Eyespace: A beacon for sustainable practices

Optician talks to Eyespace Eyewear’s Emily Andrews, product director and chief sustainability officer, on how it has adapted its products and supply chains to ensure the environment and people come first.

Eyespace has been at the forefront of environmentally-conscious business practices for a number of years now. Our journey into sustainability started over three years ago and was triggered by an uneasy and increasing awareness of the extreme volumes of plastic waste that is polluting our oceans and waterways. This led to a re-focus within the business and the Board of Directors committing to tackling Eyespace’s environmental impacts head-on.

We are so passionate about sharing lessons learnt on sustainability practice and eyewear production that our CEO Jayne Abel helped establish (and now chairs) the Optical Supplier Association’s (OSA) Sustainability Committee.