Ch. 3 - Ethics & Social Responsibility

Doc Marten's is not neccaserily a brand that most people would consider as ethical. After doing some research on the brand I found out that they do have a strong ethical policy and a supplier code of conduct with which they aim to not only ensure the highest possible standards of business behavior but work with suppliers to exceed these standards. Things such as no child labor and no discrimination is printed in the code of conduct. 
On the policy section on the Doc Martens website they say
"Our attention to ethical issues in our suppliers' factories is on going. We focus on implementing improvements by ensuring that key issues are dealt with by the people who are actually responsible for making the changes."
*Doc Martens have also started to stock a vegan collection in two different boot styles. They used vegan friendly materials to make these boots.