Year: 2018

Government Review into Fast Fashion – our Submission

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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/ Published October 8, 2018 & Filed in Jo’s Soapbox,Where Does It Come From? Blog

London Fashion Week – Being the Change

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London Fashion Week: 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 …

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Mayamiko – our production partner in Africa

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Who are Mayamiko? We are delighted to tall you about Mayamiko – our production partner in Africa for our new transparent African range . 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 tailoring, …

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Jo on ICR The Happiness Show

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Last month Where Does It Come From? founder Jo was special guest on The Happiness Show with DJ Samy on Ipswich Community Radio, talking about how clothes with stories and ethical living make us happier, and introducing our African tunics project and Crowdfunding which go live in September. DJ Samy (Samantha Brook) and Jo Salter

Proudly Made in Africa

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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 vital to our Building …

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Business Ethics – Two part article with the Peer to Peer lender Rebuilding Society

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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.  Many …

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