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Environmental, Social and Governance

As Optical Express continues to grow, so does our passion about making a difference in local communities and further afield. We are committed to supporting a variety of charitable and community programmes.

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Partners and Initiatives

At Optical Express we seek to build sustainable business today for tomorrow's world, through ongoing socially and environmentally conscious investment in out global operation.

Established by Formula 1 racing legend Jackie Stewart OBE, Race Against Dementia is driven to raise money to fund breakthrough and innovative dementia research.

Optical Express is saying “Thanks a Million” by giving away €1million of laser eye surgery to NHS and emergency services workers.

In January 2008, Optometrist Cameron Hudson successfully completed the Optical Express South Pole Challenge - consisting of a 700-mile ski journey across Antarctica to reach the South Pole.

One in four children and young people living in poverty in Scotland, the funds raised by the STV Children's Appeal are crucial to help those who need it most.

Committed to eliminating avoidable blindness in developing countries

Responds to the needs of children in communities throughout the UK, and we enable them to live life to the full and achieve their individual potential.

RNIB facility designed to equip blind and partially sighted people with the skills and confidence to enter employment.

Optical Express employees travel to Syria to help those whose lives have been blighted by poor eye sight.

Helping fund research to diagnose and prevent brain tumours.

Building a future for Malawi’s children.

Helping some of the poorest people in the world to see clearly.

Giving deserving youngsters in their community a day to remember.

Ugandan children see bright future thanks to British book donation.

Optical Express have supported Glasgow the Caring City on 'Project New Vision' which values visual health as a route out of poverty.

Almost 80 Optical Express employees in Glasgow and Cumbernauld have been trained to perform life-saving CPR and been taught how to use a defibrillator.

Since 2011 Optical Express have supported Friends of Loch Lomond, an independent conservation and heritage charity who work to protect, promote and provide for Loch Lomond.

Optical Express has proudly supported the charity Chernobyl Children’s Lifeline since 2015, supporting the children (and their families) from Belarus and Ukraine affected by the world’s worst nuclear disaster.