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Social Issues Spotlight: Unaffordable, insecure and unsuitable housing

Across the UK 8.4 million people are living in unaffordable, insecure or unsuitable homes. This issue is less reported and visible than homelessness, but has a huge impact on the financial security, mental wellbeing and access to education of nearly 7% of the population. Here are five ways in which negative housing affects people across the country. 

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By Three Hands|10th March 2020| News
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Newsletter, February 2020

Our occasional newsletter is a brief update on how we’ve been pursuing our purpose to create business value and social value hand in hand. Here’s some highlights from across all three of our areas of focus– social insight, leadership & talent and citizenship.

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By Three Hands|24th February 2020| News
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Impact Report 2019 – 2020

Connecting business leaders with social issues and business purpose, to developing customers strategies by learning from lived experience…read more in our Impact Report 2019 – 2020.

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By Three Hands|10th February 2020| News
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Social Issues Spotlight: Gambling-related harm – an issue for all businesses

The Gambling Commission estimate that over 400,000 people in Britain have a gambling disorder, with over 1.7 million people “at risk”. With recent regulation on fixed odds betting terminals and a ban on the use of credit cards for online gambling, the government is paying particular attention to this topic. It is evident that a change in the industry itself is vital to addressing the issue, but what do all businesses need to know about this growing problem? 

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By Three Hands|3rd February 2020| News
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Social Issues Spotlight: What is causing the rise of in-work poverty in the UK?

Currently one in eight UK workers is in poverty. According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, in the mid-1990s 37% of those in relative poverty (living below 60% of median net income) lived in a working household. In 2019 that reached 58%. With the government reporting record levels of employment, why are more people who are in work experiencing poverty?

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By Three Hands|9th January 2020| News
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How to bring purpose to life – 11 things we learned from our 2019 Forum

At Three Hands, we are inspired by the idea that companies have a purpose beyond profit and have spent the last 15 years helping them to create business value and social value hand in hand. Today, everyone is talking about purpose, but has it led to the changes in businesses that society needs?

 

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By Three Hands|10th December 2019| News
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Social Issues Spotlight: 5 key issues that affect carers in the UK

In the UK seven million people are carers; that is one in ten people or almost one tenth of every customer base or workforce. It is likely that most of us know a carer. But what are the biggest issues that carers face and what does that mean for businesses?

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By Three Hands|2nd December 2019| News
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Three Hands Forum 2019: Bringing Purpose to Life

Our forum brought people together to hear from purpose-driven leaders, explore whether purpose is all talk and no action, and learn from great case studies in leadership development, community engagement and product & service development.

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By Three Hands|25th November 2019| News
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Newsletter, August 2019

Our occasional newsletter is a brief update on how we’ve been pursuing our purpose to create business value and social value hand in hand. Here’s one big highlight from each of our three areas of focus– social insight, leadership development and citizenship.

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By Three Hands|5th August 2019| News
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We’re recruiting!

We’re on the hunt for an Autumn Intern – someone who is keen to develop their understanding of the CSR / sustainability sector and to take responsibility for a major project in our small, dynamic team.

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By Three Hands|1st August 2019| News
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