1900
De Swarovski Music Club en de Swarovski Cycling Club worden opgericht. De clubs waren oorspronkelijk opgericht voor bedrijfsactiviteiten, maar werden snel daarna voor iedereen toegankelijk. Daniel Swarovski was actief lid van beide clubs.

1908-1909
Op 25 juli 1902 wordt Daniel Swarovski lid van de lokale gemeenteraad van Wattens. In 1908 wordt hij verkozen tot hoofd van de lokale gemeenteraad en slechts een jaar later, in 1909, begon hij de bouw van een nieuwe pijplijn die water aan het dorp leverde. 

1909
Na de verhuizing van verschillende medewerkers en hun gezinnen wordt de oude school in Wattens te klein voor alle kinderen. Marie Swarovski, de vrouw van Daniel, doneert bouwgrond voor een nieuwe school.

1959
Swarovski biedt speciale trainingen aan waarin acht professionele onderwerpen aan bod komen, waaronder het slijpen van kristal: de enige in zijn soort in Oostenrijk.

1960
‘The Daniel and Marie Swarovski Trust’ wordt opgericht en biedt beurzen voor studenten die hoge cijfers halen en uit families met lage inkomens die uit Tirol komen.

1978
Een praktijkschool wordt op locatie opgericht om ervoor te zorgen dat de stages een goede basis vormen voor vaardigheden op de werkvloer. Swarovski is een van de weinige bedrijven in Oostenrijk die een dergelijke school heeft.

1907
Construction d'Ausserachen, la première grande centrale hydroélectrique de la société. Les trois turbines Pelton fournissent de l'énergie Swarovski propre pour alimenter les machines de coupe, éclairer les postes de travail, ainsi que de vastes zones d’habitations dans la région de Wattens et les montagnes environnantes.

1951
La centrale hydroélectrique d'Ausserachen est modernisée pour produire 750 KW.

1961
La demande grandissante d'énergie propre aboutit à la construction de la centrale électrique d'Innerachen, qui produit une énergie de 2 200 KW grâce à deux turbines Francis.

1983
La centrale hydroélectrique de Wattenbach est construite en partenariat avec l'usine de papier de Wattens. Cette centrale produit en moyenne 57 GWh par an.

1984
Grâce à la turbine Pelton à double buse supplémentaire, la capacité standard de la centrale d'Innerachen passe à environ 1,35 GWh par an.

1995
Considérée comme un modèle de production d'énergie écologique dans les Alpes, la centrale « Haneburger » entre en service. Depuis, elle produit environ 18,5 GWh chaque année.

2001
Toutes les centrales Swarovski sont officiellement reconnues par les autorités autrichiennes comme étant des sources d'énergie certifiées écologiques.
 

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
Swarovski 在奧地利的高地陶恩國家公園開設第一所水資源學校，位於多瑙河盆地區域。導入教育計畫，教育孩童和青少年關於水資源短缺的重要性。

2006
Swarovski 在印度的奧拉德奧國家公園 (屬於拉賈斯坦邦) 開設第一所奧地利以外的水資源學校，位在恆河盆地。

2008
Swarovski 在中國長江沿岸六個地區和非洲烏干達的卡農古區域中的 20 個社區開設水資源學校。

2014
在巴西北方的帕拉州開設水資源學校，透過學校和社區參與的學習方式，教導當地居民關於水資源和環保的知識。

2016
與不同組織啟動三個實驗性專案，讓當地的水資源受到重視。NGRREC：密西西比；Raks Thai Foundation：湄南河；Fundação Amazonas Sustentável：亞馬遜。

2017
Swarovski 與 NGO 夥伴攜手合作，在 Swarovski 水資源網站上發布全球版的「關於河流改變的知識點滴」(Drops of Knowledge for Rivers of Change) 教學和學習課程。

2018
在 Netflix 上推出關於水資源學校的記錄片，內容是關於住在全球六大主要河流區域的幾位年輕女學生，以及 Swarovski 水資源學校所做的努力。

2021
Swarovski 水資源學校與 Earthwatch Australia 和 Kids Teaching Kids 合作，在澳洲的雪梨推出實驗性專案。這是水資源學校重要的里程碑，那代表全球六大洲現在皆設立有水資源學校。

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
The newly developed office (Mannedorf) building in Switzerland meets the Swiss Minergie (low-energy) standard. This is achieved through the integrated structuring of the façade, building services engineering, and thermo-active systems. In particular, requirements for air tightness, daylight use, heating, thermal insulation, heat absorbing glass, heat distribution, and controlled ventilation were fulfilled.

2018
Inauguration and opening of the "Manufaktur" (along with "Campus 311"), our state-of-the-art, sustainably designed rapid-prototyping facility. The design of this 7,000m2 space - a collaboration with Norwegian architects from Snøhetta - is intended to foster creativity and immagination. The Manufaktur building demonstrates our commitment to sustainable innovation by achieving LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification.

2013
The Swarovski Foundation is established, building on five generations of philanthropy and charitable giving.

2017
The Swarovski Foundation Centre for Learning launches at the Design Museum, providing space for design education and bringing together up to 40,000 learners each year.

2021
The Swarovski Foundation: Creatives for Our Future is a new global grant program designed with advisor, the United Nations Office for Partnerships, to identify and accelerate the next generation of creative leaders in sustainability.

2014
Launch of the Responsible Sourcing Initiative, a program focusing on our external supply chain which continues to present day. Responsible sourcing involves monitoring suppliers’ performance and supporting them to manage socio-environmental conditions in their production plants.

2018
Atelier Swarovski launches a landmark collection: its first fine jewellery using Fair Trade gold, Swarovski Created Diamonds and laboratory grown emeralds.

2022
Made with Swarovski reignited crystals and 90% recycled base metal, the Fluenta family (launched in FW22) is our first sustainability-minded collection. It repurposes precious resources instead of consuming new raw materials, resulting in a reduced CO2 and environmental footprint.

2014
A solar rooftop hot water system is installed at our factory in Pune, India.

2018
1400 kWp photovoltaic installation in Marigot Thailand

2022
Swarovski completes the installation of a 300 kWp photovoltaic system on the rooftop of our facilities in Wattens.

2019
Swarovski publishes a pioneering study in partnership with Trucost (part of S&P Global), showing the impact that Swarovski crystal has on the environment. The results reveal that Swarovski crystal has a lower environmental cost than other jewelry materials.

2021
Swarovski conducts our first complete environmental Life Cycle Assessement covering 5 of our most sold articles. The results of the LCA pinpoint the hotspots that we have to address in order to reduce negative impact on the environment.

2021
Swarovski joins the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to follow a verified greenhouse gas reduction approach and commits to reducing absolute scope 1 and scope 2 GHG emissions by 47% and scope 3 emissions by 28%, by 2030. This represents a substantial change in the way our vertically integrated business operates.

2022
As of this year, all our Asian manufacturing sites are sourcing 100% renewable electricity from photovoltaic plants and wind farms in the region, through Renewable Energy Certificates. This effort allows us to tangibly reduce our Scope 2 emissions.