On 7 September Where Does It Come From? founder Jo Salter made her debut on BBC Essex to discuss the recent news item on actress Kate Beckinsale posing in an £8 Greggs branded swimsuit. Is it cool to wear branded clothing? But more importantly why does an £8 swimsuit leave a bad taste in the …
Great conversation between Where Does It Come From? founder Jo Salter and BBC Radio Suffolk’s Heidi Secker. Topics included how to think differently about clothing – including how often we wash, dry and iron our garments. Click below to listen to the discussion.
BBC Suffolk host Wayne Bevin invited Where Does It Come From? founder Jo onto his show to discuss the latest news in fast fashion. Clothing brand Zara have announced they will start charging for clothing returns. Listen to the audio clip above to listen to Wayne and Jo’s discussion.
On February 9th 2022 Greggs and Primark announced a partnership – branded clothing and food available in clothes stores. Where Does It Come From? founder Jo Salter was invited onto BBC Radio Suffolk on the Wayne Bevin show to discuss what the move meant for customers and also for the environment. You can listen to …
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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Great to be featured in the Essex County Standard following our participation in the PACE Manningtree event ‘Zoom in on Fashion’. Where Does It Come From? founder Jo Salter gave a talk on ethical fashion outlining steps people can take to make their clothing choices help save the planet.
Where Does It Come From? 2020: Where Does It Come From? is a social enterprise, incorporated as a Limited company in the UK in May 2013. Our strapline is ‘Kind Clothes that Tell Tales’ because we focus on building transparent supply chains that ensure the most positive impacts for planet, maker and customer. We do this by …
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by Jo Salter Yesterday’s events in the USA remind us that: Believing you are right is not enough. Having friends in high places does not justify breaking the law. Violence changes your message to hate and your demonstration to destruction. As activists our goal is to inspire people to consider and commit to behaviour change …
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 our …
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. …