LS&Co. Unzipped
Feb 08 2012
Chinese New Year, Singapore-style
Imagine this: A group of people, about to have lunch, stand up from their seats. Salad ingredients start to fly. Auspicious Chinese phrases fill the air. Chopsticks are dropped (or should I say, thrown) into the giant salad bowl. Food falls on hands and arms on its way back down to the salad bowl. And aim for height while tossing! The higher the food is tossed into the air, the more fortunes for the coming year!
Posted By: Rosalind Chu, Levi Strauss & Co. Community Affairs, Singapore |
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Jan 05 2012
Like We Said...
The whole idea behind our Care Tag for Our Planet is to encourage consumers to reduce the environmental impact of caring for their jeans. Our message is wash your clothes less often, wash in cold water, line or air dry, and donate unneeded clothes.A student at the Melbourne School of Design recently did some research on the whole "wash-less" approach. Turns out, it works just fine!Check out what Masters candidate Tulia Jack discovered -- in this video by the University of Melbourne.
Posted By: Cory Warren, Editor, LS&Co. Unzipped |
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Dec 27 2011
A Better Manager, A Better Person
Does HIV/AIDS training in the workplace make any difference? Just ask Goa Hongli.Goa, pictured immediately below, is a factory manager from China, working in an apparel factory in the tiny African country of Lesotho.
Posted By: Brandee Butler, Levi Strauss Foundation Program Manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa |
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Dec 20 2011
Hardly Strictly a Financier
Levi Strauss & Co. and the San Francisco Bay Area have lost a true friend.Warren Hellman died Sunday of leukemia.Warren can best be described as one of a kind. He was a talented financier and passionate about business, bluegrass music, giving back to the community and endurance sports. His direct, self-deprecating demeanor made him equally at home with captains of industry, twenty-year-old hipsters, country music divas, and anyone who shared his enthusiasm for the banjo and marathon running.
Posted By: Cory Warren, Editor, LS&Co. Unzipped |
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Dec 08 2011
A Chance to Share the Holiday Spirit
If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area and are looking for a different way to spread the holiday cheer, consider donating to the Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund, which helps Bay Area families in need during the holiday season. Spending time with our loved ones is one of the special joys of the holiday season.
Posted By: Bob Haas, Levi Strauss & Co. Chairman Emeritus |
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Dec 01 2011
Testing Positive. Living Positively.
I tested positive for HIV in 1987. It was a scary time. I was working in Los Angeles, and no one knew much about HIV. Rumors, assumptions and fear often overrode common sense and compassion. Trying to find out facts about my personal condition was difficult enough. Going to work fearing what others might think – even worrying if I could be fired because of my status – only layered on the stress. Honestly, there was nowhere to turn for confidential assistance at work back then.
Posted By: Patrick H., District Manager, Levi's® Brand |
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Nov 30 2011
The Courage to Drive Change in China
Thomas Cai’s organization, AIDS Care China, is helping to change the face of the HIV/AIDS response in China.If you take a few minutes to watch the moving video below, you’ll see Thomas forging relationships with doctors, building community leaders in the battle against AIDS and, simply put, getting things done.
Posted By: Babur Rafiq, Vice President, Denizen™ Sourcing and Supply Planning |
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Nov 22 2011
Breaking Down Barriers
Equality comes in all shapes and sizes – sometimes, it may even come in the form of a savings account.19-year-old Imre, pictured above, lives in Hungary with his mother and four younger siblings. He is also a qualified mason and the breadwinner of his family. As a man of Roma descent, however, he faces discrimination when applying for a job or credit.
Posted By: Dorota Gutkowska, General Manager, Eastern Europe Group and Levi Strauss Poland |
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Nov 18 2011
Girls Unite in San Francisco
If you paid a visit to Levi’s Plaza this past weekend, you witnessed the power that teenaged girls have to change the world.On November 12, 2011, Levi Strauss & Co. hosted San Francisco’s first Girl Up Unite for Girls tour. Girl Up is a campaign of the United Nations Foundation that gives American girls the opportunity to channel their energy and compassion to raise awareness and funds for some of the world’s hardest-to-reach adolescent girls.
Posted By: Gina Reiss-Wilchins, Director, Girl Up |
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Nov 16 2011
Wangari is Smiling
The Levi Strauss Foundation has been a strong supporter of the Global Fund for Women for more than a decade, helping us strengthen grassroots women's rights organizations in Asia and Latin America.
Posted By: Musimbi Kanyoro, President & CEO, Global Fund for Women |
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