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SASB: CG-MR-000.A
UN SDGs: 8

Creating value by advancing sustainability

At LS&Co., our “profits through principles” philosophy guides our actions and reminds us that how we make our products is as important as what we make. Central to our business for many years, this philosophy encourages us as we work to make an outsized impact on the world, delivering value to businesses and consumers, supporting employment in our operations and our supply chain, supporting communities we engage with and nurturing the planet.

LS&Co. Economic Contribution Metrics

Key Metrics Fiscal Year 2021
Net revenues $5.8 billion
Capital returned to shareholders* ~$200 million
Number of employees ~16,600
Net Revenues from our global digital footprint** 22%
Number of retail locations where our products are sold*** ~50,000
Number of brand-dedicated stores and shop-in-shops*** ~3,100
Number of new company-operated stores, net of closures 41
Number of workers in our supply chain**** ~509,000
Total charitable contributions to community partners***** $13.5 million
Charitable contributions as a percentage of net income 2.4%

*Capital returned to shareholders includes cash dividends paid and the repurchase of common stock.
**Our global digital business includes our company-operated e-commerce sites as well as the online businesses of our wholesale customers, including those of traditional wholesalers as well as pure-play (online-only) wholesalers.
***Our brand-dedicated stores include 1,083 stores operated by us, with the remainder operated by independent third parties such as franchisees.
****Excludes Beyond Yoga®. Number of workers in our supply chain includes an estimated 428,000 workers in Tier 1 supplier factories and 81,000 workers in Tier 2 supplier factories, for a combined total of approximately 509,000.
*****Charitable contributions include $9.5 million in Levi Strauss Foundation grants, $3.1 million in LS&Co. corporate grants and $0.9 million in LS&Co. product donations.

Key Metrics
Net revenues
Fiscal Year 2021
$5.8 billion
Key Metrics
Capital returned to shareholders*
Fiscal Year 2021
~$200 million
Key Metrics
Number of employees
Fiscal Year 2021
~16,600
Key Metrics
Net Revenues from our global digital footprint**
Fiscal Year 2021
22%
Key Metrics
Number of retail locations where our products are sold***
Fiscal Year 2021
~50,000
Key Metrics
Number of brand-dedicated stores and shop-in-shops***
Fiscal Year 2021
~3,100
Key Metrics
Number of new company-operated stores, net of closures
Fiscal Year 2021
41
Key Metrics
Number of workers in our supply chain****
Fiscal Year 2021
~509,000
Key Metrics
Total charitable contributions to community partners*****
Fiscal Year 2021
$13.5 million
Key Metrics
Charitable contributions as a percentage of net income
Fiscal Year 2021
2.4%

*Capital returned to shareholders includes cash dividends paid and the repurchase of common stock.
**Our global digital business includes our company-operated e-commerce sites as well as the online businesses of our wholesale customers, including those of traditional wholesalers as well as pure-play (online-only) wholesalers.
***Our brand-dedicated stores include 1,083 stores operated by us, with the remainder operated by independent third parties such as franchisees.
****Excludes Beyond Yoga®. Number of workers in our supply chain includes an estimated 428,000 workers in Tier 1 supplier factories and 81,000 workers in Tier 2 supplier factories, for a combined total of approximately 509,000.
*****Charitable contributions include $9.5 million in Levi Strauss Foundation grants, $3.1 million in LS&Co. corporate grants and $0.9 million in LS&Co. product donations.

Accounting for Sustainability – embedding sustainability in business

LS&Co.’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Harmit Singh, joined chief financial officers from three other companies to launch the U.S. chapter of Accounting for Sustainability (A4S), an organization seeking to mobilize financial leaders and promote the business case for sustainability. Harmit Singh has served as the U.S. Co-Chair since 2021. LS&Co. is actively involved in A4S, routinely hosting and participating in U.S. and global workshops on a variety of sustainability matters.

A4S aims to inspire action by finance leaders to drive a fundamental shift toward resilient business models and a sustainable economy. This includes integrating sustainability into financial decision making, scaling action across the global finance and accounting community and forging close collaborations between finance and sustainability teams. We are committed to knowledge sharing and have worked with A4S on case studies to provide our insights on sustainable investing and sustainability data substantiation.

Accounting for Sustainability – embedding sustainability in business

LS&Co.’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Harmit Singh, joined chief financial officers from three other companies to launch the U.S. chapter of Accounting for Sustainability (A4S), an organization seeking to mobilize financial leaders and promote the business case for sustainability. Harmit Singh has served as the U.S. Co-Chair since 2021. LS&Co. is actively involved in A4S, routinely hosting and participating in U.S. and global workshops on a variety of sustainability matters.

A4S aims to inspire action by finance leaders to drive a fundamental shift toward resilient business models and a sustainable economy. This includes integrating sustainability into financial decision making, scaling action across the global finance and accounting community and forging close collaborations between finance and sustainability teams. We are committed to knowledge sharing and have worked with A4S on case studies to provide our insights on sustainable investing and sustainability data substantiation.

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