The aim is to develop and maintain a protocol that assesses the environmental compliance and performance capabilities of leather manufacturers and promotes sustainable and appropriate environmental business practices in the leather industry.

The Bootstock boots are tested by Bureau Veritas Laboratory. Additional quality testing is also carried out within the factory laboratory itself. All products comply with REACH standards. REACH stands for: Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals. This regulation applies to all countries of the European Union. The leather used for the boots is also made in an LWG Audited Tannery.

Finally, our factory also works with zero waste technology.

Goodyear Welt is a very robust manufacturing method in which a double stitched seam attaches the upper material to the insole. This technique means that you will never feel the stitching when you walk on the boot. By using a special stitch such as the Goodyear Welted method, it is ensured that not everything will come loose if one stitch breaks. Another advantage is that this solid attachment method makes the boots a bit more waterproof.

The use of the Goodyear Welted method is very durable so that the boots will last for at least 15 years. The outsole can easily be replaced by this method, which means that the boots can last even longer. It is the most expensive but also the most durable method for making boots.