Our Stakeholders

Our sustainability progress requires the participation of many stakeholders both inside and outside the apparel industry. Their insights help us refine priorities and develop meaningful policies, goals and initiatives that address the issues facing our business, our customers, employees, investors, and suppliers, as well as the communities where we operate. These are just some of the ways we engage with our stakeholders:

Consumers

• Social media engagement through our LS&Co. accounts
• Communication in our stores
• Participation in the Levi’s® Red Tab™ loyalty program
• Outreach through email and newsletters
• Information on our e-commerce sites about product sustainability attributes
• Unzipped blog
• Surveys on environmental concerns and perceptions of apparel brands’ sustainability commitments
• Marketing campaigns such as Levi’s® “Buy Better, Wear Longer” and Dockers® “Easy style, responsibly made”

Wholesale and Licensee Partners

• Regular communication with our wholesale partners’ sustainability teams
• Regular assessment and monitoring
• As-needed input and collaboration on policy development
• Annual Sustainability Summit for licensees

Employees

• Surveys
• Team meetings
• CEO town hall meetings
• Company intranet
• Emails from leadership
• Internal newsletters
• Employee Resource Groups
• Ethics and Compliance Reportline

Shareholders and Prospective Shareholders

• One-on-one engagement
• Conferences
• Financial press
• Earnings conference calls
• Formal communications, including our press releases and Forms 8-K, 10-Q and 10-K

Suppliers and Supply Chain Workers

• Worker Well-being initiative
• Collaboration with the Sustainability and Health Initiative (SHINE) at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health
• Supply chain worker studies and surveys
• Supplier assessments
• Interviews with suppliers
• Better Buying surveys
• Workshops and trainings

NGOs, Brands and Industry-Wide Coalitions

• Meetings and working groups
• Live events
• Industry group roundtables
• Partner collaborations
• Surveys

Key Memberships and Partnerships

Our memberships and partnerships are key to our success. Below are some of the organizations we engage with, either through direct participation or by adding our voice as a signatory.