Today’s Solutions: August 12, 2026

Levi Strauss & Co. announced last week that it would aggressively expand its worker well-being initiatives. The expansion is set to reach factories across Levi’s entire supply chain, as well as other brands within the global garment industry. According to the San Francisco-based company, well-being programs will reach more than 300,000 workers worldwide by 2025. The broad program, which Levi’s calls Worker Well-Being, first started in 2011. The company shared its best practices publicly so other brands in…

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