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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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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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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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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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Interview for Fashion Revolution on BBC Suffolk
Posted on May 18, 2017 by Jo Salter in Jo Media, Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Blogger Review – Mummy in the City review
Posted on July 7, 2015 by Jo Salter in Media Coverage, Review, Where Does It Come From? Blog.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/
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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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Comfortable in Your Clothes? Article in Let’s Talk
Posted on October 16, 2014 by Jo Salter in Jo Media, Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.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 on the link below to read […]
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Dress like a Filmstar!
Posted on October 8, 2014 by Jo Salter in Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.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 their latest movie ‘Peter Pan’ starring Hugh Jackman! Khadi, a handspun handwoven fabric famously promoted by Ghandi, […]
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