Our Long Legacy of Sustainability
Title:continuously investing to preserve the environment and to positively impact global and local communities.
Social Responsibility
Title: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.
Harnessing the Power of Water
Title: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".
A Home for Everyone
Title: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.
寶貴資源
Title:1970
第一座用來冷卻空氣壓縮機的冷卻循環塔,在此時開始運作。這為冷卻程序節省了大約 90% 的水。
1978-1982
污水淨化處理廠開始運作,淨化一號廠房所有排出的水。接下來將水導至二號廠房,進行一連串的水質淨化,擴大淨化功能,將製程用水分為用於研磨的水和用於切割循環的水。
更乾淨的空氣
Title:1984
Swarovski 進口含硫量低的燃料油到德國,用於加熱程序。此舉雖增加了每年的經常費用,相當於今天的 21 萬歐元,但減少了 60 噸的二氧化硫排放量。因此,我們獲得了由提洛爾聯邦政府頒發的「Green Branch」環保獎項。
1990
Swarovski 採用天然氣。從這個時候開始,在加熱和熔化水晶時,天然氣取代了燃料油,減少了 30% 的二氧化碳排放量。
1996
玻璃成型部門 (Glass Formation Department) 配備全新專業的粉塵過濾器和萃取系統。這也減少了氣體排放量,避免空氣污染和工作人員在遠超出法律標準的環境下工作,保障他們的健康。
Swarovski 水資源學校
Title: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。
Swarovski 水晶創新
Title:2003
Swarovski 取得了水晶組件的 OEKO-Tex 100 認證,確認我們的產品和製造工廠對人類和生態皆是安全的。
2007
啟動「CLEAR」計畫,其中包含依產品分類制定許多準則、顯示所有相關的限用物質。這是所有產品規格很重要的部分。
2009
Swarovski 使用創新的專利配方,推出了像是石榴色、印度暹羅紅等無鎘*的紅色水晶。
2012
啟動 Advanced Crystal 計畫,大幅地減少產品中的鉛含量,最多不超過 90ppm (百萬分率),且無損 Swarovski 水晶閃亮晶耀的美麗特色。
2017
Advanced Crystal 計畫推出了更先進的配方,符合大多數嚴格的環保標準要求。將鉛含量減少到 40 ppm,成為無鉛*水晶產業的佼佼者。
永續建築
Title:2010
在瑞士 (門內多夫) 新蓋的辦公大樓符合瑞士低能源標準 (Swiss Minergie)。採取在建築立面ç結構、設備工程和儲熱系統上做整合,而達到此成效。特別是在氣密性、日光運用、暖氣、隔熱玻璃、熱量分佈和控制通風方面,符合所提出的要求。
2018
啟用 Manufaktur 和 Campus 311 大樓,前者為創新、專為永續發展設計的快速成型廠房。此座廠房設有 7000 平方公尺的空間,與挪威建築事物所 Snøhetta 聯手打造,是發揮創意和想像力的工作地點。Manufaktur 大樓取得了 LEED (能源與環境先導設計) 金色認證,展現了我們對永續創新的承諾。
Swarovski 基金會
Title:2013
成立 Swarovski 基金會,傳承五個世代以來的善舉和慷慨贈予的精神。
2017
Swarovski 基金會在倫敦的設計美術館推出了學習中心,提供設計教育的學習空間,每年有多達 4 萬人在此學習。
2021
Swarovski 基金會:Creatives for Our Future 是我們新的全球獎助計畫,與聯合國夥伴關係辦公室 (United Nations Office for Partnerships) 共同舉辦,目的是鼓勵和獎勵年輕一代能對永續發展具有創新的想法和作法。
為供應鏈負責任
Title:2014
我們啟動了「責任資源新措施」(Responsible Sourcing Initiative) 計畫,該計畫到今天仍持續進行中,其重點在於為外部資源供應鏈負責任。為外部資源負責任包括監控供應商的效能,並支援他們的生產工廠,協助管理符合社會環境的條件。
永續創新
Title:2018
Atelier Swarovski 推出了指標性的系列:使公平交易的黃金、Swarovski Created Diamonds 和實驗室培育的綠寶石所創作的首飾。
2022
Fluenta 系列(FW22 推出)以 Swarovski 重燃水晶以及 90% 可回收金屬製造,是我們第一個以永續發展為考量的系列。它重新利用寶貴的資源而不是消耗新的原材料,因而減少了二氧化碳和環境足跡的產生。
使用太陽能
Title:2014
在印度的浦那工廠安裝太陽能屋頂熱水系統。
2018
在泰國的馬里戈安裝 1400 kWp 的太陽能光電。
2022
Swarovski 在瓦滕斯的工廠安裝了 300 kWp 的太陽能光電系統。
評估我們對環境造成的影響
Title:2019
Swarovski 與 Trucost (隸屬標普全球股份有限公司) 合作,發布了首創的研究結果,指示出 Swarovski 水晶對環境的影響。該結果揭露,與其他珠寶材質相較,Swarovski 水晶對環境造成較少的影響。
2021
Swarovski 實施首次完整的環境生命週期評估 ( Life Cycle Assessement),評估項目包含我們最熱賣的 5 項商品。環境生命週期評估 (LCA) 的結果明顯地指出我們必須解決的問題點,以減少對環境造成負面影響。
全新的開始
Title:Swarovski 開始實施企業開創以來最大的轉型活動,將永續發展的概念完全整合到 Swarovski 水晶企業。這為我們準備應對未來的挑戰,強化我們對永續發展的願景、策略和計畫的承諾。
Mitigating Global Warming
Title: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.
Disclosing Our Impact & Progress
Title:As part of our commitment towards increased transparency on our economic, environmental and social impacts, we switch from biennal to annual sustainability reporting.