At Tétris we have always had a strong commitment to contributing positively to society and we continue to take this responsibility very seriously. With the COVID-19 crisis deepening, helping our clients and our communities through these challenging times is core to our commitment to shape the future of real estate for a better world.
There has never been a more important time for us to all pull together, and we intend to play our part in responding with practical solutions.
Our Building a Better Tomorrow programme in alignment with our parent company, JLL provides us with the framework and experience to be able to step up our commitment quickly and in meaningful ways that will make a real difference now and as this crisis unfolds.
Our five-point engagement plan to step up our response focuses on:
Our people
The health and wellbeing of our people remains our number one priority. We closed our UK corporate office in March, and this will remain the case for the foreseeable future. To aid our people’s wellbeing, we have developed a suite of online resources to support mental health and stay connected.
We recognise the additional pressure that our working parents and those caring for others are under, and we are encouraging our colleagues to prioritise their parent or carer responsibilities providing them with extra flexibility in the new working environment.
For those working remotely, our existing ‘Work well, anywhere’ policy and technology infrastructure means that we have been able to keep thousands of our colleagues connected to each other and part of virtual teams.
Our clients
We are committed to helping our clients respond to the current crisis, recover and reimagine the future.
In addition, we support our clients in operating responsibly today as well as helping them to plan for a sustainable recovery post crisis. COVID-19 has shown both the fragility and the resilience of society and the ecosystem. Now more than ever, it is our aspiration to support our clients in reimagining a more sustainable, equitable world.
The NHS, the public and voluntary sectors
Our colleagues at JLL and Integral, have been providing real estate and support services to the healthcare, emergency and social care sectors. During the COVID-19 crisis, this continues apace. Many of our colleagues are working tirelessly to keep essential services open throughout the UK, including more than 2,500 pharmacies, many community shopping centres and food stores, delivery and logistics centres, council buildings and police and fire service operations.
Our charity partners
We are fully committed to our long-term charity partners during these challenging times. Our flagship partner Crisis has rapidly adapted its services and established an emergency grants fund to support local groups who are meeting the needs of those experiencing homelessness.
Many of our people are keen to contribute personally and we’re facilitating this through our volunteering programme. We are working with our partners on initiatives such as helping older people in isolation, assisting community organisations mentoring students, and more. We are also supporting our people to volunteer for the NHS, responding to the Government’s call to action.
Our suppliers
The health and safety of all of our stakeholders is our primary concern and we are in regular communication with our supply chain. Our commitment to them includes not re-opening sites until we are confident that everyone involved can get to and be on site safely.
By addressing the individual needs of these audiences, we believe we can make a collective effort that will have a lasting positive impact. Read on to find out more, contact one of the team or visit the JLL COVID Hub.
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