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How To Set Up An Ethical Supply Chain
Posted on July 1, 2021 by Jo Salter in Jo Media, Jo's Soapbox.Our founder Jo Salter was invited to speak about setting up an ethical supply chain at a webinar set up by Pioneers Post and NatWest bank on 15th June 2021. You can read an article summarizing the session and listen to a recording on the Pioneers Post website.
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Talking Plastics in Clothing on BBC Suffolk
Posted on June 14, 2021 by Jo Salter in Jo Media, Jo's Soapbox, Media Coverage.Did you know that over 50% of clothing sold by major fast fashion brands is made of virgin plastic? A report out on Friday 11th June into plastics in clothing shared a study by the RSA into top brands Boohoo, Asos and others, examining 10,000 items for sale online. Friends of the Earth have estimated […]
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Working for Women – IWD 2021
Posted on April 7, 2021 by Jo Salter in guest blogs, Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.by Kaniya Abubakar Last month we celebrated International Women’s Day on the 8th of March to highlight the cultural, political and socioeonomic achievements of women. This eventful day provides the perfect platform to amplify our concerns on the pervasive issues which continue to transcend time, such as: gender inequality, reproductive rights and violence against women. […]
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Where Does It Come From? 2020 Annual Review- The Year That Was….
Posted on January 28, 2021 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Where Does It Come From? 2020: Where Does It Come From? is a social enterprise, incorporated as a Limited company in the UK in May 2013. Our strapline is ‘Kind Clothes that Tell Tales’ because we focus on building transparent supply chains that ensure the most positive impacts for planet, maker and customer. We do […]
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Time to Cotton on – The return of the native
Posted on January 12, 2021 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.By Jo Salter, Founder Where Does It Come From? – Kind Clothes that Tell Tales You’ve probably heard negative things about cotton. It’s often referred to as ‘the dirty crop’ or ‘the thirsty crop’ because of the large amounts of chemical pesticides and water used to grow and process it. Sustainably speaking, it’s usually pitched […]
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When does Activism become Terrorism?
Posted on January 7, 2021 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.by Jo Salter Yesterday’s events in the USA remind us that: Believing you are right is not enough. Having friends in high places does not justify breaking the law. Violence changes your message to hate and your demonstration to destruction. As activists our goal is to inspire people to consider and commit to behaviour change […]
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The quest for transparent clothing (no, not see through!)
Posted on August 26, 2020 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Read Jo’s guest blog for Making an Impact CIC here.
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Ethical Brands for Fashion Revolution 2020 –
Posted on May 25, 2020 by Jo Salter in ethical events and happenings, Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.The Highs and Lows of Running a Global Ethical Fashion Conference under Lockdown by Jo Salter, Founder Where Does It Come From? Clearly a lot of things have had to change due to Covid 19, and rightly so. For those of us in lockdown but fortunate enough to be healthy, we’ve learned to adapt to […]
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Fabric and Fine Wine – Making Khadi Connections…
Posted on February 20, 2020 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.by Jo Salter, Founder Where Does It Come From?, Non Executive Director Khadi London Are you a wine lover? It could be your Friday evening relaxant (guilty as charged!), a social lubricant or part of a fine dining experience. Perhaps you’re a wine connoisseur, knowing your vintages and vineyards. But what’s interesting is that for […]
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Our 2019 Gratitudes and 2020 Vision
Posted on January 19, 2020 by Jo Salter in ethical events and happenings, Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.The new year is the time of year when many of us look back over the previous year and make plans for the next one – it’s a chance to take a moment to be glad and grateful for what we’ve achieved, as well as setting the direction for the next part of the journey. […]
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Ethical Christmas Gifts that Come with their Story
Posted on December 7, 2019 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.It’s Christmas again and a wonderful time to let our friends and family know how much we care. With increasing awareness of how much ‘stuff’ we dispose of each year – 240,000 items of clothing end up in landfill in the UK each year! – we want to choose wisely. If you are buying ethical […]
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Black Friday? – Let’s Shop Ethical Instead!
Posted on November 11, 2019 by Jo Salter in ethical events and happenings, Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.It’s the time of year when marketing campaigns are really ramping up. Christmas, one of the best selling times, is in sight. Black Friday, an import from the USA which pushes bargains at us and incites a frenzy of shopping, will happen on 29th November. Every year more retailers jump on the bandwagon as customers […]
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Jo on BBC 1 Inside Out talking Sustainable Fashion with Clementine
Posted on November 6, 2019 by Jo Salter in Jo Media, Jo's Soapbox, Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.We were honoured that our founder Jo Salter was invited by Clementine, the living fashion doll, onto her sustainable fashion feature on BBC 1 Inside Out. Did you miss it? You can catch up on BBC iPlayer at 19 minutes and 25 seconds. Here’s the link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0009wyn/inside-out-east-28102019
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Cheap Sustainable Fashion – Does It Exist?
Posted on September 6, 2019 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Do you remember the old phrase ‘Cheap and Cheerful’? Every day we are enticed to buy cheap clothing but we now know that this doesn’t leave the farmers and garment makers feeling cheerful at all. Plus there’s the devastating effects of pollution and waste on our planet, a frightening and growing concern. But is there […]
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Where Does It Come From? and the SDGs – Interview by The Frugal Family
Posted on July 12, 2019 by Jo Salter in Jo Media, Jo's Soapbox, Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are a key way to map and measure our positive impact, not only as businesses but as individuals too. You can check out how we map against the goals in our article Where Does It Come From? and the SDGS. In this interview Clare Lyons from The Frugal Family […]
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Ethical Fashion: Five Years and Five Steps Forward
Posted on June 18, 2019 by Jo Salter in guest blogs, Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.A reflection on the ‘big things’ that have happened in ethical fashion in the 5 years since Where Does It Come From? launched our first collection – by Lucy Kerry, Where Does It Come From? Product Manager It’s hard to believe that it’s only been 5 years since Where Does It Come From? launched onto […]
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Climate Change – The Politics, Science and Humanitarian Views
Posted on April 21, 2019 by Jo Salter in ethical events and happenings, Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.A couple of weeks ago I was very lucky to be in the audience for a fabulous panel session at the Royal Geographical society discussing climate change – the politics, the science and the humanitarian effects. The panel was hosted by the Lucy Siegle, enthusiastic eco-warrior and author, and there was an impressive all-woman line […]
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Fashion Revolution 2019 at London’s Museum of Brands
Posted on April 15, 2019 by Jo Salter in ethical events and happenings, Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.There’s less than two weeks to go until our Fashion Revolution 2019 events at the Museum of Brands, brought to you by Where Does It Come From? and Ethicalhour – we’d love it if you could join us! We have three events across Friday and Saturday of Fashion Revolution week. Friday 26 April Future Fashion […]
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Urban Health Podcast
Posted on March 6, 2019 by Jo Salter in Jo Media, Jo's Soapbox, Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Can your clothing affect your health? Where Does It Come From? founder Jo Salter was interviewed by Stephanie Webster for Urban Health podcast. Many people take great care to put natural and organic substances into their body but do not explore the benefits of putting sustainable clothing on their biggest organ, their skin. The discussion […]
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Pure London – Breakfast on a Catwalk
Posted on March 1, 2019 by Jo Salter in ethical events and happenings, Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.An invitation to Breakfast…. When I first received the invitation to breakfast at the Pure London exhibition at Olympia I was perplexed – why were they inviting an ethical clothing brand owner and influencer to an exhibition designed to sell large amounts of mass-produced clothes? Then I looked at the key speakers – Caryn Franklin, […]
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UK Government – Make Brands more responsible says Review into Fast Fashion
Posted on February 19, 2019 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Have you been waiting for the UK Government Environmental Audit Committee Review into Fast Fashion? Exciting news – it was published this morning! Where Does It Come From? gave input into the first stages of the review back in September and last week I was in the audience of a discussion between committee chair Mary […]
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4 Changes You Can Make To Your Wardrobe To Reduce Your Plastic
Posted on February 13, 2019 by Jo Salter in guest blogs, Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Guest Blog by Natalie Wilson We often live for our clothes, yet as consumers, we are not as educated as we should be when it comes to how our clothes are made and why it matters. Fashion is the second most polluting industry, only behind oil, so sustainability has never looked and felt so good. […]
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Marie Kondo – Decluttering my Clothes with Joy
Posted on February 10, 2019 by Jo Salter in guest blogs, Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.by Lucy Kerry, Where Does It Come From? Product Manager Marie Kondo Decluttering: It’s an odd old world when everyone is raving about a TV series about tidying houses but there’s no denying that Marie Kondo is fast becoming a household name. I held out against such silliness for a while but this week I […]
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Suffolk saves the Planet – BBC Radio Suffolk
Posted on February 7, 2019 by Jo Salter in Jo Media, Jo's Soapbox, Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.On Tuesday 5th February Where Does It Come From? founder Jo Salter and Cupboard Love‘s Mel Menhams took over BBC Radio Suffolk for the evening! The show was called ‘Suffolk Saves the Planet’ and it was all about celebrating Suffolk people who are making positive change through their activities and businesses – really inspiring folk […]
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Made to Treasure
Posted on February 6, 2019 by Jo Salter in Jo Media, Jo's Soapbox, Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Made to Treasure – an article by Jo Salter, Founder of Where Does It Come From? and ethical business consultant published in Natural Mumma Magazine. Read the February issue at https://issuu.com/t5publications/docs/natural_mumma_magazinefebruary_2019? Read the February issue at https://issuu.com/t5publications/docs/natural_mumma_magazinefebruary_2019?
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Getting our Ducks in a Row – Zero-waste, Plastic-Free Reusable Shopping Bags (that used to be dresses!)
Posted on January 9, 2019 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.So how did our new reusable shopping bags come about? As a brand that’s been around a few years now we have to accept that everything doesn’t always quite work out as we hoped. Sadly our Freya pinafore just hasn’t been all that popular. It had a great blogger review, even featured in Green Parent […]
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Our 2018 Impact against the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Posted on January 1, 2019 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Good News: UK consumers shopping more and more thically 2018 was a concerning year in many ways – Brexit, financial pressures due to the economic situation and a worrying tendency for people to embrace intolerance. However it was a positive year for ethical and sustainable consumerism in general and ethical fashion in particular – with […]
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Jo Salter talks ethical Christmas shopping on Radio Cambridge 105
Posted on December 31, 2018 by Jo Salter in Jo Media, Jo's Soapbox, Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.You can listen to a podcast of the programme at https://cambridge105.co.uk/suzie-thorpe-01-01-1970-9/
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Jo’s Christmas Tips in Natural Mumma December Magazine
Posted on December 12, 2018 by Jo Salter in Jo Media, Jo's Soapbox, Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Natural Mumma Magazine asked our founder Jo Salter for her best tips to help Christmas go with a swing – you can read their excellent Christmas issue and see Jo’s bit on p.19.
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Black Friday? – Let’s Shop Ethical Instead!
Posted on November 20, 2018 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.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 worth? Or do we like the idea that we’ve paid less for an item than […]
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Impacts of Fast Fashion – UK Government is on the case
Posted on November 13, 2018 by Jo Salter in ethical events and happenings, Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.In June 2018 the UK Government announced that they were going to delve into Fast Fashion – focussing on its social and environmental impacts. This was welcome news to those of us who have been campaigning for more awareness of how negative fast fashion can be – for our planet, for garment workers and also […]
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Fashion’s Dirty Secrets – Secret No Longer!
Posted on October 9, 2018 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.It’s out there – those who watched Stacey Dooley’s Fashion’s Dirty Secrets Documentary now agree that Fast Fashion is a no no. For those of us, and there are many of us, who have been working to change the clothing industry for years THIS is a very exciting time! It feels like interest has been […]
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Government Review into Fast Fashion – our Submission
Posted on October 8, 2018 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Attached is the Where Does It Come From? submission to the UK Government Review into Fast Fashion. Government Fast Fashion input This input has been published on the Government website at https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/environmental-audit-committee/inquiries/parliament-2017/sustainability-of-the-fashion-industry-17-19/publications/
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Ed Sheeran and Crowdfunding
Posted on September 28, 2018 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.I’ve got a confession to make. I’m an Ed Sheeran Fan. And yesterday I spent half an hour or so wrestling with the internet to buy tickets for his 2019 Suffolk gig. The local boy is coming home. How could I not go? But it got me thinking. Yesterday morning at the school gates the […]
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Natural Mumma: Tunics with an African Tale
Posted on September 26, 2018 by Jo Salter in Jo Media, Jo's Soapbox, Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Thanks to Natural Mumma Magazine who featured an article about our new project to set up a sustainable supply chain in Africa in their September 2018 issue. Read the magazine by clicking below. Read the latest edition: Zero Waste (Sep 18)
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London Fashion Week – Being the Change
Posted on September 17, 2018 by Jo Salter in ethical events and happenings, Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.It’s glitz and glamour time in the capital! Yesterday’s papers were full of Victoria Beckham’s new launch and top names in Fashion and Design are showcasing their latest collections. For many people interested in fashion, ethics has not always been so high on the radar. But this is changing and 2018’s London Fashion Week has […]
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Organic Cotton from Uganda
Posted on August 20, 2018 by Jo Salter in guest blogs, Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.We’re very excited to tell you more about our new transparent supply chain in Africa. Where Does It Come From? is creating beautiful tunics that will be the statement piece of your wardrobe – stylish, soft and very versatile! We’re also making pocket squares and hair scrunchies as stylish accessories. More than that they will […]
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Mayamiko – our production partner in Africa
Posted on August 13, 2018 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Who are Mayamiko? We are delighted to announce that our production partner for our new transparent African range will be Mayamiko. Mayamiko is based in Malawi and is a trust set up to train local impoverished people with business skills to enable them to create and sustain livelihoods and communities. Skills that are supported include […]
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Proudly Made in Africa
Posted on August 4, 2018 by Jo Salter in guest blogs, Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Where Does It Come From? is partnering with the NGO Proudly Made in Africa to create our new transparent supply chain in Africa. Here’s the team – we’ve been working closely with their director, Vikki Brennan (back row, second from right) and with their Programme and Sourcing Manager, Feena Kirrkamm (front row, middle). The organisation has been […]
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Business Ethics – Two part article with the Peer to Peer lender Rebuilding Society
Posted on August 1, 2018 by Jo Salter in guest blogs, Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Ethical Business – PART TWO BELOW This is PART TWO of an article on Ethical Business co-created with rebuildingsociety.com. For PART ONE please go to: https://www.rebuildingsociety.com/where-it-comes-from-matters/ It is very important to run an ethical business as a business – keeping firm control of finances, maintaining excellent customer service and developing business strategies for future growth. […]
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Building a Transparent Supply Chain in Africa for Clothing
Posted on July 27, 2018 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Crowdfunding a Transparent Supply Chain in Africa During September and October 2018 Where Does It Come From? ran a crowdfund to help establish our new transparent supply chain in Africa. You can now order one of our African tunics, scarves, pocket squares or hair scrunchies in our online shop, or create something for yourself with […]
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UK Government Fast Fashion Investigation – 3 Key Areas to Tackle
Posted on June 26, 2018 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Jo Salter Founder, Where Does It Come From? Great news that the UK government are launching an investigation into the impacts of Fast Fashion on the environment, announced by the BBC on Friday. There’s been a media outcry in recent months on topics such as the microfibres in our clothes, the towering plastic mountains and the […]
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New Look is wrong to slash its prices …
Posted on June 15, 2018 by Jo Salter in Jo Media, Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Our Founder Jo Salter was asked to comment on an announcement by fashion chain New Look that they intend to cut prices in an attempt to recover their financial losses. New Look is wrong to slash its prices – consumers want to buy ethically, not cheaply Following drastic financial results New Look announced yesterday that […]
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Transparency in Fashion is the New Black
Posted on June 3, 2018 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.By Jo Salter, Founder of Where Does It Come From? Transparency in Fashion – the Buzzword at Copenhagen Fashion Summit It seems that the latest trend in fashion is transparency – knowing where your clothes came from and how they were made. As Stephanie Klotz recently announced in Sustainable Brands ‘Transparency has become a bit […]
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Caryn Franklin, Diversity and the BBC!
Posted on May 13, 2018 by Jo Salter in ethical events and happenings, Jo's Soapbox, Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.by Jo Salter Founder of Where Does It Come From? Nostalgia – Caryn Franklin and the Clothes Show Sunday afternoons in front of ‘The Clothes Show’ hosted by Caryn Franklin were a regular part of my teenage weekends. Surprisingly, not least to me, I have ended up working and campaigning in the Clothing Industry so […]
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Ethical Brands for Fashion Revolution
Posted on May 4, 2018 by Jo Salter in ethical events and happenings, Jo's Soapbox, Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.by Jo Salter, Founder Where Does It Come From? On Saturday 28th April a group of almost 30 ethical brands got together at the Museum of Brands in Ladbroke Grove, London for our event ‘Ethical Brands for Fashion Revolution’. Their mission – to show customers that there are clothing and fashion brands in the UK […]
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Fashion Revolution – 5 years on….
Posted on April 20, 2018 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.On 24th April it will be the fifth anniversary of the Rana Plaza Factory disaster, in which 1138 garment workers were killed when their unsafe factory collapsed. Many more were injured and countless lives were affected. This disaster triggered a huge response from consumers and from the fashion industry. Fashion Revolution was set up by leading […]
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The Plastic in Our Clothes – Is it a Plasticky Catastophe?
Posted on April 10, 2018 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.by Jo SalterFounder, Where Does It Come From? Plastic and its overabundance is a hot topic at the moment. From single use plastics like straws and coffee cups to plastic particles in the air we breathe, our seas and our food chain, it seems that the world has woken up to just how much plastic […]
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Come On In to Fairtrade Fortnight 2018
Posted on February 24, 2018 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Fairtrade Fortnight 2018 Fairtrade Fortnight 2018 kicked off on Monday! Over the two weeks there’ll be a huge number of events designed to promote and encourage the use of Fairtrade products such as chocolate (yum), cotton, fruit, spices, tea, coffee and many many more. But what is Fairtrade and why does it matter? What is […]
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Going Plastic Free
Posted on February 22, 2018 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.As part of our mission to run as a sustainable and ethical business, we are aiming to be as plastic free as possible. This is a challenging task and an ongoing journey but the benefits for ourselves and the planet will be enormous. 1. Our production methods are totally plastic free. Our cotton is spun […]
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Ethical is Easy!
Posted on February 21, 2018 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.by Jo Salter Founder Where Does It Come From? When I talk to people about shopping and living ethically (and I do this a lot), a common response is that being ethical is just too complicated, too difficult and too expensive for them to take it on. This saddens me because being ethical is easy […]
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Dress Your Values (Like Meghan!)
Posted on February 1, 2018 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.By Jo Salter, Founder of Where Does It Come From? and Katie Carr, Founder of Tommy and Lottie Meghan Markle Shows Us Her Ethics! It was fabulous this week to see the Daily Mail featuring our princess-to-be Meghan Markle and focussing on her ethical clothing choices. Meghan’s conscious shopping choices included jeans from the Welsh […]
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Reduce, Re-use, Recycle – Let’s Focus on the First R….
Posted on January 27, 2018 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Traditionally the ‘Three Rs’ were about education. This is slightly strange given that two of them don’t even start with R – a Victorian attempt at irony I guess. In current thinking the three Rs are the mantra of sustainability and frugality – Reduce, Re-use, Recycle. Our children learn about them at school, our council […]
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UK Government Launch Environment Strategy and Extend Plastic Bag Levy
Posted on January 11, 2018 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.The Government will be launching their new 25 year environment strategy on Thursday. Snippets released this morning outline plans to extend the 5p charge on plastic bags in most shops and to eradicate all avoidable plastic by 2042. It is certainly positive to have the government clearly accepting that there is a plastic crisis, somewhat […]
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Ethical Christmas Gifts
Posted on December 8, 2017 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Here we are in December and I have finally started Christmas Shopping! I started last Saturday by heading into town and buying some gifts in small businesses as it was Small Business Saturday. My first and favourite port of call is our local Fairtrade Shop. If you have one I recommend you visit – there […]
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Ethical Consumers Get Together – Conference 2017
Posted on November 3, 2017 by Jo Salter in ethical events and happenings, Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.On 20th of October I headed off to the Ethical Consumer 2017 conference in London with my good friend and colleague Mark. It is the third year I’ve attended and this years theme – Challenging Corporate Power in a Changing Political Landscape – really hit the button. Where Does It Come From? has a key […]
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A Dedicated Follower of Sustainable Fashion
Posted on September 24, 2017 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.London Fashion Week….. London Fashion Week 2017 has just finished – a frantic festival of catwalk shows and new designs. But it’s not just about style and glamour, fashion is big business – the UK fashion industry contributed £28billion to the economy last year and supported 880,000 UK jobs (Oxford Economics). It’s popular too – […]
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Our Journey towards Zero Waste….
Posted on September 8, 2017 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.What is Zero Waste Week? 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 do our bit to lessen the growing expanse of rubbish that […]
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Help us win an Observer Ethical Award!
Posted on September 1, 2017 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.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 is a bit different as they are asking people to nominate their favourite ethical business, person or […]
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Jeans with a High Waste
Posted on September 1, 2017 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.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 being the workwear of farm labourers and miners during the American gold rush to a staple of virtually everyone’s […]
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Our founder Jo interviewed by Jen Gale
Posted on August 5, 2017 by Jo Salter in Jo Media, Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.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/
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The Only Way is Ethics!
Posted on April 21, 2017 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.10 Reasons Why Shopping Ethically for Clothes Is Easier Than Ever Before! Great news – the ethical market in the UK is growing! This is a big relief for those of us who shop ethically as it is now simpler for us to buy our sackcloth dresses and rag rugs (yes, I am joking). According to the […]
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Women for Women – International Women’s Day 2021
Posted on March 13, 2017 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Celebrating Women on International Women’s Day It’s International Women’s Day on 8 March, falling straight after Fairtrade Fortnight. Women are our Mothers, Friends, Colleagues, Sisters and Daughters. We could not exist without women. And yet women are one of the most put upon work forces in the world. So, as well as the dates coinciding, […]
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Love Makes The World Go Round
Posted on January 30, 2017 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.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 those who need a nudge. This […]
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I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas…..
Posted on December 11, 2016 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.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 less and buying ethically. So we’ve […]
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Collaborating for Change – The Ethical Consumer Conference 2016
Posted on October 12, 2016 by Jo Salter in ethical events and happenings, Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.I headed off once again to the Amnesty International HQ in London for the annual Ethical Consumer Magazine conference which took place on Friday 30th September – this year entitled ‘Collaborating for Change’. The goal of the conference was to explore ‘How consumers, businesses, campaigners and governments can work together to advance ethical markets’. This […]
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Trusted Clothes – an interview with our founder
Posted on August 27, 2016 by Jo Salter in Jo Media, Jo's Soapbox, Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.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‘
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Crowdfunding – An Adrenaline Packed Roller Coaster Ride!
Posted on August 2, 2016 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.by Jo Salter, Founder of Where Does It Come From? Where Does It Come From? is 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 poisonous snakes and hungry lions) and running an ethical business adds even more complication (throw in […]
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Five Reasons why it’s better FOR YOU to buy Ethical Clothes
Posted on July 11, 2016 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.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 are five good reasons why it […]
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Meeting Our Makers
Posted on July 11, 2016 by Jo Salter in Jo Media, Jo's Soapbox, Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.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
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Thoughts on our True Cost Movie Event on April 25th
Posted on May 12, 2016 by Jo Salter in ethical events and happenings, Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.On Monday 25th 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 which started with a wine reception (wine kindly donated by East of England Co-op) while they browsed and […]
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Where Does It Come From? – A trip to India to Find Out!
Posted on April 29, 2016 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.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 our brand and to experience first-hand their working conditions and lifestyles. The ethos of Where Does It Come From? (wheredoesitcomefrom.co.uk) is all about creating clothes that tell […]
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Interview by the School for Social Entrepreneurs
Posted on April 15, 2016 by Jo Salter in Jo Media, Jo's Soapbox, Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Click the link to access the interview. https://www.the-sse.org/stories/jo-salter-where-does-it-come-from/
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Juno Magazine : Jo Salter Takes Us On A Journey
Posted on April 7, 2016 by Jo Salter in Jo Media, Jo's Soapbox, Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Where Does It Come From? Jo Salter Takes Us On A Journey With A Pair Of Jeans Where_Does_It_Come_From_Issue_42 Juno Magazine commissioned this article and have kindly allowed us to share it with you. It was published in Issue 42. Click on the above link to access the article.
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What’s Fair about Fairtrade?
Posted on March 12, 2016 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.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 up for farmers!’ campaign, or grab a tasty Fairtrade muffin (or two). The Fortnight has undoubtedly raised the profile of […]
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New Year – Off with the Old and on with the New?
Posted on January 8, 2016 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.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, books and children’s clothes which can […]
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Gift ideas – unique, ethical and fabulous…
Posted on December 4, 2015 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Ok, so I know that lots of businesses are giving you ethical 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 to shop ethically whenever I […]
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Who Doesn’t Love a Bargain?
Posted on November 17, 2015 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.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 worth? Or do we like the idea that we’ve paid less for an item than […]
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Clothing take-back Schemes – Panel Session
Posted on November 5, 2015 by Jo Salter in ethical events and happenings, Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.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 Government’s Portcullis house, there was a wide range of attendees and panellists. […]
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Moving into the Mainstream
Posted on September 30, 2015 by Jo Salter in ethical events and happenings, Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.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 it was going to be an exciting […]
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Need Versus Greed (or How to be a Loving Consumer….)
Posted on September 8, 2015 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.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 great justification for its death. Being on holiday in France a major highlight is the totally sensory […]
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Fairtrade – It’s Not Just Bananas You Know!
Posted on September 8, 2015 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.(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 people who produce things for us are treated properly. Everyone likes a bargain but unfortunately […]
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Why Does ‘Being Good’ Make You Feel Bad?
Posted on July 10, 2015 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.That cream cake is calling you, by name. ‘Eat me! Eat me! I’m delicious and creamy’. But you resist. You are ‘being good’. It’s the same with that expensive dress, those amazing shoes ….. no wonder we associate virtue with deprivation – we train ourselves to think we are ‘being good’ if we resist the […]
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My day at the EFF Source Summit
Posted on June 15, 2015 by Jo Salter in ethical events and happenings, Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Last Wednesday, 10th 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. There were representatives from Fairtrade and GOTS (Organic) accreditation bodies, both emerging and established brands, education, enabling technologies and consultants. […]
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Fashion Revolution – Encouraging children to ask ‘Who Made My Clothes?’
Posted on April 16, 2015 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Fashion Revolution – Why April 24th? On April 24th 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 injuries. Just imagine that number […]
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Adding ‘Responsibility’ to the Shopping List…
Posted on January 22, 2015 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.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 people concentrate on what they should be giving up for the New […]
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A Green Business with Transparent Aspirations …….
Posted on October 24, 2014 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.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 too, all around offering ethical, traceable products made without detriment to people or planet and where the customer can actually find out how and […]
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Beautiful and Practical – for Everyone Involved………
Posted on September 11, 2014 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.(Blog created for Yours Sustainably) People like to buy beautiful things, either for themselves or as gifts for the people they love. Beautiful things are often eye catching and unusual, or simple and well designed, but generally they must also fit the purpose for which they were intended. What use would a beautiful vase be […]
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COOL CLOTHES MADE IN MY (GLOBAL) VILLAGE
Posted on July 9, 2014 by Jo Salter in guest blogs, Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Guest Blog by Shaillini Sheth Amin, Founder of MORALFIBRE It started with a small message left by us – MORALFIBRE to one of the LinkedIn groups. It was a standard message describing the unique handcrafted fabrics we promote made by the artisans based in remote villages. We had a pretty standard first response from a lady […]
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It’s a Small World…
Posted on June 27, 2014 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Isn’t it amazing that we can travel all over the world for business or pleasure, we can Skype with family down under or across the pond, but it is still not easy to link up with the people who make our clothes. Clothes are pretty personal – they touch our skin, they send out messages […]
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Can We Love Our Clothes Like We Love Our Carrots?
Posted on June 20, 2014 by Jo Salter in Jo's Soapbox, Where Does It Come From? Blog.You might think that asking someone to have a better relationship with their clothes is a bit strange. Well it’s actually more of a re-awakening of old values. Do you remember being told to ‘treat your clothes with more respect’ when you chucked them on your bedroom floor? Right now Fast Fashion means that it’s […]
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