Climate and Net Zero Targets
Scope 1 and 2: Yes – has an earlier timeline and earlier base year. 90% absolute Scope 1 & 2 reduction in GHG emissions by 2025 from a 2016 base year.
Says 77% reduction achieved as of 2023

Scope 3: No – 42% absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions reduction from purchased goods and services by 2030 from a 2022 base year.

Mid-term (2035/2040) milestones: No

Net Zero Roadmap: Yes to net zero by no later than 2050. Transition plan doc doesn’t have interim clear points in roadmap for 2035, 2040

Renewable Energy Targets
Own operations RE target: Yes – by 2025. Says achieve d 97% as of 2022. Company has used RECs and also VPPA . Communicates future focus on PPA and onsite renewables which is positive.

Supply chain RE target: No

Thermal Coal Phase Out
2030 Coal Phase-out Target: Yes – As a signatory of the renewed UN Fashion
Charter, LS&Co. has committed to phasing out
coal-fired boilers from its supply chain by 2030
to reduce air pollution and cut emissions.

Thermal energy transition/ electrification: Yes – Transitioning out of coal into renewable energy is critical to achieving decarbonization. In 2023, we implemented a Supply Chain Low Carbon Fuel Transition Policy requiring our key suppliers to transition to low carbon fuels by 2030. Needs detail on electrification.

Transparency
Emissions data: Yes, Scope 1 -3 and provides a category breakdown. It breaks this down by region in CDP’23 report too.

Supply chain energy data: No

Supplier lists published: According to Open Supply Hub, shares to Tier 3 Raw material processing.

Supplier list link

Training, feasibility studies, and non-financial support for climate action
Brand says that it will be ‘supporting suppliers with training on how to set science-based targets, with the aim of all key suppliers having SBTs in the next three years’. To date, key suppliers responsible for approximately 80% of our final product volume have agreed to emission reduction targets between 40% and 60%

Additional, targeted support for transition planning: Unclear if targeted transition plan is included this training on SBTS. But does say – Suppliers have been able to engage with market experts in terms of measuring their overall solar feasibility on-site or off-site through a CAPEX or OPEX model.

Financial Support for Decarbonization
Loans and financing: Yes – Through IFC GTSF+ Program – support low carbon investment plans, PACT Assessments, lower cost financing and competitively priced financing based on strong performance against code of conduct.

Collective financing initiatives: No evidence
Direct/debt-free financing: No evidence

Responsible/equitable buying to enable climate action
Purchasing decisions incentivize climate action: Yes. Very clear on this. ‘All LS&Co. suppliers must meet environmental, social and governance related requirements. Our expectations are communicated through our Supplier Code of Conduct, hold suppliers accountable through our master service agreements (MSA). We have incorporated social and environmental clauses and include sustainability questions in requests for proposal (RFPs) in 2023. Based on the MSA, LS&Co. has the right to terminate contracts and/or purchase orders if there is failure to comply with any sustainability provision.’ Also required to keep monthly energy usage for up to 2 years.

Equitable/long-term sourcing to enable climate action: Not said explicitly

Prices enable climate action: No

Climate Adaptation
Adaptation/worker just transition training funded or provided: Indirectly through IFC partnership.

Emergency support developed with local groups: No

Decarbonization Progress
Reducing manufacturing emissions: Levi’s reset its baseline to 2022 and updated its emissions methodology so long term trend is not available, by it reported a 7% reduction YOY and has historically achieved steady emissions reduction.

Increasing supply chain renewable electricity: No

Coal phase out transition progress: No

Commitment to phase out fossil fuel-derived fibers
No. Target to use only third-party preferred or certified more sustainable primary materials by 2030. Focus on recycled polyester.

Deforestation-free materials
Leather: Yes – Reach zero deforestation across high-risk materials by the end of fiscal year 2025

Man-made Cellulosic Fibers: Yes – Reach zero deforestation across high-risk materials by the end of fiscal year 2025

Low-carbon materials
No impactful direct examples. Worked on Ellen MacArthur Jeans Redesign and partners with Fashion for Good.

Increasing Circularity
Levi Strauss & Co is focused on 100% sustainable cotton, including organic, recycled and better by 2030.
It has engaged with Artistic Milliners’ Milliner Organic project to directly contract organic cotton for its supply chain and is attempting to adopt circular design for denim through the Ellen MacArthur Jeans Redesign Program.
The company offers repair through Tailor shops and resale and directly links circular practices to address its ‘Consumption’ targets.

Target & increase recycled cotton
Partial. Focused on 100% sustainable cotton, including organic, recycled and better by 2030. Company does not share recycled cotton number.

100% recycled/organic/regen cotton + wool, report on progress
Partial. Focused on 100% sustainable cotton, including organic, recycled and better by 2030. Does not share organic cotton versus BCI number.

Support farmers, transition to regen/organic farming
Yes – joined the Organic Cotton Accelerator (OCA) in 2022 and, as part of OCA’s program, is now partnering with Artistic Milliners’ Milliner Organic project to directly contract organic cotton for our supply chain.

Projects like Milliner Organic are introducing agricultural practices that better support soil health, which is especially important following the 2022 monsoon rains that caused mass flooding across Pakistan.

Resale/repair – % total sales/disclosure on #
Yes – company offers repair through Tailor shops and resale through secondhandlevi.com

Direct link resale/repair to reduce production
Partial. Link it to consumption targets.

Materials transparency
Shares material mix: Partial. Only % but not weight. Cotton 89%, polyester 7%, MMCF 3%, elastane 1%, other (inc. wool, leather, hemp) <1%

Provides data on units sold: No

Levi’s does not have an upstream shipping emissions target and reported limited data about its logistics policies, and company data shows that logistics emissions remained relatively flat over the past two years.

The company has no public commitment to zero emission vessels, but joined ZEMBA to support zero emission maritime shipping by 2040

Levi Strauss & Co highlights several initiatives, including supporting the Inflation Reduction Act, signing a CERES business letter backing CA SB261 and SB253, and participating in the CERES Bicep coalition for climate advocacy. The company also collaborated with trade associations on submissions to the US Federal Trade Green Guides, the Clean Energy Buyers Alliance, and worked with Policy Hub. Additionally, it advocates for government action on grid decarbonization and renewable energy policy in key sourcing regions like Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Egypt, Vietnam, and Cambodia to support infrastructure development, access, and financing.