| 1981 |
The establishment of Snowy Peak Ltd by Peri Drysdale, as a cottage industry with 10 outworkers, knitting with natural fibres grown and made in New Zealand. |
| 1984 |
Snowy Peak Ltd had grown to 500 outworkers, working with a number of local natural fibres including New Zealand Mohair and New Zealand Cashmere. |
| 1985 |
A state of the art computerised knitting machine was purchased from Japan. The business moved into a leased premises and gradually brought production in house. |
| 1992 |
Snowy Peak Ltd knitted the first ever garment in Possum blended with wool. |
| 1995 |
Untouched World™ by Snowy Peak collection launched. This collection was Biogrow certified organic and sold in New Zealand and Japan. |
| 1996 |
Launched Merinomink™ after four years research overcoming quality issues associated with possum fibre as a recovered material. Much of this research was done in Japan.
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| 1998 |
Untouched World™ was launched as a broader, more extensive New Zealand lifestyle brand. |
| 1998 |
The first Untouched World™ retail store and café opened in Christchurch, New Zealand. |
| 2000 |
The Untouched World™ Charitable Trust was established.
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| 2001 |
Untouched World™ retail stores were opened in Auckland and Queenstown.
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| 2002 |
First sustainability report published.
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| 2002 |
The first Untouched World™ Charitable Trust Programme took place at Blumine Island in the Marlborough Sounds.
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| 2004 |
Introduced patented mechanically processed bamboo fabric.
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| 2004 |
Untouched World™ opened a second retail store in Christchurch, New Zealand. |
| 2005 |
First Children's Christmas Party making the company cards from recovered materials.
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| 2005 |
Untouched World™ certified organic cotton collection was launched.
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| 2006 |
Untouched World™ certified Organic Merino collection, Mountainsilk™, (fine machine washable Merino) was launched.
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| 2007 |
Untouched World™ retail store opened in Wellington, New Zealand.
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| 2007 |
Untouched World™ Charitable Trust executive Mark Prain worked with United Nations on sustainable business policy development.
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| 2007 |
Peri Drysdale and Dr Barry Law were lead presenters at an international meeting convened by UNESCO in Bonn, Germany, on Corporate Education for Sustainable Development. Peri went on to chair sessions of the other key major corporate exemplars present including Shell, Cisco, Swarovski, Daimler Chrysler, and Barry worked on the collation of the meeting outcome for the UN.
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| 2008 |
Leading practitioner and thinker Dr Barry Law appointed as dedicated sustainability adviser to guide business practice.
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| 2008 |
Peri Drysdale attends the Asia 2008 Clinton Global Initiative as New Zealand's only representative, at the personal invitation of President Clinton.
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| 2009 |
Peri Drysdale presented/exhibited Untouched World™ at the United Nations World Mid Decade Sustainability Conference in Bonn. Untouched World™ was one of 25 global exemplars.
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| 2009 |
UWCT Blumine Island project achieves predator free status.
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| 2009 |
Untouched World™ Performance Cyclewear collection launched. Within one year it was selling in four countries.
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| 2009 |
Partnership agreement signed with the Clinton Global Initiative.
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| 2010 |
Snowi™ Label added to the Snowy Peak Ltd group.
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| 2010 |
Clinton Global Initiative partnership programme development completed, ready for the pilot to run in January 2011.
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| 2010 |
The historic release of three pairs of Kiwi from Okarito on Blumine Island, Marlborough Sounds, by Minister of Conservation, Kate Wilkinson and Untouched World™ Charitable Trust Chair Peri Drysdale, accompanied by two alumni from the UWCT Blumine Island programmes, Iwi and Department of Conservation staff. A great outcome after eight years of UWCT student programme work on the island. |
| 2010 |
In depth report on company sustainability released
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| 2010 |
Untouched World™ Charitable Trust signs Memorandum of Understanding with Department of Conservation.
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