes are as much challenges as they are opportunities - if that’s what we choose to make them. Let’s face it, we’ve been part of the problem for too long; time to roll up our sleeves and be part of the solution.
This session will cover everything from essential climate literacy through the pursuit of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, to the ethics at the heart of your business and our place in this global industry. Delegates will explore the questions of what it will mean to be in optics in 2050.
Sponsor
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Afternoon break
Break
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Rethink the Future (continued)
Presentation
Sustainability is more than a fad, sales tactic, or a nice-to-have. It’s the fundamental question of whether your business is still going to be around in 30 years and, if so, what’s it going to look like?
Because if your business is still here in 2050, whether it’s an independent practice in Sleaford or a multi-national corporation, it’s going to have to be quite different to how it is today. Compliant with new national and international legislation, responsive to new societal trends and needs, and actively helping to solve the biggest challenges faced by humanity.
However, these necessary and inevitable changes are as much challenges as they are opportunities - if that’s what we choose to make them. Let’s face it, we’ve been part of the problem for too long; time to roll up our sleeves and be part of the solution.
This session will cover everything from essential climate literacy through the pursuit of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, to the ethics at the heart of your business and our place in this global industry. Delegates will explore the questions of what it will mean to be in optics in 2050.
Sponsor
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Close of conference
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