LS&Co. Unzipped

Welcome to our blog. Here’s where you’ll find a “behind-the-seams” look at what’s going on with Levi Strauss & Co. You’ll hear from a variety of voices, from both inside and outside the company. And you have the chance to share your thoughts. So read on — and weigh in!

Nov 24 2010

Sustainable Students

Here at Levi Strauss & Co. we’re focused on building sustainability into everything we do. The goal? Have our profitable growth help restore the environment.  We know that we can’t tackle this challenge alone – so we’re talking with a lot of different people about what we can do together. Among them, students.

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Posted By: Michael Kobori, Vice-President, Sustainability, Levi Strauss & Co.

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Nov 16 2010

The Mayor, The Governor & Green Jobs

California’s economic future is one of green jobs and clean energy.  That’s why the recent efforts to repeal or delay AB 32, California’s landmark and clean energy law, would have been an economic and environmental policy disaster.  

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Posted By: Gavin Newsom, Mayor, San Francisco

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Nov 03 2010

New Jeans. Incredible Finishes. Less Water.

Here’s how it all started. A team of us – all designers – went to one of our laundries and told the folks there that we wanted to do the most incredible denim finishing we’d ever done – but we didn’t want to use water.If you’re into blue jeans like I am, you know that’s a tall order.I mean, anyone can create a jean using less water. But the challenge is using innovative techniques to create the finishes customers want…without using a lot of water.We believe we’ve done both.

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Posted By: Carl Chiara, Director, Levi's® Brand Concepts & Special Projects

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Nov 01 2010

Will Young Women Vote? Survey says…

To hear the political pundits tell it, the youth vote tomorrow may fall well short of the turnout we saw in the 2008 Presidential Election. But a new poll by the Levi’s® brand suggests otherwise.The poll was taken of so-called millennial women, ages 18-29, between Oct. 22 and 27. And here are some of the key findings:

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Posted By: Cory Warren, Editor, LS&Co. Unzipped

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Oct 28 2010

Smile – and Say Goodwill!

Our friends over at Goodwill® are launching a fun photo contest that could land you a nice Levi’s® wardrobe.All you need is a camera, an item you want to donate, and a sticker with Goodwill’s new Donate Movement icon.

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Posted By: Cory Warren, Editor, LS&Co. Unzipped

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Oct 22 2010

Bullying: There’s More To Do.

It’s safe to say the bullying hasn’t stopped. But we’d like to think the recent focus on the problem is having an impact. Of course, it’s a shame that it comes only after the recent, tragic suicides of at least five young people – bullied because they were either gay or perceived “different” in some way.

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Posted By: Cory Warren, Editor, LS&Co. Unzipped

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Oct 19 2010

Save It, Kids.

When’s the last time you heard a teenager talk about his small business and the people he employed. Perhaps…never?It happened to me just recently. In fact, I listened to two teenagers talk about the difference savings and financial education had made in their lives. One spoke of his lawn care business and his five employees. He wrote the business plan, saved for the expenses and still managed to pay for college. The other, a high school student from Connecticut, saved for three CDs – as in Certificates of Deposit.

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Posted By: Bob Friedman, Corporation for Enterprise Development

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Oct 15 2010

The Word of the Day is "water"

Maybe you’ve already heard, but the word of the day in the blogosphere is “water.”

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Posted By: Michael Kobori, Vice-President, Sustainability, Levi Strauss & Co.

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Oct 13 2010

A Little Help

Sam and Mary have lived in Braddock, Penn., for years. Right now, they live with Princess, their dachshund, in the same house that Mary’s grandmother called home decades ago.Sam and Mary are now both in their mid-60s. Sam works from 6 p.m. to midnight most nights. And without his help, Mary has a hard time getting around, especially moving up and down the stairs in their house to let Princess out to do her business.Without a fenced-in yard, Princess can’t go outside unless Sam is there to watch her.Sam and Mary needed a little help.

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Posted By: Kevin Maas, Levi's® Store Manager, Denver, Colo.

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Oct 08 2010

Bullying. Bad – No Matter What.

What was it – five teens committing suicide in the past few weeks as a result of bullying? And those were just the ones that we heard about.These tragedies occurred because the bullies believed their targets – the victims – to be gay. But no matter what you think about a person’s sexual orientation, you have to agree that bullying is bad.

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Posted By: Cory Warren, Editor, LS&Co. Unzipped

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