
Clockwise from top left: Dale Hughes, Lil Creighton-Sims, Heath Clash and James Conway
Millmead Optical, which manufactures ophthalmic lenses, eyewear, and cases, received B Corp certification in November 2023, designating it as a business meeting high standards in sustainability and social responsibility.
Under Conway’s stewardship, the company has made sustainability gains through LED lighting, a paper and cardboard recycling programme, investment in dry cut MEI machines for lens glazing, and supplying frames and cases made from recycled material to name but a few.
‘Sustainability is a journey,’ says Conway. ‘Five or six years ago, I tended to think that sustainability was something you work through and complete. Now I understand that it is more of an attitude and, as you make changes for the better, you find more and more ways to further improve.
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