Levi's: Driving Supply Chain Decarbonization
Key Highlights
- ➤Levi Strauss targets 42% absolute Scope 3 apparel-emissions reduction by 2030
- ➤Key suppliers reduced freshwater use 23% from 2018 baseline
- ➤Supply-chain tops and bottoms emissions fell 10% from 2022 baseline
- ➤Fashion Renewable Collaborative aims to secure 10 additional brand partners by end of next year
- ➤Levi's regenerative agriculture initiative targets nature-positive practices across 10,000 hectares by 2028
Expert Statements
Jennifer DuBuisson, Senior director of sustainability at Levi Strauss & Co.
“The primary data that we're able to get out of Higg allows us to be more targeted in our engagement efforts with facilities”
Jennifer DuBuisson, Senior director of sustainability at Levi Strauss & Co.
“Information helps us create programs to address where we're seeing challenges.”
Jennifer DuBuisson, Senior director of sustainability at Levi Strauss & Co.
“The name of the strategy is a recognition that our water strategy goes beyond ourselves to include the industry and the communities where we operate.”
Jennifer DuBuisson, Senior director of sustainability at Levi Strauss & Co.
“They say if climate change is the shark, then water is the teeth”
Jennifer DuBuisson, Senior director of sustainability at Levi Strauss & Co.
“We know that communities will feel the impacts of climate change most acutely through water.”
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / November 13, 2026 / Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI) is one of the world's most recognized apparel brands, with a global supply chain that accounts for more than 90 percent of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. According to the company's 2025 Sustainability Goals and Metrics Report, Scope 3, Category 1 apparel production alone accounts for 72 percent of its supply chain footprint. To manage environmental performance across hundreds of independent supplier facilities, Levi Strauss & Co. relies on standardized tools, open-source innovation, and pre-competitive partnerships - as Jennifer DuBuisson, senior director of sustainability, shared on Cascale's Source of Good Podcast. Cascale has not independently verified the information presented.
Top Takeaways * Standardized Environmental Data: Levi Strauss & Co. requires key suppliers covering over 80 percent of global product units to complete the Higg Facility Environmental Module (Higg FEM), establishing a unified dataset for water, waste, energy, and emissions. * Supply Chain Decarbonization: Target validated by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) aims for a 42 percent absolute reduction in Scope 3 GHG emissions from apparel production purchased goods and services by 2030, from a 2022 baseline. * Partnership for Renewable Action: Co-founded the Fashion Renewable Collaborative (FRC) alongside Marks & Spencer and Schneider Electric's SE Advisory Services to help suppliers access and adopt renewable electricity across supply chains. * Water Stewardship Beyond the Fence Line: The "Beyond the Blue" 2030 Water Strategy targets a 15 percent absolute reduction in freshwater use and 40 percent recycled/reused water in Tier 1 and Tier 2 manufacturing. * Circularity and Community: Programs like the Wear Longer Project address Gen Z repair skills gaps, while the World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan landscape initiative advances regenerative agriculture across 10,000 hectares. Measuring What Matters: Higg FEM Integration
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