External Validation for the way Levi Strauss and Co does business

CSR/Sustainability




•San Francisco Business Times Green Business of the Year Award — Large Company (2009)

•Catholic Charities CYO Loaves & Fishes Outstanding Corporate Philanthropy Award (2008)

•World Affairs Council of Northern California Award for Corporate Citizenship in a Global Economy (2005)

•The Points of Light Foundation George Bush Corporate Leadership Award &,dash; to LS&CO. Chairman Robert Haas for his strong commitment to volunteerism, both through personal example and by sponsoring employee programs (2004)

•Ms. Foundation “Gloria” Corporate Philanthropy Award — to the Levi Strauss Foundation (2004)

•San Francisco Beautiful corporate award — in recognition of our inaugural Community Day, held in 2000 (2001)

•Council on Economic Priorities corporate social responsibility survey — LS&CO. is ranked first out of 320 companies and assigned an “A” rating for charitable giving, disclosure, family benefits, minority advancement, women's advancement and workplace issues (2000)

•Auburn University Quality of Life Award (1997)

•The Business Enterprise Trust Lifetime Achievement Award — to the Haas family for providing “steadfast social leadership while successfully adapting to the rigors of global competition” (1995)

•The Council on Economic Priorities “America’s Corporate Conscience Award for International Commitment” (1994)

•The White House and Congress honors employees at the Customer Service Center in Canton, Miss., for their volunteer work in support of children and families in the Jackson and Canton communities (1994)

•Volunteers of America Maud and Ballington Booth Award for Distinguished Service to Humanity (1993)

•Business Ethics magazine “Excellence in Ethics” award (1993)

•Harvard University Dively Award for Corporate Public Initiative (1989)

•United Way Alexis De Tocqueville Award — to the Haas family for outstanding achievement in volunteerism (1985)

•Lawrence A. Wien Prize in Corporate Social Responsibility (1984)

Equality



•San Francisco LGBT Community Center — Impact Award (2009)

•Out & Equal Courage Award (2009)

•Asian American Legal Center of Southern California — Silver Anniversary Award (2008)

•InterAction “New Visions To End Poverty” — Certificate of Appreciation (2008)

•The Business Women’s Network Education Foundation’s first Legacy Award — for the Levi Strauss Foundation’s support of Project Change, launched in 1991 to fight racial prejudice and institutional racism in communities where LS&CO. has facilities (2001)

•The first Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership, presented to LS&CO. for Project Change, at a White House ceremony conducted by President Clinton (1998)

•The Philippines Department of Labor and Employment “Most Outstanding Family Welfare Programs” award, in the category of companies with 500–1,000 employees (1994)

•Advertising Age magazine declares Levi’s® "Women Breaking the Mold" ad “one of the most important commercials launched in the past 50 years” and says the ad broke new ground in American advertising by dismantling stereotypes about women (1993)

•The Governor’s Committee Media/Advertising Award from the New York State Office of Advocates for the Disabled — for our positive portrayals of disabled people in the “501 Blues” television ads (1985)

HIV/AIDS



•The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria — Leadership Award (2009)

•Certificate of Appreciation for Significant Contributions to the National AIDS Memorial Grove (2009)

•The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria —Business Excellence Award — Women and Girls Category (2008)

•AIDSWALK San Francisco — Third-Highest Fund Raising Team (2008)

•San Francisco AIDS Foundation Leadership Award — for more than 25 years of corporate commitment to the fight against HIV/AIDS (2007)

•YouthAIDS Corporate Citizenship Award — to LS&CO. and the Levi Strauss Foundation for 20 years of leadership and support of HIV/AIDS education and prevention programs (2002)

•The Hungarian “Salus Puplica” Award — in recognition of LS&CO.’s work on HIV/AIDS prevention in Hungary (2000)

•The Centers for Disease Control Organizational Award — for excellence in HIV/AIDS workplace programs by a large business (1997)

Worker Rights



•American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) Excellence in Social Responsibility Award — “Creative Programs for the Workplace” category, in recognition of LS&CO.’s partnership with the Asia Foundation to improve the lives of migrant women workers in China’s Guangdong province (2006)

•Children’s Rights International’s first Leadership in Corporate Responsibility Award, for LS&CO’s efforts to combat the use of child labor through the Terms of Engagement (2005)

•The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change Management Social Responsibility Award — in recognition of the unique partnership formed between LS&CO. and UNITE (Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees) (1996)