Our founder Jo Salter was invited to speak about setting up an ethical supply chain at a webinar set up by Pioneers Post and NatWest bank on 15th June 2021. You can read an article summarizing the session and listen to a recording on the Pioneers Post website.
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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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, Founder Where Does It Come From? – Kind Clothes that Tell Tales You’ve probably heard negative things about cotton. It’s often referred to as ‘the dirty crop’ or ‘the thirsty crop’ because of the large amounts of chemical pesticides and water used to grow and process it. Sustainably speaking, it’s usually pitched as a …
Read Jo’s guest blog for Making an Impact CIC here. Published August 26, 2020 & Filed in Jo’s Soapbox,Where Does It Come From? Blog
by Jo Salter, Founder Where Does It Come From?, Non Executive Director Khadi London Are you a wine lover? It could be your Friday evening relaxant (guilty as charged!), a social lubricant or part of a fine dining experience. Perhaps you’re a wine connoisseur, knowing your vintages and vineyards. But what’s interesting is that for many wine …
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Thanks to Natural Mumma Magazine who featured an article about our new project to set up a sustainable supply chain in Africa in their September 2018 issue. Read the magazine by clicking below. Read the latest edition: Zero Waste (Sep 18) Published September 26, 2018 & Filed in Jo Media,Jo’s Soapbox,Media Coverage,Where Does It Come From? Blog
We’re very excited to tell you more about our new transparent supply chain in Africa. Where Does It Come From? is creating beautiful tunics that will be the statement piece of your wardrobe – stylish, soft and very versatile! We’re also making pocket squares and hair scrunchies as stylish accessories. Following production you will be …
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, …
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 …