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Floris van Bommel Sustainability Actions

First environmental label shoe

In 1997, long before ‘An inconvenient truth' and growing media attention for sustainability and the environment, Schoenfabriek Van Bommel was the first shoe manufacturer in Europe to supply a shoe that bore an environmental label. In an intensive programme, the production chain for the shoe in question was closely examined from cow to finished product.

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Production chain examined

In order to meet the requirements of the environmental label, every element of the process was duly adapted, altered or registered. The requirements imposed by the environmental label include a reduced burden on the environment in terms of raw materials, energy, water consumption, harmful substances, packaging and waste.

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CSR in business practice

Since these experiences with the environmental label shoe, ‘sustainability’ at Van Bommel has no longer been used as a selling point. Instead, sustainability and corporate social responsibility have been implemented in every element of business practice.

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Reducing ecological footprint

The Schoenfabriek Van Bommel continuously works on reducing its ecological footprint. For the Van Bommel family, sustainability and social commitment are self-evident.

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