Teylu and Partners Ltd is a marketing agency registered in England and Wales. We operate as a remote first organisation with office locations across the United Kingdom, serving clients internationally across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and North America.
Our services include brand strategy, performance marketing, creative and advertising, conversion rate optimisation, marketing technology implementation, and strategic consultancy. Our workforce consists of employed staff and a network of specialist contractors and freelancers.
As a professional services business, our supply chain is relatively limited in scope compared to manufacturing or retail organisations. Our primary supply chain categories include:
Technology and software providers who supply the platforms and tools we use to deliver client work. Professional services partners including specialist contractors, freelancers, and partner agencies who contribute expertise to client projects. Office and facilities providers who supply our workspace requirements. Equipment suppliers from whom we purchase refurbished technology and office equipment.
We recognise that whilst our direct supply chain presents relatively low risk, we remain vigilant to the possibility of modern slavery existing within the extended supply chains of our suppliers.
We operate a number of internal policies to ensure we are conducting business in an ethical and transparent manner. These include:
Recruitment and Hiring Policy
Our hiring processes are designed to ensure all prospective employees are legally entitled to work in the UK and are entering employment of their own free will. We verify identity documents, confirm right to work status, and ensure all employment terms are clearly communicated and understood.
Supplier Code of Conduct
We expect all suppliers to adhere to ethical business practices and to have their own policies in place to ensure modern slavery does not occur within their operations or supply chains. We communicate these expectations clearly and include relevant provisions in supplier agreements.
Whistleblowing Policy
We encourage all employees, contractors, and suppliers to report any concerns related to the direct activities or supply chains of our organisation. This includes any circumstances that may give rise to an enhanced risk of slavery or human trafficking. Our whistleblowing procedure is designed to make it easy for workers to make disclosures without fear of retaliation.
We undertake due diligence when considering taking on new suppliers and regularly review our existing suppliers. Our due diligence process includes:
Evaluating the modern slavery risks of new suppliers before entering into agreements. Reviewing supplier modern slavery statements where available. Including modern slavery provisions in contracts with suppliers. Conducting periodic reviews of supplier relationships to ensure ongoing compliance.
We have assessed the nature and extent of our exposure to the risk of modern slavery occurring within our supply chain. Given the professional services nature of our business and the geographic location of our operations and suppliers, we consider our risk to be relatively low. However, we do not consider any risk to be acceptable and remain vigilant.
Areas of potential higher risk that we monitor include technology hardware supply chains, where manufacturing often occurs in regions with elevated modern slavery risk, and freelance or contractor relationships, where we ensure all individuals are engaged directly and paid fairly for their work.
We ensure that staff involved in recruitment, procurement, and supplier management understand the risks of modern slavery and human trafficking and are equipped to identify and respond to potential issues.
All employees are made aware of this statement and our commitment to ethical business practices. We promote a culture of openness where concerns can be raised without fear of reprisal.
Measuring Effectiveness
We use the following key performance indicators to measure our effectiveness in ensuring modern slavery is not occurring in our business or supply chains:
Completion of due diligence for all new supplier relationships. Percentage of suppliers who have confirmed their compliance with our expectations regarding modern slavery. Number of concerns raised through our whistleblowing procedure and how they were addressed. Regular review of this statement and our related policies.
Board Approval
This statement has been approved by the Board of Directors of Teylu and Partners Limited, who will review and update it annually.