Company Profile: Levi Strauss and Co

Levi Strauss & Co. has established science-based targets to reduce scope 1 and 2 emissions by 90% and global supply chain emissions by 40% by 2025. The company achieved a 3% reduction in operational emissions between 2016 and 2017 and is scaling a partnership with the International Finance Corporation to reduce GHG emissions across its top suppliers. Its energy strategy includes a goal of 100% renewable electricity in owned facilities by 2025, supported by green utility contracts, PPAs, and on-site solar. Additionally, the company advocates for federal climate legislation in the US, supports the Paris Climate Agreement, and is a signatory of the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action.

• Levi Strauss & Co. has set science-based climate targets to reduce scope 1 and 2 emissions in owned and operated facilities by 90% by 2025, and to reduce emissions across its global supply chain by 40% within the same timeframe. The company also aims to use 100% renewable electricity in owned-and-operated facilities by 2025.
• Between 2016 and 2017, the company reduced scope 1 and 2 emissions by 3%, moving from 56,047 mt to 54,588 mt. In a pilot program with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) involving six manufacturers in Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam, participating facilities reduced GHG emissions by an average of 19% and saved over US $1 million in operating costs; this approach is now being expanded to more than 50 top global suppliers.
• The company met its 2020 target of procuring 20% of total energy from renewable sources by 2017, with over 26,000 MWh of its nearly 140,000 MWh total 2017 energy consumption coming from renewables. To reach 100% renewable electricity, it utilizes green utility products in Europe, power purchase agreements (PPAs) in the US, renewable energy certificates (RECs) globally, and planned on-site solar at its Henderson, Nevada distribution center in 2020.
• Levi Strauss & Co. engages in extensive climate policy advocacy, including joining the BICEP coalition, supporting the Paris Climate Agreement and the 'We Are Still In' movement, and advocating for a federal price on greenhouse gas emissions in the US. It was the first apparel company to report global GHG emissions to The Climate Registry and to align its science-based targets with the IPCC's 1.5°C warming limit.
• The company implements resource efficiency measures, such as Water<Less™ techniques used in more than two-thirds of products as of 2018, which saved 3 billion liters and recycled over 2 billion liters of water. In China, it partners with the Apparel Impact Institute’s Clean by Design Program to reduce the climate and water impact of fabric mill suppliers.

APA

Knight, R. (2019). Company Profile: Levi Strauss and Co. We Mean Business Coalition. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/company-profile-levi-strauss-and-co/

Chicago

Knight, Robin. Company Profile: Levi Strauss and Co. We Mean Business Coalition, 2019. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/company-profile-levi-strauss-and-co/.

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BibTeX

@techreport{knight2019company, author = {Knight, Robin}, title = {{Company Profile: Levi Strauss and Co}}, institution = {We Mean Business Coalition}, year = {2019}, month = sep, url = {https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/blog/company-profile-levi-strauss-and-co/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }