Three

Is Three ethical and sustainable?

Three (or 3) is a mobile phone network owned by the Hong Kong-based CK Hutchinson Holdings. The brand receives a poor Good Shopping Guide Ethical Score in our Ethical Mobile Phone Networks Ratings Table and therefore does not pass our Ethical Benchmark, and cannot be considered a good ethical brand.

We encourage other companies, as well as Three, in the Mobile Phones Networks sector to keep striving for change and adopt more ethical policies and practices.

In which areas does Three perform well?

Three performs well in some categories of our research, receiving satisfactory scores in categories affecting Environment, Animals, and People. Three has a good rating for Nuclear investments and involvement; this company has not been found to have shares in the Nuclear industry.

In which areas does Three perform poorly?

Three’s environment page states that they are setting up a Net Zero aim and provides some evidence of progress, however, it is lacking in targets and specifics, however, Three is not included in the 2021 Sustainability Report from CK Hutchison.

Three receives a bottom rating in the Public Record Criticisms+ category, due to CK Hutchison receiving several criticisms relating to its poor environmental and human rights practices.

See the Three’s website to find out more about its Corporate Social Responsibility report.

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