Yearly Archives: 2016
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Do you know where your clothes really come from?
Posted on December 19, 2016 by Jo Salter in Jo Media, Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.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
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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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Joanna Lumley’s boost for an Ipswich business
Posted on December 4, 2016 by Jo Salter in Jo Media, Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Joanna Lumley wears Where Does It Come From? Featured in the East Anglian Daily Times at: http://www.eadt.co.uk/business/joanna_lumley_s_boost_for_an_ipswich_business_1_4801118
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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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Who Pays the Real Price for Our Clothing? – EADT
Posted on April 15, 2016 by Jo Salter in Jo Media, Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.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 Salter from Where Does It […]
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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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Ipswich firms vies for support from Deborah Meaden
Posted on February 16, 2016 by Jo Salter in Jo Media, Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.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
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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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