Saint-Gobain Glass has once again been named winner of the Sustainability Initiative of the Year at the G25 Awards, marking its second consecutive win and reinforcing its leadership in circular flat glass manufacturing. The recognition highlights the success of Glass Forever, the company’s pioneering circular economy programme transforming glass recovery across the UK.

This year, Glass Forever reached a major milestone: the recovery of one million tonnes of end-of-life flat glass. As the UK’s first fully circular recovery framework, the programme returns high-quality cullet to the production cycle, helping significantly reduce carbon emissions and reliance on virgin raw materials.

Recovered glass is remanufactured at Saint-Gobain’s Eggborough plant to create products such as ORAÉ®, the world’s first low-carbon flat glass with a verified EPD. Containing 64% recycled content and produced using 100% renewable electricity, ORAÉ® achieves a 42% lower carbon footprint than standard float glass, offering substantial sustainability gains for construction projects.

More than 100 partners now participate in Glass Forever. Many use Saint-Gobain’s patented cullet-crushing equipment and optimised return-load logistics, which boost recycling rates and reduce transport emissions.

The programme is also supporting the circular refurbishment of 30 Duke Street in London, where old glazing will be remanufactured into ORAÉ® COOL-LITE SKN 183 (II) for the building’s new façade.

Lee Glover, Sustainability and Net Zero Delivery Manager, said the repeat win reflects strong partnerships across the sector and proves that scalable circularity in flat glass is “not only possible but delivering meaningful carbon reduction today.”

Saint-Gobain Glass continues expanding its circular partnerships to maximise recovery from both processing waste and refurbishment projects.