Levi Strauss & Co. Named EPA Partner of the Year

On May 10^th, USFIA Board Member Levi Strauss & Co. was honored as a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Safer Choice Partner of the Year, in particular as an outstanding Safer Choice Innovator. Levi Strauss is using Safer Choice criteria for Safer Chemicals to identify safer chemicals for the textile industry. Levi Strauss developed a program for selecting chemicals in its textile treatment operations from the Safer Choice Safer Chemical Ingredients List. Through a number of pilots, Levi Strauss demonstrated that its factories can make clothing for the global market using safer chemicals. The company is continuing to roll out the program across the supply chain, with roughly 25 of Levi Strauss garment suppliers now implementing Screened Chemistry. You can read more information on the EPA website, as well as the Levi Strauss & Co. Unzipped Blog.