Our Stakeholders

We stay in close contact with a diverse set of stakeholders to understand their perspectives on key environmental, social and governance issues. Their insights help us refine our priorities and develop meaningful policies, initiatives and goals that address the issues facing our business, the planet, our customers, employees, investors, and suppliers as well as the communities where we operate. The time we spend consulting and collaborating with our stakeholders is valuable. These are just some of the ways we engage with them:

Consumers

• Communication in our stores
• Outreach through email
• Social media engagement through our LS&Co. accounts
• Participation in the Levi’s® Red Tab™ loyalty program
• Newsletters
• Information on our e-commerce site about product sustainability attributes
• Surveys on environmental concerns and perceptions of apparel brands’ sustainability commitments
• Campaigns such as Buy Better, Wear Longer

Wholesale and Licensee Partners

• Regular communication with our wholesale partners’ sustainability teams
• Regular assessment and monitoring
• As-needed input and collaboration on policy development
• Annual Sustainability Summit for licensees

Employees

• Surveys
• Team meetings
• CEO town hall meetings
• Company intranet
• Emails from leadership
• Employee Resource Groups
• Ethics and Compliance Reportline

Shareholders and Prospective Shareholders

• One-on-one engagement
• Conferences
• Financial press
• Earnings conference calls
• Formal communications including our press releases and Forms 10-K/10-Q

Suppliers and Supply Chain Workers

• Worker Well-being initiative
• Collaboration with the Sustainability and Health Initiative (SHINE) at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health
• Supply chain worker studies and surveys
• Supplier assessments
• Interviews with suppliers
• Better Buying surveys
• Workshops and trainings

NGOs, Brands and Industry-Wide Coalitions

• Meetings
• Live events
• Industry group roundtables
• Partner collaborations
• Surveys