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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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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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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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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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Eloquently Her on our Pop Up Shop in Framlingham
Posted on March 2, 2019 by Jo Salter in ethical events and happenings, Jo Media, Media Coverage, Where Does It Come From? Blog.Thanks to Deborah Watson from Eloquently Her for a lovely piece on Where Does It Come From? Collaborating with Arya Candles to create a Pop up shop in Framlingham. You can read the article by clicking the link below: Leading Ladies Collaborating Consciously
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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