Levi’s staff lean in ‘from Warsaw to Miami’
04/04/2022
On the back of its announcement that it had just broken ground on its sixth European distribution centre, a Cradle to Cradle-inspired facility spanning 70,000 square metres in Dorsten, Germany, Levi’s also published its very first diversity, equity and inclusion impact report, covering the 2021 period.
Significantly, the group said that it considers itself more racially diverse than a year ago, due to “notable increases in our Black and Latinx populations”, plus “made noticeable increases” in female representation at executive and top management levels. It did register a reduction of less than 2% in representation for women across the company in 2021, however, but said that women still represented over 50% of its workforce.
Collaborative training, known as #thepledge, was held at all levels last year to inspire a commitment to “do more to bring inclusion to life” in the future, Levi’s added.
Further to the organisation’s $300,000 response to the current conflict in Ukraine, among other support measures, it also spotlighted how its employees have responded to the crisis thus far, including a company-level partnership with Airbnb.org to connect Levi’s employees “from Warsaw to Miami” with refugees from all war-torn countries in need of temporary accommodation.
Regarding the crisis in Ukraine, specifically, Levi’s documented a particular example of how all 710 employees from its factory in Plock, Poland, had raised funds, made clothing and financial donations, plus sewed 1,000 bags for medical kits (pictured) to be used by first responders.
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