NEW Sustainability Self-Assessment Tool to be launched at SEE Summit on 4 October
All the talk is about sustainability in the run up to the SEE Summit on the environment for the optical community, but what’s the step YOU should take to become more sustainable? Whether you are an employee, locum, business owner or manufacturer, you can use the NEW Sustainability Self-Assessment Tool to be launched at the event on 4 October.
Developed by ABDO’s Working Group on the Environment, in collaboration with organisations across optical community, the Sustainability Self-Assessment Tool is an easy-to-use way to assess where you are right now and find key activities to make your working life, your practice and/or your business more sustainable.
Daryl Newsome is chair of the working group and ABDO Vice President. He says, “Everyone working in the optical industry has a part to play. If you are an employee you can work towards saving energy and water in practice every day as you go about your job. You can make sure you reuse items which would otherwise have been thrown away, such as saving scrap paper for notes. If you are a manager or business owner the tool gives you plenty of ideas too, and could be the first step towards your own sustainability strategy.”
The Sustainability Self-Assessment Tool starts with a questionnaire, and you then receive weekly emails outlining changes you can make, focussing on themes such as recycling, saving energy, travel, and how to reuse, refill, repair and recycle. All the tips are focussed on the optical industry, making this a unique and useful way for optical professionals and their teams to make a real difference.
Once you have worked through the weekly tips you can go back to the questionnaire and see how much progress you have made. Daryl Newsome adds, “Sustainability is a journey, and we know that the Sustainability Self-Assessment Tool will help everyone move closer to a truly sustainable optical industry, something that will benefit the planet now and long into the future.”
Book your place at the inaugural SEE Summit on the Environment on 4 October 2021 to get access to the Sustainability Self-Assessment Tool, along with inspiring and practical tips from a range of key figures in the industry.
Visit https://www.abdo.org.uk/events/see-event/ to book.
Check out the NEW Sustainability Self-Assessment Tool and see how green you are.
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- The SEE Summit aims to promote environmental sustainability in the UK optical sector and contribute to the government’s goal of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. It takes place in the run-up to the COP (Conference of the Parties) climate change summit in November 2021. Running from 7-8.30pm, the event offers a packed agenda with inspiring speakers talking about how they have moved towards environmental sustainability in practice and in manufacturing. Attendees will also receive practical advice on the changes that can be made at work.
- This event is supported by the Association of Optometrists (AOP), the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO), the Association of Contact Lens Manufacturers, the British Contact Lens Association (BCLA), the College of Optometrists, FODO, the General Optical Council (GOC) and the Optical Suppliers Association (OSA).