Responsibility

🌳 Eden Reforestation Projects x Valkental 🚴‍♂️

We have planted well over 250,000 trees with Eden Reforestation Projects and would like to thank them once again for their excellent partnership.

Eden Reforestation Projects is a non-profit organization that operates globally. It works with local communities to restore destroyed forests on a large scale to create jobs, protect ecosystems and help mitigate climate change.

More information at: https://edenprojects.org 

 

 

⚒️ Focus on durable materials ⚒️

Our priority is to manufacture durable products, as the lifespan of our products directly contributes to reducing the consumption of new items. Through quality and durability, we strive to avoid unnecessary consumption. We intensively test our materials for weather resistance, resilience and abrasion resistance to ensure their long-term durability. We always strive to continuously improve the quality of our products.

Use of recycled materials

The use of recycled materials does not make sense in our case. Recycled materials are generally of lower quality than new ones, which shortens their service life. We have experienced this ourselves several times. A frequently used material for bags and textiles is recycled PET from plastic bottles. However, it is not sustainable to recycle plastic bottles into textiles or luggage, as these materials cannot be processed efficiently afterwards. Once the plastic has been processed into a backpack, for example, it is no longer usable and usually ends up in the waste incineration plant. Plastic bottles, on the other hand, can be recycled up to ten times into new plastic bottles. It therefore makes no sense overall to use plastic bottles as raw material for our products.
If a product is still described by us as "recycled", it is a discontinued batch. 

Where is Valkental produced?🏭

In our search for a manufacturer that meets our quality requirements and complies with all relevant labor law standards, we opted for experienced and professional factories in Vietnam and China. These countries are often associated with poor working and production conditions. Our experience is that you work with very innovative, hardworking and reliable people who are always motivated to develop new technologies and take our products to the next level together with us. In addition, we only work with BSCI-certified factories, which means that internationally recognized standards for working conditions and human rights are adhered to. We regularly monitor this through our regular audits and quality controls. 

📦🚚 SCA Fulfillment x Valkental 🚴‍♂️

As a start-up, we like fast, efficient and sustainable processes. Logistics is an important process in our company. It comprehensively describes the path of our products from the manufacturer to your doorstep. To make this journey efficient and sustainable, we have chosen SCA Fulfillment as our partner. 

SCA Fulfillment is a family business from Bavaria that has been an expert in warehousing, logistics and packing for over 20 years. Our parcels are also stored, packed and shipped there in cooperation with DHL. 

What makes SCA special and why did we choose it?