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 relented and watched …
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 carrying out beach …
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? Published February 6, 2019 & Filed in Jo Media,Jo’s Soapbox,Media Coverage,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 Magazine a …
You can listen to a podcast of the programme at https://cambridge105.co.uk/suzie-thorpe-01-01-1970-9/ Published December 31, 2018 & Filed 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. Published December 12, 2018 & Filed in Jo Media,Jo’s Soapbox,Media Coverage,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 …
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 for …
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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 …
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