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Product Use & Reuse
Producing high-quality products maximize a product’s
lifespan and help us close the loop.
Quality Control
At Viking, we strive to keep our quality high and impact low. We believe that one of the best ways to reduce a product’s environmental impact is to maximize its lifespan by investing in high-grade materials, craftsmanship, and strict quality control procedures.
We believe in competence, craftsmanship, and knowledge of quality are essential at all levels. We only work with reputable and established manufacturers, and would never risk our reputation for outstanding quality products by doing otherwise. Viking’s recipe for success is establishing relationships with partners who share in our values and standards.
Quality control starts with design, materials, and routine product and materials inspections. We review everything we make and routinely follow up with our manufacturers to guarantee every Viking product meets both our standards and yours.
Product Use & Reuse
Producing high-quality products maximize a product’s
lifespan and help us close the loop.
Quality Control
At Viking, we strive to keep our quality high and impact low. We believe that one of the best ways to reduce a product’s environmental impact is to maximize its lifespan by investing in high-grade materials, craftsmanship, and strict quality control procedures.
We believe in competence, craftsmanship, and knowledge of quality are essential at all levels. We only work with reputable and established manufacturers, and would never risk our reputation for outstanding quality products by doing otherwise. Viking’s recipe for success is establishing relationships with partners who share in our values and standards.
Quality control starts with design, materials, and routine product and materials inspections. We review everything we make and routinely follow up with our manufacturers to guarantee every Viking product meets both our standards and yours.
Circular Design
Circularity describes a system that aims to eliminate waste and maximize the reuse of resources by designing out waste and pollution, keeping products and materials in use and regenerating natural systems. In a circular economic framing, we seek to prolong the lifetime of both resources and products in a system with minimal environmental impact, this means designing for easy repair, reuse and recycling. In 2020/21 Viking, has been granted DIP funding from Design og arkitektur Norge – DOGA to develop prototypes of circular children’s shoes together with sustainability agency Reform Projects.
What are PFAS substances?
PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances) is a group of more than 10,000 man-made substances, which are also called fluorocarbons or so-called ‘forever chemicals’. As they do not break down in the environment their continuous emissions will result in high concentrations in nature over time. And since some PFAS substances are bioaccumulative (stored in living organisms), exposure to PFAS chemicals via drinking water, air, or the food web can result in significant health effects for humans and other species in the environment.
Humans can also be exposed to PFAS in consumer products directly e.g. via skin contact. It is thus important to minimize the use of PFAS. Viking is working to replace the use of PFAS with more environmentally friendly, PFAS-free treatments during 2024.
Product as a Service
At Viking, we are actively engaged in developing more sustainable solutions for our products and our customers. In 2019 we researched our children’s market for interest and participation in a use and reuse program. This program would allow participants to rent children’s shoes directly from Viking and return and repair them as needed. We are currently looking into launching a pilot for a circular service in Norway.
We believe that for our customers, renting shoes for their children will have a positive impact on both the environment as well as household finances. In addition to finances, it will also positively impact time and home storage. For us, a rental solution means creating a business model that works financially and environmentally while still benefiting our customers.
Product as a Service
At Viking, we are actively engaged in developing more sustainable solutions for our products and our customers. In 2019 we researched our children’s market for interest and participation in a use and reuse program. This program would allow participants to rent children’s shoes directly from Viking and return and repair them as needed. We are currently looking into launching a pilot for a circular service in Norway.
We believe that for our customers, renting shoes for their children will have a positive impact on both the environment as well as household finances. In addition to finances, it will also positively impact time and home storage. For us, a rental solution means creating a business model that works financially and environmentally while still benefiting our customers.
