This week is Zero Waste Week, a fantastic opportunity for all of us as individuals and businesses to look at how much we throw away and to ask the question ‘where is ‘away’?’ What happens to what we discard? Can…

We’re going for it – we really want to win an Observer Ethical Award!

Now in their 11th year, the Observer Ethical Awards celebrate all the great work being done to make our world a better place.  This year…

Jeans with a High Waste

by Jo Salter and Rachel Forcella (Forcella Content Marketing)

Who doesn’t own a pair of jeans?

Invented in 1873 by Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss (sound familiar?), jeans have gone from…

Our founder Jo Salter was interviewed in a Facebook Live on July 5th by Jen Gale – ethical coach.  You can view the interview by clicking on the link: https://www.facebook.com/jen.gale.50/videos/10155200751106293/

The East Anglian Daily Times published an article by David Vincent covering our photoshoot collaboration with other local businesses.

Click to read the article online http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/promoting-fair-trade-clothes-and-accessories-for-ipswich-based-firm-1-5124633

You can see many of the new photos on our website but especially in our Shirt Shop and

Joanna Lumley wears our Ethical Elephant Scarf on TV

We featured in the East Anglian Daily Times this week thanks to Joanna Lumley wearing our elephant scarf in her documentary ‘Joanna Lumley’s India’.  Click the link to read the article http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/clothes-that-come-with-a-creation-story-1-5101549

We were delighted and honoured that Joanna Lumley wore a Where Does It Come From? Elephant scarf on her new documentary ‘Joanna Lumley’s India’.  Wearing the scarf clearly demonstrated Joanna’s commitment to sustainability and Fairtrade.  You can see a clip of the documentary where she is wearing the scarf…

Jo was invited onto BBC Radio Suffolk to talk about Fashion Revolution on 30 April 2017.  You can listen to the interview with Jon Wright by clicking below.

10 Reasons Why Shopping for Ethical Clothes Is Easier Than Ever Before!

Great news – the ethical market in the UK is growing!  This is a big relief for us ethical shoppers as it is now simpler for us to buy our sackcloth…

Celebrating Women – Half the World’s Population

Hopefully you spotted that not only was last week the second week of Fairtrade Fortnight, but it was also International Women’s Day on Wednesday.

Women are…

The East Anglian Daily Times published an article on 21 February 2017 outlining how Ipswich ethical businesses Where Does It Come From? and Arya Candles recently received awards from TV Dragon…

So we’re approaching Valentines Day!  Traditionally this is the time that we show that special someone how appreciated they are. Of course its much better if we keep our loved ones up to speed on our loved up-ness much more regularly than annually, however at least this serves as a reminder to…

Do you know where your clothes really come from? by Sheena Grant in the East Anglian Daily Times 16/12/16 – click the link to access.

http://www.eadt.co.uk/ea-life/do_you_know_where_your_clothes_really_come_from_1_4822179

Here we are rapidly approaching Christmas 2016 (where did that year go then?) and already ankle deep in preparations.  Christmas can become a stressful time – we try to reach some ethereal dream of yuletide perfection (as portrayed in the media/films/imagination) but without abandoning our ethical goals of buying…

Featured in the East Anglian Daily Times at:

http://www.eadt.co.uk/business/joanna_lumley_s_boost_for_an_ipswich_business_1_4801118

I headed off once again to the Amnesty International HQ in London for the annual Ethical Consumer Magazine conference which took place on Friday 30^th September – this year entitled ‘Collaborating for Change’.  The goal of the conference was to explore…

Our founder, Jo Salter, was recently interviewed by Canadian ethical fashion group ‘Trusted Clothes’.  You can read the interview by clicking the link ‘An Interview with Jo Salter by Trusted Clothes‘

by Jo Salter, Founder of Where Does It Come From?
Currently crowdfunding at http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/where-does-it-come-from

Managing a business is not a walk in the park (unless you are talking about a wildlife park fully stocked with…

People like me often talk (bang on) about ethical clothes and the benefits for those people creating them and for our planet too.  That’s all very well but, let’s face it, however altruistic we are feeling, most of us want to know what’s in it for us. Well here…

Trusted Clothes (www.trustedclothes.com) kindly asked us for a Guest Blog – click the link below to read it!

Meeting Our Makers – A Guest Blog for Trusted Clothes (more…)

On Monday 25^th April a special event took place in Ipswich, hosted by Where Does It Come From? and the Ipswich Fairtrade Group. An audience of cinema goers flocked to the Ipswich Film Theatre for the event…

I’ve just returned from the whirlwind of noise, colour, heat and spice that is India! The trip was primarily for meeting our makers, the people who create the clothing for…

Click the link to access the interview.

Jo Salter, Where Does It Come From?

Click the link to reach the article in the East Anglian Daily Times (EADT).

The article focusses on our event in Ipswich for Fashion Revolution 2016 showing the movie The True Cost.  The movie showing will be followed by a panel session including Michael Gidney of the Fairtrade Foundation, Jo…

Where Does It Come From? Jo Salter Takes Us On A Journey With A Pair Of Jeans

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Juno Magazine have kindly allowed us to reproduce our article that was published in their Issue 42.  Click on the above link to access the article.

Well we’re now coming to the end of Fairtrade Fortnight in the UK.   I hope you were able to take part in some of the events, such as Fairtrade Foundation’s ‘Sit down for breakfast, stand…

Article in the East Anglian Daily Times on 4th February 2016

http://www.eadt.co.uk/business/ipswich_firms_vies_for_mentoring_support_from_dragon_s_den_star_deborah_meaden_1_4404239

Well it’s 2016 – time to take down the Christmas bling and look forward to the year ahead. It feels cleansing somehow to remove the tree and decorations – everything seems cleaner and more spacious! It’s actually a great time for a declutter…… right now in our house there’s a pile of toys,…

Click link below to be taken to the EADT website:

Where Does It Come From? Ipswich clothing firm takes an ethical approach to fashion.

On Saturday 5th December 2015 we were featured in the India Times – you can click below to access the article.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/garments-/-textiles/3000-spinners-now-weaving-stories-of-khadi-in-uk/articleshow/50049684.cms

Ok, so I know that lots of businesses are giving you gift ideas at the moment but this guide is different – I’m not plugging our products (although I’d love you to visit our shop and buy some!), I’m talking to you about brands and products I know personally.  I try…

We all like a bargain, don’t we? It’s thrilling! What is it that excites us so much? – is it because we feel we’re saving money? Perhaps we love the idea of getting something for less money than it is…

What Contribution to fashion sustainability do clothing take-back Schemes offer?

Panel Session 14 October 2015

Last month I headed to Westminster, London for a panel session exploring the role of take-back schemes in fashion. Organised by hubbub and taking place in the UK…

A report on the Ethical Consumer Magazine conference ‘Mainstreaming Ethical Consumption’ by Jo Salter of Where Does It Come From? (wheredoesitcomefrom.co.uk)

Ethical Consumer Magazine’s conference took place at the Amnesty International Building in North London on Friday 25 September. With a range of speakers from key ethical businesses and organisations…

Today I had to throw away some food.  It’s not that unusual in itself but it got me thinking. Worse – it was fish so it meant that a living creature had been killed purely to end up in the bin.  It didn’t seem a…

(by Jo Salter of Where Does It Come From? published in Suffolk Families Magazine September/October 2015 )

You’ve probably heard of Fairtrade. It’s been around in various forms for many years and its main aim is to ensure that the…

Label Code Unlocks Story of Clothes -Please click link to see this great article published in ‘Sustainable News’

Label Code Unlocks Story of Clothes

That cream cake is calling you, by name. ‘Eat me! Eat me! I’m delicious and creamy’. But you resist. You are ‘being good’….

Blogger Mummy in the City kindly reviewed our Freya Pinafore dress.  You can read her review by clicking on the link below.

http://www.mummyinthecity.com/review-where-does-it-come-from-for-practical-and-traceable-childrens-clothes/

The Blogger Emmys_Mummy kindly reviewed our kids’ jeans and culottes – you can read her article by clicking on the link below.

http://www.emmysmummy.com/2015/05/review-where-does-it-come-from.html

I was interviewed by Hayley from How to Be who then wrote a fabulous article.  You can access this feature by visiting the How To Be website via the link below:

http://www.howtobe.co/2015/06/ever-wondered-where-your-clothes-come-from/

A recent article in the Ipswich Star – Click below to access it.

http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/ethical_products_you_can_trace_right_back_to_the_maker_1_4122137

Last Wednesday, 10^th June, I headed to London in great anticipation to attend the Ethical Fashion Forum Source Summit Event. The event was held at the Amnesty International Building and was attended by around 150 people….

Fashion Revolution – Why April 24^th?

On April 24^th 2013, a date now remembered as Fashion Revolution Day, the Rana Plaza Clothing Factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh collapsed on its garment workers.  Over 1130 garment workers were killed and over 2500 were brought out alive from the wreckage – some with horrific…

Blog post by Amanda from Third Rock Communications.

Click below to read Amanda’s article:

http://thirdrockcomms.co.uk/the-code-that-unlocks-your-clothes/

Blog Post by Bella Forcella – Beauty and Lifestyle Blogger – about tracing the life story of her new Where Does It Come From? scarf

Click on the link below to visit Bella Forcella’s article………

http://bellaforcella.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/where-does-your-scarf-come-from.html

A blog by Jo Salter, Founder of Where Does It Come From? for The Organisation for Responsible Businesses (ORB) at www.orbuk.org.uk

Here we are in the New Year (half way through January already!).  So how are those New Year’s resolutions coming along?  Many…

By Jo Salter, Founder of Where Does It Come From? (www.wheredoesitcomefrom.co.uk) created for ‘Green Aspirations’ (www.green-aspirations.co.uk)

At Where Does It Come From? we definitely have Green Aspirations!  We have other aspirations…

Terry Redhead from ‘Lets Talk’ Magazine published a great article about the business (and me – at least I think that paragon is me…..).  We met for a lovely cup of tea and chat and I showed him some of the Where Does It Come From? collection.  Just click…

Fantastic News!

The same ethical fabrics used in the Where Does It Come From? collection will now be gracing the stars of Hollywood!  Warner Bros have selected MoralFibre Fabrics, our partner in Gujarat, to supply the fabrics for…