Better Health for All

The company has a significant safety record concern, with 34,000 adverse events related to contaminated endoscopes reported to the FDA in the past year, including 8,719 reports in Q3 2023 alone, of which 5,279 were classified as relevant to patient safety.

Additionally, numerous medical device recalls and corrective actions were documented by the FDA between December 2024 and July 2025. For risk transparency, 17% of the adverse event reports related to endoscopes lacked event descriptions, and the FDA is implementing a pilot program to improve the timeliness of communications about high-risk recalls, suggesting current communications may not always be timely.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

The company's employee rating on Glassdoor is 3.5 out of 5 stars, which translates to 70%.

This aligns with a healthy workplace culture as per the rubric. No specific, quantifiable data points were found for other KPIs such as living wage coverage, CEO to median pay ratio, collective bargaining share, safety incident rate, pay equity ratio, turnover rate, labor violation incidents, insecure contract share, or health insurance coverage.

No War, No Weapons

Precision Optics Corporation (POCI.US) has capabilities in defense and aerospace, with its micro-optics and custom optical components having applications in defense programs.

The company is registered under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and has received a "Small Business Subcontractor of the Year" award from the Federal Government. However, no specific quantitative data is provided regarding the percentage of revenue from defense contracts, scope of R&D investment in dual-use technologies, or any other metrics required by the rubric for scoring.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. partners with various schools, government entities, professional societies, and non-profit organizations, including the University of California Irvine, Irvine Valley College, The University of Arizona, VitalLink OC, The City of Santa Ana, Saddleback College, Bridge |2| Engineering, the Optical Society of Southern California (OSSC), and the Optical Institute of Southern California (OISC).

The company's operations do not appear to involve culturally sensitive areas or indigenous populations, and there are no reported cultural appropriation incidents. No specific data was found regarding revenue reinvested in local community development, local employment ratios, grievance mechanisms, or local procurement share that met the rubric's quantitative thresholds.

Safe & Smart Tech

Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. states that personal data, including name, address, or email information, will never be sold to third parties, indicating strong data governance to prevent unauthorized data use.

The company extends rights protected under GDPR and CCPA to all consumers, demonstrating a commitment to regulatory compliance and digital rights advocacy. Users have comprehensive control over their data, including the ability to decide what information they receive, stop marketing messages, request disclosure of data collection, obtain a copy of personal information, request data deletion, correct inaccurate information, withdraw consent, and request data transfer. POCI uses data only to improve user experience and retains information only as long as needed for requested services, reflecting good data minimization practices. The company also allows users to choose to allow or disable cookies.