1900
Founding of the Swarovski Music Club and the Swarovski Cycling Club. Originally setup as company activities, the clubs were then rapidly made available to everyone in town. Daniel Swarovski was an active member in both.

1908-1909
On July 25, 1902, Daniel Swarovski becomes part of the local council of Wattens. In 1908, he was elected head of the local council and only one year later - in 1909 - he started the construction of a new pipeline to bring fresh water to the village. 

1909
After the moving in of many company workers and their families, the old school in Wattens is now too small to accommodate all children. Marie Swarovski, Daniel’s wife, donates the building ground for the construction of a new schoolhouse.

1959
Swarovski offers targeted training courses covering eight different professional areas, including crystal cutting: the only one of its kind in Austria.

1960
“The Daniel and Marie Swarovski Trust” is founded, providing scholarships for students with a record of high grades and from low-income families living in Tyrol.

1978
An on-site "Vocational College" is formed to ensure that the apprenticeships are provided a solid basis for implementing skills and aptitudes in the workplace. Swarovski is one of very few companies in Austria to have such a college.

1907
The Ausserachen is built, the company’s first big hydropower plant. The three Pelton turbines provided clean “Swarovski Power” to cutting machines, light to working areas, as well as large areas of Wattens and the neighbouring mountain communities.

1951
The Ausserachen hydro-power plant is upgraded to provide 750 KW output.

1961
An increased demand for clean energy leads to the building of the Innerachen power plant, with 2,200 KW output via two Francis turbines.

1983
The Wattenbach hydropower plant is built, in cooperation with the Wattens paper factory. This plant produces on average 57 GWh per year.

1984
With an additional dual nozzle Pelton turbine, the standard capacity of the Innerachen power station increases to approximately 1.35 GWh per year.

1995
Regarded as a model project for environmentally-friendly energy production in the Alps, the “Haneburger” power station starts operation. It has since delivered  approximately 18.5 GWh per year.

2001
All Swarovski power plants are officially recognized by the Austrian authorities as producers of certified "eco power".
 

1947
The foundation stone for a new company housing is set in “Kreuzbichl” (hill close to Wattens). Its construction was completed in 1950. To this date, several more housing projects have been realized.

1948
A company-owned welfare office is established to deal with employees’ social and financial concerns. Our housing policy offered low interest rate housing credit, material aid for the construction of housing and support for financial emergencies.

1951
Construction of two residential complexes begins/is completed for Swarovski Optik employees in Absam and for Swarovski employees in Volders, Austria.

1952
Construction of an additional residential complex for Swarovski employees in Fritzens, Austria begins/is completed.

2005
An opening ceremony is held for new 58 row houses for employees. This project helps employees to rent or buy housing space at moderate prices.

1970
The first cooling tower circulation for the cooling of compressed air compressors was put into operation. This saved approximately 90% of the water necessary for cooling.

1978-1982
The Waste Water Purification plant begins operation, purifying all water leaving the factory Plant 1. A series of subsequent initiatives extended water purification to Plant 2, also extending the capability of the purification plant and dividing process water into polishing water and cutting circulation water.

1984
Swarovski imports  oil with low levels of sulphur to Germany for heating, increasing annual overheads by the equivalent of EUR 210,000 today, but reducing sulphur dioxide emissions by 60 tons. As such, the company is awarded the “Green Branch” environment prize by the Tyrol federal state government.

1990
Swarovski adopts natural gas. From now on gas replaces heating oil for heat generation and crystal melting, thus reducing respective CO2 emissions by 30%.

1996
The Glass Formation Department is equipped with new specialized dust filters and a new extraction system. These allowed to reduce emissions, prevent pollution and avoid health risks for workers well below the legal limits.

2000
The first Swarovski Waterschool opens at the Hohe Tauern National Park in Austria within the basin of the Danube. An educational program is introduced, teaching both children and young adults about the importance and scarcity of water.

2006
The first project outside of Austria, the Swarovski Waterschool India opens around the Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan in the Ganges Basin.

2008
The Swarovski Waterschool starts operating in six regions along the Yangtze river in China and 20 communities in Kanungu district in Uganda.

2014
The Waterschool comes to the state of Para in northern Brazil, focusing on water and environmental education through school and community-based participatory learning.

2016
Three pilot projects launch with various organizations to highlight local water sources. NGRREC: Mississippi River; Raks Thai Foundation; Chao Praya river basin; Fundação Amazonas Sustentável: Amazon.

2017
Working in cooperation with its NGO partners, Swarovski Waterschool launches the global edition of its ‘Drops of Knowledge for Rivers of Change’ teaching and learning materials on the Swarovski Waterschool website.

2018
Launch of ‘Waterschool’ documentary on Netflix, following the experiences of several young female students who live along six of the world’s major rivers and celebrates the efforts of the Swarovski Waterschool.

2021
With local partners Earthwatch Australia and Kids Teaching Kids, the Swarovski Waterschool launches its pilot project in Sydney, Australia. This marks an exciting milestone for the Waterschool, which is now active in six continents.

2003
Swarovski obtains the OEKO-Tex 100 certification for  crystals components, confirming the human and ecological safety of both products and production facilities.

2007
Launch of the "CLEAR" program, comprised of a set of criteria structured by product segment, displaying all relevant restricted and prohibited substances. This represents an important part of all product specifications.

2009
Swarovski launches cadmium-free* red color crystals such as “Garnet” and “Indian Siam”, through innovative patented formulas.

2012
Launch of the Advanced Crystal program, drastically diminishing the lead content to a maximum of 90ppm (parts-per-million), without compromising the brilliance and optical quality of our crystals.

2017

Advanced Crystal is strengthened to feature pioneering formulas that meet the most stringent environmental standards applicable. Lead levels are further reduced to a maximum of 40 parts-per-million, becoming an industry leader in lead-free* crystal.

2010
Novo zasnovana poslovna stavba v Švici (Mannedorf) je v skladu s švicarskim standardom Minergie (nizka poraba energije). To je doseženo s pomočjo integriranega strukturiranja fasade, gradbene tehnologije in toplotno aktivnih sistemov. Še posebej pa so bili nadgrajeni standardi pri zrakotesnosti, uporabi dnevne svetlobe, ogrevanju, toplotni izolaciji, steklu s toplotno absorbcijo, toplotni distribuciji in nadzorovanju zračenja.

2018
Slavnostno odprtje objekta "Manufaktur" (skupaj s poslovno stavbo "Campus 311"), našega paradnega, trajnostno zasnovanega obrata za hitro produkcijo prototipov. Zasnova tega 7.000 m2 velikega prostora, ki je nastal v sodelovanju z norveškimi arhitekti iz pisarne Snøhetta, vzpodbuja ustvarjalnost in domišljijo. Zgradba Manufaktur izpričuje našo zavezanost trajnostnim inovacijam prek prejetega zlatega certifikata LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).

2013
Ustanovitev fundacije Swarovski, ki je utemeljena na tradiciji petih generacij filantropije in dobrodelnosti.

2017
Sodelovanje s Centrom za izobraževanje fundacije Swarovski pri Design Museum, tako da se zagotovi prostor, namenjen izobraževanju s področja grafičnega oblikovanja, kar letno privabi do 40.000 slušateljev.

2021
Fundacija Swarovski: Kreativci za novo prihodnost je nov globalni program štipendiranja, zasnovan s pomočjo svetovalca - Urada Združenih narodov za partnerstva - za lažje prepoznavanja in vzpodbujanje nove generacije kreativnih vodij trajnostnega razvoja.

2014
Lansiranje iniciative za odgovorno izkoriščanje virov, programa, ki se osredotoča na zunanjo dobavno verigo in je še danes aktualen. Odgovorno izkoriščanje virov vključuje nadzorovanje dobaviteljskih aktivnosti in podporo le-teh pri obvladovanju družbenih in okoljskih razmer v njihovih proizvodnih obratih.

2018
Atelje Swarovski predstavlja svojo znamenito kolekcijo: prvi prefinjen nakit z zlatom iz pravične trgovine (Fair Trade), Swarovski Created Diamonds in v laboratoriju pridobljeni smaragdi.

2022
Družina Fluenta (jesen-zima 2022) je zasnovana iz kristalov zakladnice Swarovski in iz 90-odstotno recikliranih nosilnih kovin in je naša prva trajnostno usmerjena kolekcija. Dragocene naravne vire vrača v ponovno rabo in s tem omejuje koriščenje novih surovin, kar zmanjša ogljični odtis v okolju.

2014
V naši tovarni v mestu Pune v Indiji je nameščen strešni sistem za ogrevanje vode s soncem.

2018
Fotovoltaična instalacija s 1400 kWp v Marigotu na Tajskem

2022
Swarovski zaključi z namestitvijo instalacije fotovoltaičnega sistema s 300 kWp na strehi naših obratov v Wattensu.

2019
Swarovski v partnerstvu s podjetjem Trucost (del podjetja S&P Global) izda pionirsko študijo, ki prikazuje, kakšen vpliv ima kristal Swarovski na okolje. Rezultati razkrivajo, da ustvari kristal Swarovski nižje okoljske stroške kot drugi materiali za nakit.

2021
Swarovski izpelje svojo prvo celovito presojo vplivov na okolje Life Cycle Assessement (LCA), ki pokriva 5 naših najbolje prodajanih izdelkov. Rezultati LCA zelo natančno predstavijo najbolj problematične točke, ki jih je potrebno nasloviti, da bi zmanjšali škodljive vplive na okolje.

2020
Swarovski prične s svojo največjo poslovno preobrazbo doslej, del katere je tudi trajnostni razvoj, ki je celostno vključen v Swarovski Crystal Business. To nam dopušča, da smo pripravljeni na izzive prihodnosti in da še bolj utrdimo našo zavezanost k trajnostni viziji, strategiji in programom.

2021
Družba Swarovski se pridružuje pobudi SBTi (Science Based Targets initiative), da bi se udejstvovala pri preverjenih postopkih zmanjševanja toplogrednih plinov in zniževanja absolutnih vrednosti GHG emisij „scope 1“ in „scope 2“ do 47 % in ‘scope 3‘ do 28 % do leta 2030. To predstavlja obsežno spremembo v načinu našega vertikalno integriranega poslovanja.

2022
Z letošnjim letom prehajajo vsi naši azijski proizvajalci na 100-odstotno obnovljivo električno energijo, proizvedeno v regijskih fotovoltaičnih in vetrnih elektrarnah, o čemer jamčijo certifikati obnovljive energije. Ta podvig nam omogoča, da lahko občutno zmanjšamo emisije „scope 2“.

2022
Kot del naše zavezanosti k večji transparentnosti naših ekonomskih, okoljskih in družbenih vplivov smo prešli iz dvoletnega na enoletno poročilo o trajnostnem razvoju.