The Levi Strauss & Co. Global Sourcing and Operating Guidelines include two parts:
The Country Assessment Guidelines, which address large, external issues beyond the control of LS&CO.’s individual business partners. These help us assess the opportunities and risks of doing business in a particular country.
The Business Partner Terms of Engagement (TOE), which deal with issues that are substantially controllable by individual business partners. These TOE are an integral part of our business relationships. Our employees and our business partners understand that complying with our TOE is no less important than meeting our quality standards or delivery times.