IFC, Levi Strauss & Co. Deepen Partnership to Boost Supplier Sustainability

In a move to encourage textile and apparel suppliers to improve energy and water efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, IFC and Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) are expanding their joint efforts to make lower interest rates available to LS&Co. suppliers that demonstrate progress in meeting the global apparel brand’s climate commitments.   This initiative builds on IFC and LS&Co.’s existing work together through the global Partnership for Cleaner Textiles (PaCT) and IFC’s Global Trade Supplier Finance (GTSF) program, which can offer working capital, such as trade financing, at lower…

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