Every production location and supplier, both in The Netherlands and abroad, signs the Code of Conduct of the Schoenfabriek Van Bommel. This Code of Conduct lays down the standards with which the supplier must comply.

Below a passage from the Code of Conduct:
“Schoenfabriek Wed. J.P. van Bommel B.V. (VB or Van Bommel) documents standard business practices in order to provide common understanding and to facilitate the business and operational transactions with the supplier.”

“Van Bommel only works with companies and people who work in a professional, kind, reliable and service directed way. We strive to combine the power of our family-owned company, pleasure at work, motivation and involvement with a professional organisation set up.”

The Code of Conduct also includes passages on:

Child labour: “The Van Bommel group considers it impermissible that companies producing goods for the Van Bommel group employ children below the Legal age to do labour, as determined by national law. If there is no legal age limit, the provisions as laid down in the ILO Convention 138, Article 2, shall apply.”

Working conditions and salary: “Producers and Suppliers shall be obliged to respect the basic rights and the provisions of the national laws with regard to employing people”

The environment:“Van Bommel is committed to minimizing the environmental impact of its activities. Van Bommel underlines the importance of conserving natural resources, and strives to make environmental improvements that promote a sustainable future.”