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£2bn to spend. 1m families to house. It’s time for housing associations to embrace innovation and light up the future of our homes and communities.
£2bn to spend. 1m families to house. It’s time for housing associations to embrace innovation and light up the future of our homes and communities.
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The Power of Personal Purpose

The Power of Personal Purpose

To make a positive difference, it’s vital to make the space for personal purpose and organisational purpose to find each other
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The House
Personal Purpose Stories: Tom Kay, Finisterre

Personal Purpose Stories: Tom Kay, Finisterre

“We have a culture where people are allowed to run with their ideas and contribute to that common purpose.”
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The House
Personal Purpose Stories: Matt Hocking, Leap

Personal Purpose Stories: Matt Hocking, Leap

“We all rise to different challenges, we all have different dynamos and impetus inside us”
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The House
How a game-changing chocolate maker is taking a bite out of modern slavery

How a game-changing chocolate maker is taking a bite out of modern slavery

Tony’s Chocolonely is “crazy about chocolate, serious about people”… and about to hit the UK.
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Oliver Holtaway
How Boston Tea Party is building a world-beating employer brand on purpose

How Boston Tea Party is building a world-beating employer brand on purpose

Scrapping single use coffee cups is just the latest step that the Bristol-born chain has taken to drive social and commercial impact.
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Oliver Holtaway
Q&A: David Done, Chief Executive, RHP

Q&A: David Done, Chief Executive, RHP

How RHP has built an innovative culture that leads the social housing sector
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Oliver Holtaway
Q&A: Fuad Mahamed, ACH

Q&A: Fuad Mahamed, ACH

How a forward-thinking housing association has partnered with Starbucks to get its tenants, including resettled refugees, into work
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Oliver Holtaway
Q&A: Paul Lindley, Ella's Kitchen

Q&A: Paul Lindley, Ella's Kitchen

We speak to Paul Lindley, founder of one of the purposeful business movement's great success stories, as he steps down from Ella's Kitchen
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Oliver Holtaway
TURN BIG PROBLEMS INTO COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGE
From food consumers to food citizens

From food consumers to food citizens

By transforming our relationship to food, smart businesses and savvy citizens can build a food and farming system that works for all
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Oliver Holtaway
How Red-Inc is solving the problem of low-impact distribution

How Red-Inc is solving the problem of low-impact distribution

A case study in customer collaboration, creative thinking and how to look beyond the obvious.
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Oliver Holtaway
Q&A: Matt Crisp

Q&A: Matt Crisp

We’re working with Matt Crisp, a leading expert in smart cities and human-centred technology, to help mission-led businesses connect…
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Oliver Holtaway
Can football be a force for good?

Can football be a force for good?

Clubs like Forest Green Rovers are rethinking how sport and sustainability can go together — and bringing green ideas into the mainstream
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Oliver Holtaway
People-centred innovation: The Bristol Approach to Citizen Sensing

People-centred innovation: The Bristol Approach to Citizen Sensing

An exciting project in Bristol shows how involving people in technology strategy can build community, improve housing and enhance quality…
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Oliver Holtaway
Q&A: Darrin Gamble, Bromford

Q&A: Darrin Gamble, Bromford

Social landlord Bromford is using “neighbourhood coaches” to build community and help residents realise their dreams
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Oliver Holtaway
5 ways to transform the future of homes and communities

5 ways to transform the future of homes and communities

We explore the innovative trends and projects that give us hope for the future of housing
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Oliver Holtaway
Q&A: Nat Al-Tahhan

Q&A: Nat Al-Tahhan

We’re happy to announce that Nat Al-Tahhan will be joining our growing associate network. We’ll be working with Nat to help put the fun…
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Oliver Holtaway
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