Most Innovative Companies

Levi Strauss & Co.

The 140-year-old blue-jean and khaki giant is rolling in the green. Levi's Waste < Less program, launched last spring, uses 20% recycled materials—about eight 12- to 20-ounce plastic bottles—in each garment. In the fall, Levi's Dockers brand debuted Wellthread, designed to recycle old material into new clothing and make sustainable apparel cheaper to produce.

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2014: Top 50, Social Good

Stories about Levi Strauss & Co.

Your new Levi’s will now be part old, recycled Levi’s

The products use a new material called Circulose, that’s made from reconstituted cotton from old jeans combined with wood pulp.

Your new Levi’s will now be part old, recycled Levi’s

Inside Levi’s stand against gun violence

Since 2016, the clothing company has put its words–and cash–into advocating for stronger gun laws. “I think it’s imperative that companies not be afraid to weigh in on the issues that are really impacting the world,” says CEO Chip Bergh.

Inside Levi’s stand against gun violence

Welcome, LEVI: Denim giant Levi Strauss readies NYSE debut

It’s one of America’s oldest, with a history that goes back to 1853. Now it’s filing for an IPO.

Welcome, LEVI: Denim giant Levi Strauss readies NYSE debut

Lasers! Gas! Waterproof Pants! How Levi Strauss & Co. Keeps Improving Jeans

It’s not easy to innovate a product founded on simplicity. But at a San Francisco lab, the venerable denim company is doing just that.

Lasers! Gas! Waterproof Pants! How Levi Strauss & Co. Keeps Improving Jeans

The History Of Levi’s Advertising In Three Minutes

Memorable moments from the world’s most famous jeans, from the controversial crotch rivet to Michel Gondry’s award-winning (and banned) ad.

The History Of Levi’s Advertising In Three Minutes

What CSR and Nonprofit Leaders Are Reading – Part III

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