Our mission  

Our mission is to supply major multiple retailers in the UK and Europe with reliable and sustainably sourced jewellery and accessory brands while maintaining their brand integrity and TLKE values. We focus on three core pillars of continuous improvement across our business: Environment, People, and Governance.

People

We are proud to work with a dynamic community of people, from those we employ to those in our supply chain and the wider community.  Here’s our commitment to them:

  • TLKE is committed to developing an organisational culture that supports internationally recognised human rights as defined by the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. 

  • We promote equal opportunity and diversity across our team so our staff can work with dignity and respect.  We are committed to running a business that is a safe, healthy and empowering place to be.

  • We only work with suppliers that share our values.  This means they adhere to national legislation on working hours and fair pay, ensure employment is freely chosen, do not tolerate forced or child labour, uphold freedom of association and collective bargaining, prevent discrimination and harassment, and provide a safe workplace. 

Read our full Social and Environmental Policy here.

2023-25 Objectives

  1. Create an empowering, supportive environment so our team can thrive at work.

    In 2019, we introduced our Employee Assistance Program, a confidential helpline covering topics such as emotional health, work-life balance, well-being resources, and physical health.

    We are also certified as a Living Wage Employer.

    In 2023, we created a formal employee wellbeing programme, ensuring 100% of our staff have access to paid wellbeing days.

  2. give back to our local community

    We have supported charities, including Breathing Matters and Mind, for many years through annual staff fundraising events.

    We want to ensure giving back to our community remains a priority for TLKE in the future. In we will commit to a formal charity partnership, including a regular donation and team volunteer days.

Read our full Sustainability Statement and Objectives here.

OUR COMMUNITY

We aim to give back to the people in our local community and beyond by partnering with charitable initiatives, running fundraising events and offering employee volunteer days.

Breathing Matters

We support Breathing Matters in recognition of the support and medical care provided to the inspiring Ana Timberlake.

Breathing Matters aims to support the Centre for Respiratory Research (CRR) in its commitment to finding better ways to diagnose and treat respiratory diseases and to encourage patients, their families, and friends to become actively involved (as advocates, advisors, fundraisers, or even participants).

As a business, are committed to donating a percentage of our profits to help create awareness, assist patients and contribute towards the search for a cure for Interstitial Lung Diseases.

Mityana Charity

TLKE is pleased to support the wonderful work that the Mityana charity is doing for families and children in Uganda. It is making a clear and measurable difference to people’s lives and reinforcing our company values of family and integrity.

The Charity aims to relieve poverty, advance education, reduce sickness, advance religion, and promote sustainable development in Mityana, Uganda. Sustainable development means "development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."

Living Wage Accreditation

 

We proudly announce that we are an accredited Living Wage Employer!

We are committed to paying all of our employees at least the Real Living Wage, which is higher than the National Minimum Wage. We also commit to increasing pay in line with any living wage increases.

We care deeply about our people and strive to ensure that TLKE is a fair and supportive workplace.