NAVIGATING OUR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
GISELE BÜNDCHEN, ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS ADVISOR
“I’m excited to partner with IWC on our shared purpose of protecting our planet. Our sustainability journeys both started with the realisation that we had a responsibility to do more. I look forward to working together with IWC to help leave a better future for generations to come.”
GISELE BÜNDCHEN, ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS ADVISOR
“I’m excited to partner with IWC on our shared purpose of protecting our planet. Our sustainability journeys both started with the realisation that we had a responsibility to do more. I look forward to working together with IWC to help leave a better future for generations to come.”
CHRISTOPH GRAINGER-HERR, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
“Sustainability is more than surface level at IWC. We don’t throw around pledges of progress without backing them up or asking ourselves the tough questions needed to move things forward and faster.”
FRANZISKA A. GSELL, Chief Marketing Officer & Chair of the Sustainability Committee
“Purpose underpins everything we do. So when we talk about our sustainability journey or our drive to manufacture watches as responsibly as possible, you know our words carry weight. And purpose.”
PURPOSE - ENGINEERING BEYOND TIME.
We’re already thinking ahead. Beyond the here and now. Everything we produce, everything we do, everything we leave behind is guided by our purpose: ENGINEERING BEYOND TIME. We hold ourselves to a higher standard and do our part to preserve the world around us for others to enjoy. Transparency, Circularity and Responsibility are our guiding principles and inspire all that we do.
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TRANSPARENCY
ENGINEERING BEYOND PERCEPTION
Because an open and honest dialogue with all stakeholders enables us to see where we stand, where we can improve and what goals we need to set as we continue our journey.
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CIRCULARITY
ENGINEERING BEYOND PRECISION
Because the longevity of our timepieces, timeless in style and function, are handed down for generations, we’re committed to maintain each watch made in Schaffhausen for as long as someone enjoys wearing it.
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RESPONSIBILITY
ENGINEERING BEYOND SUSTAINABILITY
Because creating a product that is perpetual by nature and manufacturing it as responsibly as possible inspires us to exceed and pursue even more ambitious goals.
PRODUCT - ENGINEERED TO LAST.
With meticulous engineering, and robust and traceable materials, our timepieces are built to last, whether it’s in your life or someone else’s. Since 1903, the Probus Scafusia seal has embodied our uncompromising standards for quality and longevity. It’s our promise to engineer watches beyond time.
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SHOW US WHAT YOU’RE MADE OF
Whether precious metals, leather or innovative materials, we’re particular when it comes to sourcing. We openly communicate where we source our materials, how we pick our suppliers and how we hold them to account.
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STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE
In 2021, we achieved the RJC’s Chain-of-Custody (CoC) certification ensuring the end-to-end traceability of our gold and platinum. We can verifiably and transparently tell our watches’ story from their source to the boutique.
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PLEASURE TO BE OF SERVICE
Each watch made in Schaffhausen, be it pre-loved, vintage or contemporary, can be serviced and maintained for as long as someone enjoys wearing it.
PLANET - THINKING CIRCULAR.
From using 100% renewable energy to keeping recycled metals into our production loop to returning water we use back to its source; environmental considerations are calibrated into everything we do. We’re meticulous in our quest to improve our processes to be more efficient, more circular, more responsible.
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DOWN TO THE LAST DROP
We are conscious about the water we use; we measure every litre we take. Our system is circular in that any water used is released in an equal quantity back into the groundwater or our local rivers.
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BENEATH THE SURFACE
In September, we’ll take part in a mission to collect waste around the Costa Brava region with collected plastic transformed into yarn to weave blankets. We’ll also be planting 25 m² of posidonia oceanica to help with the recovery of seabed and marine life.
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OUT ON THE MARKET
In March 2022, we developed an emissions calculation tool to calculate the emissions generated by events we attend. Unavoidable material purchases are recycled, offset or donated.
PEOPLE - ENGINEERING OPPORTUNITIES.
The growth and development, satisfaction and wellbeing, and success and safety of our employees are our top priorities. From skilled artisans to business professionals to interns and graduates, fostering a collaborative, creative and conscious company is what we do.
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SEAL OF APPROVAL
In August 2021, for the second time, we were certified as a Great Place to Work™. We’re the first and only watch company in Switzerland who has achieved this honour.
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FAIR SHARE
In June 2022, we were EQUAL-SALARY certified for Switzerland which verifies that we pay our employees equally, regardless of gender, for the same job or for a job of the same seniority.
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ALL-INCLUSIVE
Our DE&I Council represents the diversity of our workforce and acts as a sounding board to provide guidance on and endorsement of our DE&I initiatives.
PROMISE - DRIVING SOCIETAL CHANGE.
We succeed when society succeeds. Because we’re not just in the business of engineering dreams with our timepieces, but to ensure we do so without comprising the dreams of future generations.
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THE CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE
We donated money to Save the Children which provided, for example, shelter and food for the most disadvantaged children and also families forced to flee their homes. This support included child and adolescent friendly spaces, online psychological support and child protection services for unaccompanied and separated children.
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OUT OF THIS WORLD
The Inspiration4 mission in September 2021 raised awareness and donations for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Four special edition watches created for the mission were auctioned off.
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TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH SPORT
Since 2005, we have been a global partner of Laureus Sport for Good. The foundation supports more than 250 programmes in over 50 countries.
