Corporate social responsibility at Junkyard
Junkyard became part of Varner in 2019. Varner is a family-owned company that opened its first store in Oslo in 1962. Today, Varner is one of Scandinavia’s largest fashion groups.
As part of the clothing industry, we are conscious of our responsibility regarding the environment, labour rights, and human rights. Our due diligence assessments and ethical guidelines are based on internationally recognised frameworks.
How we follow up suppliers
Varner works with factories in several countries. Most of our production takes place in China, Bangladesh, India and Türkiye. We have also established local offices in these countries, with employees who work specifically with corporate social responsibility and environmental matters. Our local sustainability specialists continuously follow up on the factories we work with, both in relation to human rights, working conditions, and environment issues.
Following up working conditions is a comprehensive process that includes both unannounced and announced inspections carried out by local sustainability specialists. These inspections ensure that the factories comply with Varner’s Code of Conduct, which forms part of the supplier contract.
All factories we work with undergo an approval process before we can begin the collaboration and the production of goods.
If you would like to see which factories we work with, you can find them all in Open Supply Hub.
Since 2021, Varner has published a sustainability report describing how we work with people, materials, the environment, and climate. It also includes the status and progress of our sustainability goals. You can find the sustainability report here: varner-sustainability-report-2025-komprimert.pdf
Do you have questions that are not answered in the sustainability report? Contact our sustainability department at sustainability@varner.com
External brand suppliers
At Junkyard, you will find a selection of products from external brand suppliers in addition to our own brands and products.
The external brand suppliers develop, design, and manufacture the products they offer.
All our external brands undergo an approval process before we add their products to our assortment. The process includes an assessment of their procedures for following up human rights and working conditions in the supply chain and their product safety procedures.
Would you like to learn more about how our external brands work with the environment, labour rights, and human rights? Contact them directly or visit their websites for more information!