LS&Co. Unzipped
Feb 20 2013
Post Cards from Guangzhou
Lewis Carroll once wrote, “…all that is really worth doing is what we do for others.”It’s true, you know. And it’s one of the reasons I enjoy working at Levi Strauss & Co. – because of the company’s commitment to the communities where we work and live.And that includes near Guangzhou, China. Here’s what I mean…Back in December, as part of our Giving Back at the Holidays, a group of employees, led by my colleague Ray Yang, decided to help some rural children.
Posted By: Rosalind Chu, Levi Strauss & Co. Community Affairs, Singapore |
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Feb 01 2013
Looking Good, Garbage!
The jeans and jacket you see here have something in common with that plastic bottle in your hand.What is it? That plastic bottle in your hand.Today, the Levi's® brand launches its new Waste<Less™ denim collection.
Posted By: Cory Warren, Editor, LS&Co. Unzipped |
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Jan 11 2013
Greenest Office Building? Meet a Green Remodel.
About the only time a composting toilet ever crosses my mind is when I stumble upon one at, say, a national park.
So when I read about a new Seattle office building, the Bullitt Center, that features not only composting toilets, but also has all its water needs met solely by rainwater, it caught my attention.
Posted By: Calvin Lam, Senior Director, Finance, Levi Strauss & Co. |
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Jan 04 2013
When Giving Back is Personal
We’ve come to expect companies to give back to their communities, especially during the winter holiday season. Levi Strauss & Co. is certainly not unique in that regard. Over the last year the company and the Levi Strauss Foundation together have invested more than $10 million in the communities where our employees live and work – from supporting the Red Cross after Hurricane Sandy to dozens of pioneering grassroots organizations around the globe.
Posted By: Nancy Wall, Levi Strauss & Co. Community Affairs, Americas |
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Dec 27 2012
Looking Back, Pt. 2
As we speed toward 2013, it’s hard not to glance at the rearview mirror to see what we’re leaving behind – in our personal lives, professionally and in the world around us.In this post, we take a quick look back at some highlights from Levi Strauss & Co., as captured in the second half of 2012 on LS&Co. Unzipped. (We looked at the first half in our previous post.)
Posted By: Cory Warren, Editor, LS&Co. Unzipped |
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Dec 26 2012
Looking Back, Pt. 1
Since we survived the much-talked-about “end of the world” on December 21, it seems only right to look back at the year that was. After all, it could’ve been our final one, right? Today, some highlights from LS&Co. Unzipped during the first half of 2012.In January, we called attention to new Dockers® front man Bear Grylls. His personal story of tragedy and triumph is inspiring, to say the least.
Posted By: Cory Warren, Editor, LS&Co. Unzipped |
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Dec 19 2012
Justice Can't Wait
Too often, in every corner of the globe, suspects are treated as convicts the minute they enter the criminal justice system. Whether detainees are tortured and coerced to “confess,” or find themselves unjustly excluded from legal representation — they are, in essence, “guilty until proven innocent.”To help preserve human dignity in these settings, the Levi Strauss Foundation and International Bridges to Justice (IBJ) are supporting pioneering legal advocates from all over the world through the JusticeMakers annual competition.
Posted By: Maurice van der Spek, Coordinator, JusticeMakers 2012 HIV/AIDS Global Competition |
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Dec 07 2012
Working On It -- Climate Change
Over the next few decades, the Middle East and North Africa will experience less rainfall and more extreme temperatures, according to a recent report by the World Bank.Climate change isn’t a debate. It’s a reality, and for the Middle East that reality means preparing for a future that may include an increasing scarcity of food and water. And that’s just one region of the world.
Posted By: Irene Seliverstov, Analyst, Sustainability, Levi Strauss & Co. |
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Dec 05 2012
A Roadmap for Change
You may have seen reports of a campaign by Greenpeace International, targeting apparel companies and the chemicals used in apparel manufacturing. It’s an important and complex issue.At Levi Strauss & Co., we’ve long been known for our fact-based work in the area of sustainability, and you’ll find examples throughout our history. We’ve focused not just on inventing and reinventing blue jeans, but also on challenging ourselves to craft them in ways that are better for the environment, for those who wear them, and for the people who make them.
Posted By: Michael Kobori, Vice-President, Sustainability, Levi Strauss & Co. |
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Nov 30 2012
Youth-Led Courage
As we enter the fourth decade of HIV/AIDS, the global face of this epidemic is increasingly young and female.Today, women account for more than half of all people living with HIV.That’s why the Levi Strauss Foundation is partnering with the HIV Young Leaders Fund (HYLF) to support local youth activists who are responding to the epidemic with courage and vigor.
Posted By: Brandee Butler, Levi Strauss Foundation Program Manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa |
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