LS&Co. Unzipped
Dec 15 2010
Inventing Jeans. Making History.
Levi Strauss didn’t invent blue jeans to make history. At the time, he was simply doing business and trying to meet the needs of his customers – hard working Californians, trying to carve out their piece of the American dream.But he did make history. And last night, in Sacramento, his efforts – and his business and philanthropic legacy – were recognized by his adopted state.
Posted By: Wally Haas |
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Dec 14 2010
In Appreciation - Richard C. Holbrooke
The death, Monday, of Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke was felt around the world, including here at Levi Strauss & Co.Ambassador Holbrooke galvanized the corporate HIV/AIDS movement as president and CEO of the Global Business Coalition. He led the organization from 2001 to 2009, a time of unprecedented global growth of corporate commitment to those in need and at risk from HIV/AIDS.Simply put, Ambassador Holbrooke played a visionary role in bringing HIV/AIDS to the forefront of the global agenda.
Posted By: Paurvi Bhatt, Senior Director, LS&Co. Strategic Health Initiatives |
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Dec 01 2010
Lesotho - Part 2
If you’ve ever spent any time in Lesotho, in the heart of South Africa, you’ll know that in many ways it’s still a developing country . It’s also a place where people work to make some of our products.
Posted By: Thulani Duma, Regional Senior Specialist, LS&Co. Social & Environmental Sustainability |
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Dec 01 2010
Scenes From An Epidemic
Here’s the scene: A soccer camp for the children of Levi’s employees in South Africa. In addition to sharpening their skills, the kids also learn about HIV/AIDS. Judging from the questions they ask, it’s clear the kids don’t discuss this issue with their parents or teachers. It’s good they had this opportunity.Another scene: An HIV/AIDS training session for Levi’s retail employees in South Africa. A counselor offers an HIV test to anyone interested. Several of the female team members agreed. None of the guys did. Still, the offer stands.
Posted By: Dominique Durward, Levi's Training and Development, Cape Town |
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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.
Posted By: Michael Kobori, Vice-President, Sustainability, Levi Strauss & Co. |
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Nov 11 2010
Pants Without Borders?
Say, you run a business that involves moving goods – clothes, perhaps – from one country to another. And say, the various countries your goods pass through impose tariffs that keep changing, making it difficult for you to keep track.Are you paying too much? Too little?
Posted By: Laurie Goldman, Senior Manager, LS&Co. Worldwide Government Affairs and Public Policy |
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Nov 01 2010
Giants 4, Rangers 1, Junior Giants $10,000
We weren’t really sure what to expect when we made the gesture: Levi Strauss & Co. would donate $1,000 to the Junior Giants for every home run hit by the San Francisco Giants in their 2010 World Series match-up with the Texas Rangers.Now we do. Seven home runs, including one by Edgar Renteria in last night’s fifth and final game of the series, makes the total $7,000.
Posted By: Cory Warren, Editor, LS&Co. Unzipped |
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Oct 28 2010
Uuuuribe! A Homer for the Home Team – and the Junior Giants!
We sell our products all over the world – including Texas. We even have a technology center in Westlake, not all that far from Arlington, home of one of the 2010 World Series teams, the Texas Rangers.But we’re a San Francisco-based team, founded here 157 years ago. This is our hometown. So we hope you’ll forgive us for playing favorites when it comes to the other World Series team this year.Go Giants!
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.
Posted By: Cory Warren, Editor, LS&Co. Unzipped |
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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.
Posted By: Cory Warren, Editor, LS&Co. Unzipped |
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2010You know our product – particularly Levi’s® and Dockers® – but we’re betting there’s a lot about Levi Strauss & Co. you don’t know.
