| 词条 | Peri Drysdale |
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|name = Peri Drysdale |image = |alt = |caption = |birth_date = 1954 |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |restingplace = |restingplacecoordinates = |birthname = |nationality = New Zealander |party = |spouse = |relations = |children = |known_for = founder and CEO of "Snowy Peak" and "Untouched World" brands; founder of "Untouched World Foundation" |residence = |alma_mater = |occupation = |profession = |cabinet = |committees = |portfolio = |religion = |signature = }} Peri Drysdale {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MBE}} (born 1954) is a New Zealand entrepreneur and business owner. She is the founder and CEO of the fashion companies "Snowy Peak" and "Untouched World", which produce ecologically sustainable clothing, and the founder of the Untouched World Foundation, which runs programmes in sustainable leadership. Early lifeDrysdale grew up on a sheep station near the Rakaia Gorge in the South Island of New Zealand.[1] She was educated at Craighead Diocesan School in Timaru and St. Margaret's College in Christchurch.[2] She went on to train as a nurse, specialising in cardiology. She gave up nursing in 1979.[3] Business careerWhile her children were young, Drysdale decided to start a home-based garment manufacturing business. She called it "Snowy Peak" and employed outworkers to knit luxury clothes such as jumpers, hats, scarves and gloves for supply to a few Christchurch stores. She started with 10 outworkers,[4] and by 1985, after four years operation, she had 500 working for her.[5] Drysdale experimented with certified organic, eco-friendly wools and cottons. In 1996 she launched the world's first yarn that blended possum fur with merino wool, calling the new yarn "merinomink".[5][6] She also began to export her clothes to Australia, Europe, Japan and Canada, expanded operations in Christchurch with a cafe and retail store, and opened stores in Auckland and Queenstown. In 1999 the brand received international attention when it was chosen to provide garments for world leaders attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum in Auckland. President Bill Clinton particularly admired his sweater, and he and his family became fans and customers.[7] In 2014, Drysdale began using a second new textile which she calls "kapua" - a mixture of cashmere, silk and possum - which had been in development since 2000.[6] Charity foundationIn 2000, Drysdale founded the "Untouched World Foundation", a charitable trust which is focused on developing sustainable leadership in young people.[4][8] One percent of the retail sales from Untouched World contribute to the foundation.[5] Since 2002, students involved in the programme have worked on a nature programme based at Blumine Island in the Marlborough Sounds.[9] After several years' work the island achieved predator-free status and kiwi were released there in 2010.[10] Recognition
References1. ^{{Cite web|title = Anew NZ|url = http://anewnz.org.nz/vision.asp?id=1050|website = anewnz.org.nz|accessdate = 2015-11-12}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Drysdale, Peri}}2. ^{{Cite news |title = Peak Performance|last = Hoyle|first = Jon|date = 12 March 2008| work = The Dominion Post|doi = |pmid = }} 3. ^1 {{Cite news|title = Peak performance|url = http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/312692/Peak-performance|newspaper = Stuff.co.nz|date = 2008-03-12|access-date = 2015-11-12}} 4. ^1 {{Cite web|title = Sustainability before|url = http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/71954449/less-is-more-for-snowy-peaks-peri-drysdale|website = Stuff|accessdate = 2015-11-12}} 5. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{Cite book|title = 101 Incredible Kiwis|last = Williams|first = Tony|publisher = Reed|year = 2007|isbn = 9780790011783|location = Auckland, New Zealand|pages = 180–182}} 6. ^1 {{Cite news |title = Fashion queen weaves good yarn|url = http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/luxury/64328090/fashion-queen-weaves-good-yarn|website = Stuff|accessdate = 2015-11-12}} 7. ^1 {{Cite web|title = Untouched World's Peri Drysdale named NZer of year {{!}} Scoop News|url = http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0512/S00081/untouched-worlds-peri-drysdale-named-nzer-of-year.htm|website = www.scoop.co.nz|accessdate = 2015-11-12}} 8. ^{{Cite web|title = charitable trust|url = http://www.untouchedworld.com/charitable-trust|website = www.untouchedworld.com|accessdate = 2015-11-12}} 9. ^{{Cite web|title = How Peri Drysdale risked it all to build Untouched World|url = http://idealog.co.nz/venture/2008/10/peri-possum|website = Idealog|accessdate = 2015-11-12}} 10. ^{{Cite web|title = History, Awards, Achievements|url = http://www.untouchedworld.com//Information/6085|website = www.untouchedworld.com|accessdate = 2015-11-12}} 11. ^{{Cite web|title = Who are New Zealand's Women Powerbrokers? (Part 2) {{!}} REDnews|url = http://www.westpac.co.nz/rednews/women/who-are-new-zealands-women-powerbrokers-part-2/|website = www.westpac.co.nz|accessdate = 2015-11-12}} 12. ^{{Cite web|title = Meet Peri Drysdale, our tallest poppy {{!}} btob|url = http://www.btob.co.nz/article/meet-peri-drysdale-our-tallest-poppy|website = www.btob.co.nz|accessdate = 2015-11-12}} 8 : 1954 births|Living people|New Zealand businesspeople|New Zealand Members of the Order of the British Empire|People from Canterbury, New Zealand|People educated at St Margaret's College|New Zealand businesswomen|People educated at Craighead Diocesan School |
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