IWC Schaffhausen
Sustainability product claims
HOW IWC MANAGES SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
All IWC’s watches are made in Schaffhausen in a Great Place to Work,™ which is powered by 100% renewable energy
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Traceable & transparent: we adhere to rock solid standards of material traceability and supplier certification. Find out more.
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Circular & certified: our gold is fully traceable and from recycled sources where possible. Find out more.
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We use steel comprising at least 85% recycled material that is sourced in Europe.
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Our alligator leather is sourced from certified US farms that ensure habitat conversation and species preservation. We only work with alligator farms reaching International Crocodilian Farmers’ Association ICFA 1001:2019 certification. This guarantees that our alligator leather comes from certified farms that ensure habitat conversation, animal welfare and species preservation. Find out more.
IWC Schaffhausen fully complies with the CITES regulations:
Species - alligator mississippiensis
Extraction method – farmed
Cites Appendix - Appendix II
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Our calf leather is 100% sourced in Europe with suppliers adhering to the highest standards in animal welfare. Find out more.
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Our traceable calf leather is 100% sourced in Switzerland and enables full traceability. Each calf has a unique ID number collected and stored in a central European database that makes it possible to trace it back to the exact farm. Find out more.
At least 80%of our calf leather is traceable.
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MiraTex™ straps are made with MIRUM®: a bio-based - composed of plants and minerals including FSC certified natural rubber, fillers including cork powder and mineral colorants – completely plastic free and 100% recyclable material. Comprising 100% natural ingredients, the material can be safely returned to earth at the end of their lifespan for complete circularity. Find out more.
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TimberTex™ straps are produced in Italy using at least 80% plant-based fibres sourced from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified trees grown in responsibly managed European forests. Find out more.
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All our corporate gift packaging, boutique carrier bags and cards are 100% recyclable. All paper and cardboard based materials are 100% Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified, the carrier bags have removeable organic cotton handles and our tote bags are made from 100% Oekotex cotton.
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Our textile straps are vegan and composed of recycled material that is water-resistant, using recycled PET for the upper and recycled Alcantara for the inner surface which accumulates to an overall share of 80% recycled material.
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Material sourced from the US and 100% processed in Switzerland by a Swiss provider.
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We use bronze comprising at least 90% recycled material that is supplied by a Swiss provider and sourced from France.
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Our textile straps are vegan and composed of recycled material that is water-resistant, using recycled PET for the upper and recycled Alcantara for the inner surface which accumulates to an overall share of 80% recycled material.
Find out more about how IWC manages social and environmental impacts in the 2022 Sustainability Report
