TI SENTO - Milano
Lacks transparency. Shows little about where or how its products are made.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 6 sources
European fashion jewellery brand run from the Netherlands.
We couldn't find where TI SENTO - Milano makes most of its plated sterling silver fashion jewellery, a certification covering its range or a list of its suppliers.
Also worth knowing
Most jewellery and watches are made in countries such as India and China, where pay is usually below a living wage and unions are heavily restricted.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 1 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It has 3 red flags: no evidence of a living wage, unaudited production, probably in high-risk countries and untraced high-risk mined materials. Two or more red flags means a poor grade.
- It isn't Harm on record, because there's no serious confirmed problem on its record.
- Lacks transparency is still a poor grade: in supply chains like this, workers who can't be seen to be treated fairly are usually underpaid or unprotected.
Good requirements 1 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsWhere jewellery and watches are usually made, such as India and China, unions are heavily restricted, and it has no full supply chain audit.
- Not met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
- Not met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that list
- Not met: Conflict-free: diamonds, gems and gold traced to the mine, lab-grown, recycled or Fairmined (the Kimberley Process alone isn't enough)
Red flags 3
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
- Red flag: Probably made mostly in countries with poor worker rights, without a full independent audit of its supply chain
- Red flag: Relies on high-risk mined materials it can't traceShown to explain the grade. It isn't one of the 2 red flags that set it.
- Red flag: Fails its category's raw-material check (means Lacks transparency)
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Where it's made
We couldn't confirm where TI SENTO - Milano makes most of its products, so this shows where jewellery and watches are usually made.
| Country | Share | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 30% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | High |
| China | 30% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Thailand | 20% | No guarantee of rights | Below a living wage | Moderate |
| Italy | 10% | Strong protections | Close to a living wage | Low |
| Switzerland | 10% | Regular violations | About a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: gold and gemstone mining are linked to child labour, forced labour and mercury poisoning.
- Relies on gold and gemstones from artisanal mines where workers face mercury poisoning, silica dust and deadly collapses. It hasn't shown any steps to trace these materials to the mine, so it's graded Lacks transparency until it does.
Research notes TI SENTO says its 925 sterling silver pieces, plated in gold, rose gold or platinum with hand-set stones, are designed by hand in its Amsterdam atelier, but it does not say where they are manufactured or who makes them. It publishes no supplier list, code of conduct, audit results, silver sourcing policy, modern slavery statement or living wage commitment, and is not a Responsible Jewellery Council member.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not covered | TI SENTO is a privately owned European company with no Australian reporting entity found on the Modern Slavery Register. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Unclear | No labour abuse allegations involving TI SENTO's workshops or suppliers were identified. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 6
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- Ti Sento launch (Jeweller Magazine, 2014) · search the archive · TI SENTO was introduced to Australian jewellers in 2014; no current Australian stockist identified.
- Ti Sento Oval Hoop Earrings - Michael Jones Jeweller · search the archive · UK stockist selling TI SENTO jewellery online with international delivery for most products; no Australian stockist found.
Published by TI SENTO - Milano or its owner
- Meet TI SENTO · search the archive · Owned by Lilian van Zuylen; 925 sterling silver with gold, rose gold and platinum plating; no production location or sustainability disclosure.
- TI SENTO - The Atelier · search the archive · Jewellery 'born in our Atelier' with hand-set stones; atelier location not given.
- Designed and crafted by hand - TI SENTO · search the archive · Jewellery sketched and designed in its Amsterdam atelier; manufacturing location and makers not named
- FAQ - TI SENTO · search the archive · Online shop delivers to Australia (7-12 working days by PostNL)
Company details
- Headquarters
- Netherlands
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is TI SENTO - Milano ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/ti-sento, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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