Crowdfunding a Transparent Supply Chain in Africa During September and October 2018 Where Does It Come From? ran a crowdfund to help establish our new transparent supply chain in Africa. You can now order one of our African tunics, scarves, pocket squares or hair scrunchies in our online shop, or create something for yourself with our Natural …
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By Jo Salter, Founder of Where Does It Come From? Transparency in Fashion – the Buzzword at Copenhagen Fashion Summit It seems that the latest trend in fashion is transparency – knowing where your clothes came from and how they were made. As Stephanie Klotz recently announced in Sustainable Brands ‘Transparency has become a bit of a buzzword …
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 …
Trusted Clothes (www.trustedclothes.com) kindly asked us for a Guest Blog – click the link below to read it! Meeting Our Makers – A Guest Blog for Trusted Clothes Published July 11, 2016 & Filed in Jo Media,Jo’s Soapbox,Media Coverage,Where Does It Come From? Blog
I’ve just returned from the whirlwind of noise, colour, heat and spice that is India! The trip was primarily for meeting our makers, the people who create the clothing for our brand and to experience first-hand their working conditions and lifestyles. The ethos of Where Does It Come From? (wheredoesitcomefrom.co.uk) is all about creating clothes that tell …
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Where Does It Come From? Jo Salter Takes Us On A Journey With A Pair Of Jeans Where_Does_It_Come_From_Issue_42 Juno Magazine commissioned this article and have kindly allowed us to share it with you. It was published in Issue 42. Click on the above link to access the article. Published April 7, 2016 & Filed in Jo …
Well we’re now coming to the end of Fairtrade Fortnight in the UK. I hope you were able to take part in some of the events, such as Fairtrade Foundation’s ‘Sit down for breakfast, stand up for farmers!’ campaign, or grab a tasty Fairtrade muffin (or two). The Fortnight has undoubtedly raised the profile of Fairtrade but …
(Blog created for Yours Sustainably) People like to buy beautiful things, either for themselves or as gifts for the people they love. Beautiful things are often eye catching and unusual, or simple and well designed, but generally they must also fit the purpose for which they were intended. What use would a beautiful vase be if …
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It started with a small message left by us – MORALFIBRE to one of the LinkedIn groups. It was a standard message describing the unique handcrafted fabrics we promote made by the artisans based in remote villages. We had a pretty standard first response from a lady from the UK wanting to know about the …
Isn’t it amazing that we can travel all over the world for business or pleasure, we can Skype with family down under or across the pond, but it is still not easy to link up with the people who make our clothes or communicate across the supply chain. Clothes are pretty personal – they touch …