JEWELLERY & WATCHES
IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN
IWC Schaffhausen is a leading Swiss luxury watch manufacturer based in Schaffhausen in the north-eastern part of Switzerland. Since 1868, IWC is known for its unique engineering approach to watchmaking, combining the best of human craftsmanship and creativity with cutting-edge technology and processes.
SUSTAINABILITY ETHOS
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.

Established
1868
First Certified
2014
Headquarters
Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Employees
1300
Categories
Watches
Website
Distribution
Worldwide
A WORD FROM THE CEO
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
CHRISTOPH GRAINGER-HERR
CEO


BUTTERFLY MARK TESTIMONIAL
With our sustainability journey it is important to receive external verification and independent certification of our continuing efforts to operate with the highest sustainability standards across our value chain. Maintaining our achievement of the Butterfly Mark since 2014 demonstrates our commitment to sustainability and that involves aligning our business practices and decisions to the latest international standards, global legislation and best practices
FRANZISKA E. GSELL
CMO & SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE CHAIR
WHERE NEXT?
Every action we take, big and small, moves us forward on our sustainability journey. We are keen to continue this journey together with our employees, suppliers, partners, ambassadors and customers to accelerate our efforts towards a more sustainable, fair and conscious world.
Like the precision engineered watches you’ve come to love and expect from us, we will precisely show you where we are on our sustainability journey. Are we perfect? Not at all. Are we done? No one is. Will we stop holding ourselves accountable? Never.