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Optima helps you reduce your carbon footprint by up to 90% - find out how!

What is a carbon footprint? 

The carbon footprint is an environmental indicator that measures the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced and emitted directly or indirectly by an organization, product, event, or person. CO2 emissions are one of the main causes of global warming, and its increase in the atmosphere is what triggers climate change or the climate crisis. 

A company's day-to-day business generates CO2 emissions, but how much? It is always difficult to know how much we pollute. That's why we have compiled here some examples that represent normal actions in our daily lives, and their CO2 emissions: 

• Using the car generates about 1,820 kg of CO2 per year.
• Sending an email generates between 4 and 50 g of CO2.
• Using the television (videoconferencing) in meetings generates about 35 kg of CO2 per year. 

The carbon footprint of companies makes it possible to quantify, evaluate, and measure the impact that the organization's activity has on the environment, as well as its scale of sustainability and degree of commitment to climate change. 

What can you do in your clinic to reduce your carbon footprint? 

• Improve your energy efficiency.
• Consuming renewable energy.
• Participating in offset projects.
• Aligning with partners and suppliers who share your concern for the environment and have an environmental responsibility policy in place.

Why does Optima help you reduce your carbon footprint? 

At Corus, our goal is to move beyond the introduction of new products and protocols by also considering environmental responsibility in all our activities. An example of this is Optima (Corus' digital removable dentures), which represent up to 90% of CO2 emission reduction, thanks to:

• Its digital design reduces the number of shipments from the Laboratory to the clinic and vice versa, with respect to an analog unimaxillary prosthesis.
• Optima is manufactured in a digital flow, which reduces energy consumption in its manufacture by 91% and minimizes material waste.
• The Optima Impression System, which also reduces the number of patient visits to the clinic. 

All this means that Optima generates up to 90% less CO2 emissions than an analog removable prosthesis.

As we care about the environment, we have collaborated with ClimatePartner to calculate the emissions of our solutions and products, and we have started with Optima. 

⬇️Read on to find out more! ⬇️

About the ClimatePartner study: 

ClimatePartner has performed the calculation of the product's CO₂ emissions on behalf of Corus following the “Greenhouse Gas Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard” (GHG Protocol). 

The carbon footprint of this product has been calculated considering the cradle-to-customer plus End-of-life approach. Emissions along the following life cycle stages have been taken into account: extraction and pre-processing of raw materials and packaging, production, delivery of the product to the customer's factory gate and the corresponding product and packaging disposal emissions. 

In the cradle-to-customer plus end-of-life approach, the calculation focuses on processes that can be controlled by the producer. Emissions from the use phase are not controllable and are subject to assumptions and estimates, so they were not included in the calculation. 

Where possible, primary data were used for the calculation. Where this was not possible, secondary data from recognized sources was used. The underlying emission factors were taken from internationally recognized databases, such as ecoinvent or GEMIS. All relevant greenhouse gases were considered, but for better comparability, CO₂ equivalents were used. 

Emissions that cannot be directly attributed to the product, but are necessary for its production, such as employee travel or commuting, were also included in the calculation as general emissions. 

Reducing our carbon footprint is essential to protecting our planet. If reducing your carbon footprint is also important to you... Switch to Optima! 

Find out everything you need to know about Optima here.