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 – …
What is Zero Waste Week? This week is Zero Waste Week, a fantastic opportunity for all of us as individuals and businesses to look at how much we throw away and to ask the question ‘where is ‘away’?’ What happens to what we discard? Can we do our bit to lessen the growing expanse of rubbish that is being dumped …
We’re going for it – we really want to win an Observer Ethical Award! Now in their 11th year, the Observer Ethical Awards celebrate all the great work being done to make our world a better place. This year is a bit different as they are asking people to nominate their favourite ethical business, person or organisation that …
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 wardrobe. In the UK alone …
Our founder Jo Salter was interviewed in a Facebook Live on July 5th by Jen Gale – ethical coach. You can view the interview by clicking on the link: https://www.facebook.com/jen.gale.50/videos/10155200751106293/ Published August 5, 2017 & Filed in Jo Media,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 Ethical …
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 …
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 …
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‘ Published August 27, 2016 & Filed in Jo Media,Jo’s Soapbox,Media Coverage,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 some extreme …
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