Levi Strauss & Co has urged the European Union to set more aggressive targets for sustainability, and signed a global sustainability coalition, reports Sourcing Journal. Jeffery Hogue, Chief Sustainability Officer, Levi Strauss &Co said, the planet can’t afford for progress to take a backseat right now. As per United Nations, global carbon dioxide emissions need to fall by 45 per cent till 2030 in order to reach net zero by 2050.

Levi’s and 170 other companies and investor CEOs are calling on the European Union to establish more ambitious environmental goals. The companies recently signed an open letter urging EU heads of state and the European Commission to set an EU 2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target of at least 55 percent, which will put the continent on track to becoming climate-neutral by 2050.

Levi’s also plans to improve performance within its supply chain, which makes up 63 percent of its overall carbon footprint. It pledged to reduce supply chain emissions 40 percent by 2025, a goal it will achieve by establishing new targets for suppliers and expanding its partnership with the International Finance Corporation, a global development institution focused on the private sector in developing countries.