CooperVision Honored for Sustainability and Occupational Safety Excellence at 2025 Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association Awards

Monday, August 11 2025 | 08 h 44 min | News

For the 13^th consecutive year, CooperVision’s Juana Díaz manufacturing facility has been recognized by the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association (PRMA) for its achievements in sustainability and occupational health and safety. The honors reflect CooperVision’s long-term commitment to advancing safe, sustainable operations for the benefit of People + Planet.

CooperVision’s 2025 PRMA distinctions include:

• PRMA President’s Award, for maintaining a workplace injury and illness rate well below the national average for comparable industrial operations;

• Platinum Recycling Award, for diverting more than 90% of non-hazardous waste from landfills;¹ and 

Leadership in Environmental Performance

• Eco Label Certification, for achieving LEED^® Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council^*2 and Zero Waste Facility Program Certification through SCS Global Services.^†3

• Eco Label LEED^® Gold Certification,^*2 in recognition of compliance, operations, conservation, and environmental protection, as well as partnerships with Environmental Excellence Programs such as EPA Energy Star, LEED, Zero Waste to Landfill, Zero Liquid Discharge, and other awards evaluated and granted by an independent agency.
  
  

“Year after year, these awards are a celebration of our team’s longstanding dedication to maintaining high standards and consistently raising the bar,” said Rolando Torres, Chief Operations Officer, CooperVision. “The PRMA’s continuous focus on progress keeps us moving forward and making a positive impact on our workplace, our community, and the planet.”

CooperVision received an award in 2024 for its Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP) project in Juana Díaz, which is significantly more efficient than conventional on-site diesel, natural gas, or propane-powered generators.  The natural gas-fueled CHP captures and reuses excess heat and avoids distribution losses. 

The company’s repeated PRMA recognition represents only a portion of its broader environmental initiatives focused on saving water and conserving energy; reducing, reusing, and recycling resources; and empowering people within the company and communities in which it operates.

Globally, CooperVision continues to work to minimize its environmental impact and operate more sustainably as part of CooperCompanies’ efforts to contribute to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. To learn more about CooperVision’s global sustainability strategy and progress, please visit www.coopervision.com/sustainability.

* LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. 

† Zero Waste Program Certification is obtained through SCS Global Services, an international leader in third-party certification, validation, and verification for environmental sustainability.

References

1 CVI Data on file 2023. 

2 CVI data on file, 2024. US Green Building Council. Building Research Establishment.

3 SCS Global Services Certificate Nos. SCS-ZW-0008, SCS-ZW-0011, SCS-ZW-0012, SCS-ZW-0014, SCS-ZW-0018, SCS-ZW-0019. 

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