Retail
While our lifecycle assessment revealed that the retail stage of our product’s life had a relatively small environmental impact, we have still pursued significant ways to invigorate energy conservation and reduce waste in our stores.
- Since 2006, we’ve reduced energy use in our U.S. retail stores U.S. by nearly 7%. Besides more energy-efficient store designs, we are employing new, high-efficiency lighting systems that yield aggregate energy savings of anywhere from 20% to 40%.
- Our Levi’s® retail store in Munster, Germany undertook a pilot study geared to minimize the environmental impact of design and operation. This store installed lighting that is 35% more energy efficient than that used in our average retail store. It also features Forest Stewardship Council-certified wood flooring and a denim recycling station.
- We are installing a new high-efficiency lighting system in new U.S. retail stores going forward. Lighting is responsible for about 70% of the energy use in our retail operations. The new lights are expected to save from 30% to 50% of total lighting energy use and aggregate energy savings of 20% to 40%, since they will decrease summer cooling needs.
- We are reducing the number of hangtags on each garment from an average of three to two. We are also beginning to print size and care information directly onto garments.
Our retail stores are the embodiment of Levi Strauss & Co. for our consumers. Our consumers expect that they are sustainably built and operated – and we must deliver on that expectation.
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Jeremy Leaf, Senior Retail Director, Levi Strauss Europe
