Sustainability in the built environment
Considering environmental impact across the full lifecycle of our products, from design and manufacture through to use and reuse.
At Optima, our commitment to sustainability in the built environment goes far beyond minimising environmental impact. We take pride in being a business that is responsible for our people, our products, and the planet. In our view, true sustainable development means taking a holistic approach: integrating social and economic considerations alongside environmental ones. It’s this thinking that guides every project we take on, and every decision we make as a business.
For us, sustainability is about making better choices at every stage of what we do. That means looking carefully at the materials we use, how our systems are made and delivered, and what happens to them at the end of their life. Our focus is on being transparent, reducing our impact where we can and giving customers the clear information they need to make informed decisions.
Sustainability Goals
Our sustainability goals provide a framework for managing environmental and social priorities across the business. Explore our commitments, reporting approach and the areas in which we are working to improve performance.
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Manufacturing
Explore how environmental considerations are integrated into the design, manufacture and delivery of our partitioning systems, with a focus on material efficiency, waste reduction and responsible production.
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Net Zero Carbon Strategy
Download our Net Zero Carbon Strategy for an overview of our emissions reduction commitments, targets and the actions supporting our pathway to net zero.
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Independent product evidence
Access independent product evidence including BIFMA VOC reports, EPDs, recycled content data and material information to support specification and environmental assessment.
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Sustainability Schemes
Sustainability schemes help shape more responsible buildings, workplaces and business practices. We engage with a range of recognised frameworks, providing relevant product evidence and continually reviewing how our systems and operations can support their requirements.
Our Sustainability CPD's
Understanding Embodied Carbon in Use and Re-use of Commercial Glass Partitions and Doors
A practical overview of embodied carbon in commercial glass partitions and doors, including the influence of reuse on whole-life carbon. Developed with Tunley Engineering, this CPD supports more informed specification decisions.
More Information — Understanding Embodied Carbon in Use and Re-use of Commercial Glass Partitions and Doors
The WELL Building Standard - How can glazed partitions contribute?
Learn how glazed partitions and doors can support selected WELL Building Standard requirements. This CPD covers the certification process, relevant WELL concepts and the product information needed to support specification and project documentation.
More Information — The WELL Building Standard - How can glazed partitions contribute?
Sustainability at Optima
SustainabilityHow our Environmental and Sustainability team supports a project
Optima’s Environmental and Sustainability team works across these stages, helping clients and project teams understand the information available for our products and identifying where additional evidence, reporting or project-specific action may be required.
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SustainabilityDesigning the Right Office Atmosphere for Employee Wellbeing
A closer look at how air quality, material selection and wider design decisions influence the health, comfort and overall quality of modern workplaces.
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What Does Environmental Quality Mean in Construction?
We support the transition to Net Zero as a core sustainability goal, and an understanding of the broader impacts we make,
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