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Discover the best practices for Amazon product sourcing excellence as we welcome back Kian Golzari, the Amazon product sourcing sage, for his fifth appearance to impart his vast knowledge on mastering the Chinese manufacturing labyrinth. Kian's guidance takes you through the crucial steps from selecting the right manufacturers on Alibaba to conducting effective factory visits, ensuring you return home with more than just souvenirs – but strategies to boost your product quality and cost-efficiency. Venture with us into his secrets of product differentiation and learn how to stand out in a saturated market by uniquely combining various components and embracing innovative packaging solutions. We dissect the art of transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary, from deluxe packaging to strategic bundling. Furthermore, Kian reveals the underestimated power of packaging in offline sales, sharing insights on making a product pop on the Amazon website and attracting crucial impulse buys. To wrap up, we get into the strategic intricacies of forging long-lasting relationships with suppliers and the nuances of communication that can make or break a deal. We dissect how to scrutinize supplier profiles and the vital role that understanding your supplier's capabilities plays in aligning with your business goals. Kian and Bradley also uncover the best practices for sample evaluation, navigating the norms of sample payments, and why investing time in personalizing your interactions with suppliers can pay dividends in the long run. This episode isn't just about finding the right supplier; it's about creating partnerships that will sustain your Amazon business growth and success.   In episode 524 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Kian discuss: 00:00 - Guide to Factory Sourcing and Visiting  02:52 - Insights From Visiting a Factory  11:40 - Sourcing and Differentiating Products in Manufacturing 13:22 - Revamping Coffin Shelf Market Strategy 16:29 - Importance of Packaging in Offline Sales  18:20 - Clarity and Importance of Product Filters  18:44 - Finding & Evaluating Manufacturers on Alibaba 21:53 - Filtering for Top Factory Products 25:48 - Importance of Trade Background and Markets 28:31 - Selecting Suppliers and Communicating Effectively 31:40 - Price and Quality Selection Process  33:48 - Strategies for Sourcing and Product Defensibility 36:38 - Benefits of Attending the Canton Fair ► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast ► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension ► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life) ► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft ► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos Transcript Bradley Sutton: Today we've got the world's foremost expert on sourcing, Kian, back on the show and he's going to give us step-by-step guides on how to source on Alibaba.com and an SOP for visiting factories in China. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Are you afraid of running out of inventory before your next shipment comes in? Or maybe you're on the other side and you worry about having too much inventory, which could cap you out at the Amazon warehouses or even cost you storage fees? Stay on top of your inventory by using our robust inventory management tool. You can take advantage of our advanced forecasting algorithms, manage your 3PL inventory, create PO's for your suppliers, create replenishment shipments and more all from inside inventory management by Helium 10. For more information, go to h10.me forward slash inventory management. And don't forget you can sign up for a free Helium 10 account from there, or you can get 10% off for life by using our special podcast code, SSP10.   Bradley Sutton: Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. We're going to the other side of the world to Dubai right now for a record breaking fifth time. That's how long this this, this show, has been out there. Guys, like we only have people on there, if they're really good, we'll invite them back. And if they are really good and we invite them back, it's only one time per year. The very first time ever in the history of Serious Sellers podcast, somebody's on the fifth time is the one and only Kian. Kian. How's it going? Welcome back.   Kian: Oh man, thanks so much. It's a great intro man. It's an honor to be the only speaker to be on here five times and wow, I mean that must mean you've done a lot of episodes as well. So congrats to you to be plugging away. Like, how many episodes have you put out now?   Bradley Sutton: We're like in the mid-500, like we're about 520 now, like we're in the mid the the five teens around there, yeah amazing, yeah, incredible man. Yeah great to be back and, yeah, really looking forward to sort of diving in and we're going to talk a lot about Alibaba, but before we get into that, I'm actually visiting, for the first time, Chinese factories. Like it's been years since I've even been to China and I've never visited the factories where we make the Project X, project 5K products. So what's some advice you can give me? You know like, hey, should I bring some gifts? You know like maybe some chocolates or something to the factory owners? Should I negotiate? Should I just, you know, talk away, ask about their family, like I usually deal with a sourcing agent? Yeah, and she's going to come with me, my sourcing agent who found these factories, and translate a little bit. But what should I do.   Kian: Yeah, I mean, first of all, I think your mind is going to be blown Like I think everyone experiences this like the first time you go into a factory and actually see how your goods are made, because you have this idea and you have this perception in your head of, like how you think goods are made. But once you go in and you see the production line and like you know, let's say this is for the, for the coffin items, right? So like you'll see, like the wood, like arriving, you'll see the wood getting dried. You'll see, like the woods, like the bad pieces getting rejected. You'll see it getting sanded and filed down. You'll see it getting sprayed and painted. You'll see it getting cut to size and you'll see it getting assembled. You'll see it getting screwed, like you'll just see in some of the different compartments, and then your head will be like, wow, here's like 20 different processes and steps that this product went through to get made, whereas when I just see it in a store, I just see it like in a shelf or, like you know, online. I didn't think about it in this way. But why that really helps you is that, like you know, if you've got cost challenges and you're like right, I've got this like $8 product and I need to get it down to 6.5, you've got like 20 different places you can go to in your head because you've seen it on the production line, right?   Kian: You're like well, was that spring really necessary? Are we cutting it in the most efficient way? Can we just do straight edges rather than these curved edges? Was it necessary to have that coating? Like? There's so many different things you can now think about. And then, on the reverse, if you want to improve the quality, you're like here's things that we could do better, based on what I saw and how this product is actually assembled. But you're going there for the first time, right? So, in terms of gifts, I would say it's nice. They'll probably provide a gift for you. If you've been doing business together for like a number of years, then by all means, maybe take something nice. I would say something that represents your hometown, so you could take them your favorite team, like a Lakers hat or something like that.   Bradley Sutton: Okay, those are fighting words. All right, guys. The fifth and last time that Keen will ever be on the podcast.   Kian: So you can always and, by the way, Bradley's the clipper's friend for anyone who didn't catch that but yeah, like you know, anything that represents your hometown where it could be like a hot sauce, it could be like a local tea or whatever like that. Just it doesn't have to be anything expensive. Like for me, I always used to take like a personalized bottle of whiskey because I was coming from Scotland. Suppliers, like really, really appreciated that and just a nice gesture to do. And if you have, like a sales assistant that you've been working with, I would get one for the sales assistant that you talk to and then one for the factory boss as well. Very, very important to get a gift for the factory boss and also to get a photo with the factory boss, because there's always going to be time where you're going to need to ask for a favor, right, and there's going to be a time when, like you know, chinese New Year is coming up and, like you know, your, your goods are getting rushed out and maybe they won't make it shipment before Chinese New Year. And then you say like, hey, please, can you just ask the boss, please can you rush this, please can you push this to the front of the production schedule. Please can you get this out before Chinese New Year? And you're like, who's asking? Again? Bradley's asking which one's? Bradley again, oh, he's the guy that brought you that Lakers jersey. Oh, yeah, I love that jersey. Cool, all right, get the items to the front of the line. So it's always something to like for them to remember you if you get a nice little gift.   Kian: Now, talking about, like, actually arriving at the factory, I think a lot of people, maybe, if you're going to China for the first time, they have this like fear of like well, you know, google Maps doesn't work out there Like how do I get there? Like your factory will arrange everything for you in terms of transport, and like you've got a sourcing agent there. So so they'll definitely help you out, but you don't need to figure out anything by yourself. Like you can just tell your factory hey, I'm arriving at this airport, I'm flying into Hong Kong, I'm flying into Shanghai, I'll be there on the 19th of March. I'm going to come and visit you on the 20th. They'll just say, cool, what's your hotel? We'll come pick you up. Driver will be there outside 10 o'clock and, like, literally, driver comes out with your name, they'll have a Starbucks waiting for you. Like they really, really take care of you, right.   Kian: And if you're like, hey, I need to get a train to where you are, I don't quite know how to get there. Like they'll book the train ticket for you, like they're so hospitable, like if you have any issues of like how to get there, or even like you know, when I go visit a factory, I tend to visit like two or three at the same time, like of a similar competing product, similar competing category, and I say, hey, look after you. After a visit your factory, I'm going to see this other factory, can you help me get there? And they're like, yeah, no problem, give us the address, we'll drop you off. Like, even if it's a competitor, if there's there very, very, very hospitable. So, in terms of getting there nice and easy, in terms of like what you're, what you'll learn, in terms of their product development, it'll blow your mind. But in terms of being prepared for your factory visit, like I always before any China trip, whether I'm going to the Canton Fair, whether I'm going to visit a factory, I always have to have a plan for my visit Right, like what is the main outcome I want to achieve from this?   Kian: Right, do I want to learn how the goods are made? Cool, I'll spend a little bit of time on the production line. Do I need a better price? Because I'm getting price pressure? Well, I'm going to do my research in advance to see. Well, what were other suppliers pricing me? So, like you know, you could get a specification sheet for your product. You could but I'm sure we'll talk about this shortly reach out to the top three, top five suppliers on Alibaba.com, get pricing from them and you can go back to your existing supplier to say hey look, I don't want to move production, but just to let you know this is a pricing I'm getting offered somewhere else. I need you to match it. So, is it better pricing that we need? Are you getting a few too many returns? Or the quality concerns? Is there something? Is there chipping off the wood on the coffin box? Is that something we need to talk about? Then, like, we have the products right there in front of us, like here, let's address these quality concerns. Are you not doing the quality control? Let's check the end of the production line. Let's see who checks it. Let's see who boxes it. Let's see why they aren't picking up on these things.   Kian: So there's many, many different outcomes that you could have. It could also be we want to develop new products for 2024. Please prepare for us some additional new samples and we can review them together or let's discuss together. So I wouldn't necessarily go into a factory without knowing what I wanted to achieve and like no lie. I've been in factories where I've been there for 10 hours sitting opposite the boss and we're just negotiating, because I'm like I'm not leaving until we figure this out and like, literally Some of the factory bosses like to smoke and I remember like the guy went through two packs of cigarettes while we were talking it. Like I'm not saying that's going to be the case right For everyone, but I knew I had an outcome that I wanted to achieve on that trip, right.   Kian: Certain times I was doing production for the Olympics and they required certain certifications for the factory and I went to visit factories and didn't have those certificates. So I was training them. This is what this is. A certificate needs to comply with. This is what we need to fix. We were looking at, you know, lighting, fire extinguishers, dormitories, all that stuff. I was like you're the factory I want to work with. I need you to be compliant of this. I'm not leaving until I know you can do this. So there's so many different outcomes that we can have for visiting a factory and like. Those are just some of the things that we need to be prepared for, but, honestly, it's going to be so much fun for you. Like, I'm actually excited for you and I can't wait to see your stories on Instagram to see what it looks like.   Bradley Sutton: Thank you, thank you Now, right now, let's just say, you know, for that, a lot of people you definitely know suggest, hey, you should go visit the factory. But for a lot of other people you know, they might not have the way to go to China or they might not be able to go to Canton Fair or Iwu or other places, and so obviously the easiest place to to find suppliers would be Alibaba.com. So we're going to try something different today. I didn't 100 percent have this plan, but now I just like thought of it right now I just went to Alibaba, but or I went to Amazon and let's just, we're going to do a pretend thing where I'm which is halfway real, and that is, you know, one of the project X brands we do is not the coffin shell, but we also do egg trays. We have this brand called Geese Chicken Coops.   I just like threw in a keyword to Amazon right now egg storage for countertop. This actually used to be one of our main keywords, but now it's not anymore. And then I'm like trying to find something that looks interesting and these like this, this egg basket that has like a ceramic lid. Here let's just pretend that I'm like, hey, I want to have. I want to go source this from China. I want to look. So first step is what? Just go to Alibaba.com and try and figure out what keyword it might be like something similar to this. So you've got a couple of options here.   Kian: Right, because, like you have the traditional egg trays, which could be, you know, wood and plastic, acrylic, whatever, and you could just type in egg tray and you could find it right. But for that particular one, for those who aren't viewing, with like a video, like Bradley, how would you describe this? It's like the shape of a chicken.   Bradley Sutton: Yeah, it's really like the bottom part is this wire mesh like a basket looking thing. And then the like it has, this lid that shape like a, like a, like a chicken or rooster or something like that.   Kian: here this is a really good example because, like here's a classic example of if you type in like egg tray or whatever on Alibaba, like this product probably won't come up, like we can have a look, but it probably won't come up the way that we're looking at this one, right, but like for you to have more defensibility in your brand, which is really, really important for 2024, you might need to go to another manufacturer which doesn't make egg trays. So you're looking at eggs right now and we don't see that particular product. Right, there's nothing like that. Yep, we could type in like caged basket for you know, holding fruit or holding vegetables or whatever it may, be right, and we could find the bottom part, but for the top part it was like a toy chicken, like on the top right, which is kind of serving as like the protector or the top of the basket, right, and so for that I would go to a toy supplier to be like different materials, right, it could be silicone, it could be plastic, it could be rubber, like I would say like rubber chicken toy or rubber animal toys, right, and you might be able to find this for, let's just say, 50 cent or 30 cent or 75 cent, and we could buy those separately and we could send it to the egg tray suppliers, or we could send it to the basket suppliers, right, and anyone wanting to copy that product wouldn't necessarily be able to, because they didn't know that they have to go to two different suppliers. Right, they didn't know that you could, just because if they type it in, they won't find it and they're not thinking.   Kian: Right, I'm going to get an egg tray from a toy supplier. So this is something that gives you like, really, really good defensibility. And this is applicable to anyone like, not even people which are looking for egg trays, but, like, whenever I'm looking at a new product, I'm like, well, what other purpose does this product have? Like, for example, right now I'm using a podcast microphone, right With a boom arm or whatever, right, but like, I could also go to a supplier which makes selfie sticks and take the technology of the telescopic pole and use that right, and anyone who's looking to get like a microphone stand or a podcast mic stand is not looking at like telescopic poles. So there's so many different ways that we can look at other manufacturers to fit the purpose of the product that we want to manufacture.   Bradley Sutton: I like that and that's something that's similar to what I'm actually doing. That's what I'm going to be going to the factory and talking to or, you know, checking out one of the first orders. So, like, what happened with the coffin shelf was that it got kind of saturated. You know, like you know, because everybody watched Project X and everybody started launching, you know, coffin shelves and now there's a million coffin shelves and I didn't want to do, I didn't want to play the race to the bottom price wars. You know, like, there's people now I used to sell the coffin shelf for like 32 bucks and now there's people selling it for like 19. I'm not going to try and compete with that price. So I'm like I'm going to go opposite, I'm going to raise the price back. Like I was selling for like 25. Now I'm going to raise it back to 30. But what I'm going to do is two things. Number one I'm going to buy a really fancy box and it's a box shaped like a coffin, like. So somebody would actually gift it to somebody in this coffin shaped box, and the box itself is almost a product. You can use that as a sock storage or something like that, because it's a really high quality. I mean, it's crazy. It's like almost 60% of the cost of the coffin shelf, you know by itself, but we're still only talking like two bucks.   Bradley Sutton: And then I noticed in the customer reviews that a lot of people are putting like these little LED spooky little trinkets and figurines right. And so what I did was I also sourced like a pumpkin shaped LED candle and then a skull, like a, just a mini skull, because these are what people are using to display anyways. And so now I'm relaunching the coffin shelf at a higher price point with this box that's super hard to get custom made and from another, a third factory, these LED stuff. And so, like you know, these people who are just trying to make a quick buck and sell coffin shelves, you know, from China for $19, they're not going to take the time or effort to go and source three different things from three different factories. And so now I'm kind of like building this moat around and trying to dominate, redominate the coffin shelf market.   Kian: I guess you could say that's mega and I'm glad you mentioned that as well because, like so, I was at this show called like global sources, just like last month or wherever, and I was filming a YouTube video, actually just posted it yesterday on like the highlights of that show, and I walked, assembled, into this guy's booth. His name was like Matthew and he had like he was just doing packaging, like really, really deluxe packaging, right. And I go in and I'm like, hey and? But the packaging was like super nice, like it was like magnetic boxes that folded flat, like he was doing it for a Sephora. He was doing like Pokemon boxes, like just high end stuff, right.   Kian: And I was like picking up different bits of packaging and we were talking about like online versus offline and you know different styles of packaging and one color boxes. And then I was like you know how much is this box? And it was like a really small, flimsy one and he was like you know, less than 0.1. I was like, wait, less than 10 cents. He was like, yeah, it's around like 8 cents. I was like no way. And I was like, all right, what about this one? I picked up this like magnetic one. He's like that's around $1. I'm expecting the dude to say like three. He's like wow. I was like I was like these prices seem a little too good to be true. I was like where's your factory? He's like for Shan. I'm like okay, cool, so it's narrow way. I was like what are you doing this weekend? I was like I'm at the factory. I was like I'm going to come visit you this weekend. I was like cool, so rock up. And then I filmed a YouTube video in his factory. I showed the packaging process end to end, start to finish. All the like he had like machines which cost over a million dollars, like everything, like map finishing, gloss finishing, like everything. So the entire process, start to finish. And talking about like 2024 and differentiating and just what you just talked about. That's key. That's so key to being ahead.   Kian: Whether you're selling online or offline, you want to win the click. Online, sometimes you show your packaging in the main image, sometimes you don't. But if you're selling it in retail, it's on a shelf. You have to catch people's attention. So if you're selling offline, you really, really have to catch people's attention. If and that's through the packaging, that's the first touch point and it can be catch for attention by color. It can be by innovative design. So packaging is going to play a super, super important role. So I'll definitely connect you with Matthew.   Bradley Sutton: Awesome, Awesome Thanks, Appreciate it. All right. Going back to our olive oil, let's go to something more traditional, All right, so that's a great way for differentiation. Let's just say I picked something else while you were talking right now, Something that's kind of like all right, this is not something that you necessarily differentiate, Like we always. I think you should always differentiate, but maybe not let's not go to the effect where, like, hey, let's try and get stuff from three or two different factories and let's do fancy packages, Because you know, sometimes when people are just getting started, they want to get their feet wet. You know that might be a little bit too difficult. So then I pick again in the same niche. I hit this keyword egg dispenser on Alibaba, and so you know, for those watching on YouTube, you guys can see this. For those listening on podcast, we'll try and describe it here. But now let's just say that this, this kind of egg dispenser that has this like row, it looks like like a row on the top of eggs and it rolls down to the bottom row. I guess you just pick one and then it rolls down. So let's just say that, for whatever reason, this is the kind of product I'm getting. I just did my very first search on Alibaba. This is definitely the keyword. Next step would be so I start doing using some of these filters and then, if so, what would you suggest?   Kian: Yeah, yeah. So I'm so glad you're showing this visually online as well, right, because you can look at that image. Right, see the second image. This says $2.50. The second one says, yes, 88 cents. It's the same image, right? So, yeah, this is what. This is where we need to get really, really clear on the filters. Right, because it looks like the exact same product. One is well, the one's three X the price of the other one, and you could see that I'm like, oh, okay, well, I'll go for the cheapest one. But you haven't necessarily done the research to know what already different materials or different sizes or different specifications. Does one hold more eggs? Does one have deluxe packaging? So we don't really know that, right? So you went to Alibaba.com and you typed in egg dispenser, and this is the first thing that came up. So the first point right, I would select verified manufacturers. So that's the first point that you see in the list right. Why this is so important, is that, yeah, perfect. This is where we need to be. The purpose of using Alibaba.com correctly is not to find the cheapest price. It's to find the best manufacturers. Once we find the best manufacturers, then we can start to negotiate the price. So the purpose right now we're just looking for the best manufacturers.   Kian: So the first thing you did was you selected verified manufacturers. And what's that for? It means any information that they provide on their listing, whether it be number of years in business, how many staff they have, what certificates they have, what patents they have, what products they have, what does their production line look like, the images of videos in the factory. That's all been verified by a third party, meaning intertech, SGS, tuv. One of these very reputable companies have gone in and verified all the information is true, whereas if we didn't work with verified suppliers, then whatever information they want to put there, we just have to sort of take their word for it. So verified is the most important thing to search for first. Then on the left hand side of the page, you'll see trade assurance right. I would always click that as well, and trade assurance just means that your payment is protected. So if you've ordered an egg dispenser which holds 20 eggs and you do the production and you receive one which only holds 10 eggs, then the trade assurance will protect you and it will refund your order because you've selected that right. That's just a little bit of a safety net, important for, like you know, new sellers, right. And then as you scroll down on the left hand side of the page, you'll see something that says management certification, right. And if you scroll down a little bit more, yeah, so you see like BSEI, and you see sedx, you see ISO. I always like to select BSEI and ISO. So BSEI is your business social compliance initiative and ISO is just a really high quality standard and this just basically means these are factory certificates that they have. So BSEI will go in and they'll check, like you know, how many years have you been in business? Do you have, like, fire extinguishers? Do you have adequate lighting, do you have safety exits? Like we've checked the dormitories, we've checked like the canteen where the workers eat. So it's kind of like gives you confidence that you're working for a very, very good factory, right. So now, if we go back to the top of the list, right, we've now we've searched by manufacturers, we've got verified manufacturers, we've got trade assurance and we've got factories which have you know, bsei and ISO certification.   Kian: So now, as I'm scrolling down the list, like if you zoom in on the company names, like the first word in the company name is always the city or the province in which that factory is located. So sometimes, like the factories like electronics are made in Shenzhen, backpacks are normally made in like Chenzhou. Like furniture, like steel tubing for furniture, chairs is made like Yongkang. So I'm just trying to get familiar Is there an area which specializes in egg dispensers? Maybe not, because it's such a niche product, right, that maybe you could make it anywhere. But as I scroll down, I'm trying to see, like, is there one name that pops up more frequent than others and in that interesting, the area which specializes in that product? But I see Ningbo has probably popped up a few times, right? So yeah, but anyway, doesn't matter. If Ningbo had popped out like eight out of nine times, I would say, right, well, that's the region we need to be ordering from, interesting. Then, as you scroll down as well, I would be like looking at the images as well, to see, like, do I find something similar to what I was looking for, like when we search by products like your first look somebody is specializing in that one crazy basket, one that we looked up earlier, that's crazy.   Kian: But you know what's wild, though, right, I'm not surprised we found it because we had searched, like the highest level certification, so like that product would have required, like you know, some sort of standard. So it like the purpose of this filtering process is to align you with top factories, and top factories make top products right. And as you scroll down as well, I saw the main image. That was the one we were looking for the white one here, yeah, yeah, right here, that particular one, right. So now if you click on like view profile, we can just there's a couple of like boxes I need to tick of the supplier before deciding is this someone I want to work with? Right? So you see first on the left right Well, actually on the right where you were looking right, If you scroll through those like, you'll see videos of the factory. You'll see like images of the production line and you've seen the top left it says verified. So all these photos and videos have been verified. So like if you know that as the actual factory, because the third party has gone in and verified that's a factory, so you can actually see inside the factory and know that's them right. So we know exactly who we're dealing with.   Bradley Sutton: They didn't just pull this, you know, like video or something like from stock video or something like that.   Kian: Yeah exactly Right. So now, like before, without even going to China, I've got eyes and ears inside the factory that I can see what they actually look like. So if on their Alibaba listing they say, oh, we've got 200 workers in our factory, you're like, well, I can see the images that shows you've got 200 workers, right. Or if they said they had 200, but we see a production line with five workers and you're not verified, then we know that you know something isn't right there. So on the left side of that, you see where you have all those blue ticks. So it says, yes, all verified capabilities. So if you click on the bottom where it says, see all verified capabilities, this is everything the factory is verified for. So it says certifications, sedex, bsci. It will say, like you know, material trace. It says like quality traceability, things like that. So if you were like look, I need to know. Like, do these egg dispenser trays come from a sustainable source? We want to use like recycled materials, we want to use eco-friendly materials, then they can tell you yep, cool, we have traceability of our raw materials. We can find that out for you. So just by clicking that, we can find out what are the capabilities which are verified of this factory. And then, as we scroll down, like the main things which are really really important, see that where it says profile right, if you keep scrolling down, right, it's got right. See here so it says established yeah, years in industry 16. That means that they've got like 16 years worth of experience, right, so they've got the. See the audit there under certifications, where it says SMETA. That's part of the SEDEX audit and I know this so well because I was a board member for SEDEX in 2013,. After we did the production for the Olympics, every factory which made Olympic merchandise had to have a SMETA audit, right, and that was like they checked all the smallest details of the factory, right. So that's a really really good sign if they have that right. And then they've got the BSCI certificate. You can see that Now, as you scroll down, we're going to look at their production capabilities.   Kian: See there it says production lines. They've got three production lines and they've got 18 production machines right Now. This is so important. This is so, so important, right, Because you are, let's say, doing this product for the first time. So they have three production lines means they're like relatively small company, right, so that's good for you because that means that they'll probably do a low MOQ. Let's say you wanted to do 500 pieces trial order, but let's say that production line. Let's say it said they had 250 production lines. You're like this company would never want to work for me. Like, why would like? I just want to do a small order, 300 pieces. They've got 250 production lines. We're not a good fit for each other. But on the flip side, if you're a big brand, if you're doing, you know, 10,000 units a month, then you want that factory which has got 250 production lines. So this kind of sizes you up to be like am I aligning with the manufacturer which is fit for purpose, right?   Kian: And then the other really important thing to look at where it says trade background and main markets, it says North America 38%. Western Europe 35%. That is so crucial because 70% of their, more than 70% of their exports are going to the US market and it's going to the European market. And what does that mean? That means they're compliant with the latest FDA regulations in America, compliant with the latest like food standard regulations in Europe. Otherwise we wouldn't be able to sell to those markets if they weren't compliant with those standards. So if you're ordering this product for the first time and you know your factory has already got the certification or compliance needed to sell food products in the US market, because they're already selling in the US market. But if we looked at the trade background and it said, you know, 40% South America, 40% Africa and 20% domestic market, meaning China you're like well, you've never explored this product to America. So how do I know that you're capable of passing for FDA standards? So, but this factory, this is like one of the first ones we clicked on right, it's got everything we need right.   Kian: But it was because of that filtering process. It's because we selected verified, we selected trade assurance, we selected ISO, we selected BSCI, so like it was in touch with the top manufacturer and then, like I'm pretty sure that if you go to the other manufacturers on that list as well, we'll find similar information that is a good fit for us. So that was kind of like the initial research to be like right, let's find a good factory. That's part one, right. Part two is now how do you read, how do you talk to that factory for your first message? Right, Because this is where I feel like a lot of sellers like stumble. They're like right, found a good factory. We followed your process. But, like, right now, what do we say? Like, most sellers go, hey, what's your best price? What's your MLQ? Can? I just heard this podcast? Can I get customized packaging Right? And then, yeah, so, supplier, bear in mind these suppliers are probably getting 50 to 100 inquiries a week, probably more, right, and my purpose with the original message is how do I get my inquiry to jump out at the top? How do I get the supplier reads my message and be like oh, I want to work with this guy, right? So I kind of write my opening message as like a three part.   Kian: Like it first, introduction about myself hey, this is me. I'm passionate about eggs. I've been farming for 10 years and I want to start my own brand. Right, oh, cool, someone who really, really likes eggs. Right, they'll be a good person for this product. And then you can say, hey, we work with the biggest like influencers in the food space. Because I'm a beginner, right, I'm selling this, I'm ordering this product for the first time. So I don't want to say, hey, I'm a beginner. I want to say like, hey, I'm just ordering this, but here's my leverage. Like, I've got connections with the biggest influencers in the home and kitchen space. I've got connections with retailers that I've done business with before. I'm very, very skilled at selling on Amazon. I've exited a previous business before. I want to say something that gets them excited for them to work with me, not just, hey, what's your price, right?   Kian: Second, I want to say why I chose that supplier, because all the things we just looked at, like a number of production lines you know 70% exports going to Europe, right, you having this meta audit. So I would say, look, quality standards are very, very important for our company. It's great to see you have this meta audit. I'm so, so happy that you also place a high importance on quality standards. I see that 38% of your exports go to North America. That's amazing because we'll be selling in America as well, and I'm glad to know you're compliant with the latest certifications. That's just me telling the supplier. I've actually read your company profile and I've selected you based on these reasons. I've not just gone into Alibaba, I've not just typed in egg dispenser and just selected the first 10 companies and copy and pasted the same message. I've actually had to read your company listing and I've actually had to write a customized message to send you this so they'll understand that. And then then you're like okay, this is a product that we're looking at. Here's the picture, here's the specification sheet, this is the materials. What would be your best price for this product?   Kian: Suppliers now thinking I want to work with this customer because they have the ability to sell the product through their experience, through the influencers they have access to. They seem to understand quite a bit about manufacturing because they've told us what they've selected us. This is a customer which I think will go far because previously we've received messages asking for price in MLQ. We supply that and we never hear from those guys again. But this one seems serious. So we've gone through that process and we've found who are the top suppliers and then we've actually crafted a message that makes them want to reply to us. Because suppliers not thinking these are just egg-tracing, these are 80 cent. Maybe you order like a thousand pieces, right, a thousand dollar order. Suppliers not thinking they're going to get rich on this first order. They're thinking how much money am I going to make with this customer over the next three, five, ten years? So as long as you state look, business, partnership long term and this, together we want to grow this big business. You're saying the right things that get them interested to make your trial order first. Even at a break-even, they probably won't make money on the first order because of all the time and effort they have to put into sampling and things like that. They know that and they just want to work for you because you seem like a serious customer which you'll build with over the long term. So those are two really important things finding the best supplier and then communicating correctly with those suppliers as well.   Bradley Sutton: At what point are you submitting like a RFQ request for a quote?   Kian: So that's a really good point, right? So you can also do a request for a quotation. And I'm hesitating before I say this, right, because that process we just went through. We selected two of our best suppliers that we want to work with, right, we filtered out the bad ones. But when we go RFQ, we just submit our information one time and then the suppliers receive that request for a quotation and then they write to us. So now I have to do that filtering process again, but I have to filter the ones that write to us, right? So, because you might get an unverified supplier that writes to you or things like that. So you can also do RFQ because you think it saves you time, but realistically you have to go through all those applications of people which write back to you. And another thing I'd be cautious of as well and I'm not saying don't do it, I would just say that it might imply more work. It looks like it's going to save you time, but now you have to filter through every single manufacturer. But we just filtered through those suppliers really, really quickly.   Kian: But ultimately the main selection criteria that we have to decide is what's the price of the sample and what's the quality of the sample. So once we get that information back, we have to then decide right. Am I happy with the price, does it fit within my target? And am I happy with the quality of sample? Because, as we saw, we might get a price for 80 cent and we might get a price for $3. I have to see the sample right. But by doing this exercise we're going to get a good idea of what is the market price for this product, because we went through that selection process to identify the top manufacturers and now we've got pricing from who we think are the five top manufacturers. So if our pricing is 95 cent, $1.05, 88 cent, like 112, we're like okay, we know it's around that $1 mark. But if I get pricing of like $3.50, $0.62, $4, I'm like this pricing is all over the place.   Kian: Like I haven't. It's my fault I've not told them the specifications of which I require. I wouldn't just click on their image and say what's the price of that. I would send them a specification sheet of here's a picture of the product, here's the dimensions, here's the material, here's any testing that I need. And they like give me your best price. So they've all received the same information. So you're comparing apples with apples and then, once you see the price that you're happy with, you've compared it to the rest of the market. You see someone that you like communicating with. They have the right certification. You get maybe two or three samples from different suppliers. You compare them right. This is the one. Then here we go, let's place the order, let's go for it.   Bradley Sutton: Normally? What's the standard as these days as far as factories and samples Like do you always need to pay for the sample 50% of the time? Do you need to pay for the shipping? 50% of the time? 25% of the time? What's your?   Kian: experience lately? Yeah, so great question. And I would say that it depends on the leverage that you build, right. So, for example, that reach out message like if they think you're sort of wasting time, then they're like right, $100 for a sample, $100 for a freight, paid us $200 invoice and you'll get a sample, right. But if they're like I want to work for this guy, like I think he's capable of building a really, really big business and they'll do all right, cool, we'll just send a sample to you, no problem. Some people might say, right, we'll cover the cost of the sample, you just covered the cost of the freight. So, cool, right, fair. I always say, look, I've got no problem, I'll pay for the sample, but if I place the order, I'm going to deduct the sample cost from the first purchase order. That's always what I go with, right. And they're like fine, because I'm not trying to get free samples, right, that's something suppliers are fearful of. They're like but no one really wants a free sample of an egg tray, right. But if we took an example like a massage gun, you know, when massage guns got popular, everyone wrote to Alibaba manufacturers and said, hey, I want to order 10,000 massage guns, but I need a sample. They send the sample and then they never hear from them again. But that guy just got a free massage gun, right. So that's what they want to avoid. So I always offer to pay.   Kian: I say, look, I'll pay for the sample, but I'm going to deduct the sample and freight costs from the first purchase order. And that is music to their ears. They're happy to hear that because they know that first of all, you're paying for the sample up front and then if the supplier ends up having to pay for it, will they go and order as a result of it, which is what they wanted all along, right. So that's normally the way I go. Sometimes they just send it for free. I'm like cool, very nice of you, and sometimes, if they charge me, I just always have that in writing. That will deduct that from the first purchase order.   Bradley Sutton: Are you doing any like other website price matching or looking at like you know? Like maybe going to 1688 or something you know? That was a you know kind of like always suggested back in the day because there's a lot of price differences there and sometimes the Alibaba people, Alibaba factories, would be like, okay, yeah, we can probably go lower or that's not as much of a technique anymore and to be honest, I've always advised against that because, yes, you can.   Kian: So 1688, for anyone who doesn't know, is like the domestic. It also owned by Alibaba and it's the domestic Chinese website. It's where, like, Chinese businesses buy from Chinese factories, everything's in Chinese. And then I think some people announced that it was a hack, that you could go to 1688 and get cheaper prices. And yes, there are cheaper prices, but that's because those products aren't being exported. So you know the things that we just looked at in terms of like, okay, is this egg tray FDA approved? Well, it doesn't need to be FDA approved because that's not a regulation in China, so they can use it with a different chemical. Therefore, it's a cheaper price. So if you go to 1688 and look for your products, yeah, you probably will find them cheaper, but then if you need them to match regulations of your market, then that's when it's going to make it more expensive.   Kian: So I don't necessarily look at other websites, like I think you know you could go to globalsources.com, you can go to madeinchina.com. There's also sort of different websites as well, but generally enough, like, there's so many good factories on alibabacom and that definitely improved after COVID as well, because I never used to use alibabacom, like I was just used to go to China. I used to live in China. I used to go to the Canton Fair twice a year and that's where I'd find all my factories. And then, because Canton Fair was out for three years, that's when a lot of those factories started going online and Alibaba was like the first place that they would go. So I would suggest you're absolutely fine with alibaba.com. You can also, if you want to find the manufacturers of your competitors, you can look at importyeti.com, and I would say the best thing you can do for your business is really visit China as well. Go to the Canton Fair, and really because, yes, there's a cost in terms of a flight ticket in hotels to go to China, but I always say that cost more than pace for itself, because you are essentially fast tracking your product development.   Kian: You're seeing products there for the first time that you'll see them in real life before you see them online from other brands, and now you have to make your own version. You'll be able to negotiate better prices. You'll be able to get better quality products. You'll be able to build better relationships with your factory. You'll be able to get samples very quickly If you're like Bradley actually. So you're going to the factory. I guarantee you, if you ask for a new product and you wanted that sample, that sample will be ready in two or three days and you can take it home with you right? They'll send it to your hotel by the time you leave. But if you reach out to these guys online, you're like, hey, we're working on this new product, we're going to take them two weeks to make it. We can have to send it. It'll take a month. So you can massively and imagine you've got multiple products across multiple brands. You've got a month edge on anyone in the market just by being there. So I would highly recommend. But you know, canton Faire is only April and October every year, so you can visit China anytime you want, but all year round. I would be visiting websites like alibabacom to get an idea of right, who are the best suppliers and what are the best prices, and are there any new products that we just found as well? And then I'd be going to China as well, on top of that as well.   Bradley Sutton: All right, before we get into your last strategy of the day, how can people reach you if they want to, you know, see your videos or maybe reach out to you for some advice?   Kian: Yeah, sure, so I'm putting a lot of work into the YouTube stuff. So if you just type in Sourcing with Kian on YouTube, you'll see a lot of cool videos there. I started making a bunch of different videos on this China trip. I went into factories, I went into packaging factories, product factories and filmed videos of like. So actually, brad, I'll try and send one to you before you go as well, just so you could get a little bit of an insight. But, yeah, Instagram as well @kian_jg. I've got a Facebook group of the same name Sourcing with Kian and yeah, it's probably the best way to reach out to me. But I've got some cool stuff planned in the coming year in regards to, like, trips to China and stuff. So, yeah, definitely look out for that.   Bradley Sutton: All right, what's your last strategy of the day? Maybe a 60 second strategy or around there for that you can share with the audience.   Kian: I would say like, okay, 2024. Something you want to focus on would be product defensibility, right, Because you know, as you mentioned, with the shelf, like you know, a lot of people copied it. It raised at the bottom in terms of price and we have to innovate on top. So just like sort of three actionable tips. In terms of product defensibility, there's three main things you can focus on An act's getting exclusivity on your product, it's having a particular mold on your product and it's also getting patents on your product right. So exclusivity you can like if we go into a factory and we see a product that we like we didn't innovate it, factory did right, I can still order that product. But I can say, look, I want exclusivity on that. And you can get exclusivity by time. To be like, give me three months, we sell it to me and no one else. You can get exclusivity by region. To say, right, give me exclusivity for Germany or give me exclusivity for USA. Like we can pick a market, not just the whole world, and get exclusivity by that. Or we can also get exclusivity by quantity. To say, I've forecast I will order 10,000 units over the course of the year. If I don't order those 10,000 units, then you can sell it to everyone. So we just got exclusivity on a new product and I did this countless times at Alaska Anton Fair. That's a great form of defensibility.   Kian: Then, like patents, you know you can patent the product. Supplier might have a patent on the product, but the more. And then oh, by the way, this is such a sick hack, right, there was a particular product that we've been selling for a while. Factory has got the patent on it and then a lot of US brands were copying and infringing Chinese factory, trying to go after those US brands. They write to them and they're like hey, yeah, we're this company, we have the patent. The US brands just ignored it. They're like oh, it's a Chinese company, they're never going to sue us. I said to them look, make our company the co-patent, so we have our US brand. I was like make us the co-patent owner and then we'll go after them. Done Like, we now own the patent of that and then us, as a US brand, using US lawyers, are going after those US brands and are getting shut down left, right and center. So if you have a factory which is patented the product, that's a huge key if you can get co-patent on that as well. And then I mentioned molds as well. Like, molds are expensive. If you're developing a mold on a product, definitely get your logos embossed on the mold as well, so that they can't use that for anyone else as well. So, yeah, those are the key things defensibility, exclusivity, patents and molds.   Bradley Sutton: All right. Well, Kian, thank you so much for joining us. I'm sure 2024 will be great for you and hopefully we get to hang out at an event or here locally. I've got to get you on my Helium 10 basketball court here. We've been trying to do that for a while, so, hey, I'm ready, we'll anytime we'll settle at once and for all Lakers versus Clippers. I'll wear my Clippers jersey, you can wear your Lakers and we'll see. We'll see who comes out on top.   Kian: Let's do it, let's do it. Good to see you, bro, and thanks very much for having me and congrats on the 500 plus episodes.

When traveling through a remote area of South America I came across this nut known to the indigenous tribes for millennia, but virtually unheard of anywhere else. As a global superfood hunter for over 15 years, I'm convinced that Baru nuts are the healthiest nuts on the planet; literally a mini-cocktail of hard to find micronutrients and vegan protein.   In this episode, Miguel Beruman, General Manager at Barùkas, shares the importance of obtaining certifications that support social responsibilities at Barùkas, the SMETA audit process, the marketing strategies of eco-friendly products, the challenges of sourcing this exotic wild food and how Barùkas maintains high quality standards.   We also discuss our personal health journeys, the intricate link between nutrition, environmental consciousness, and plant biochemistry, the complexities of the Baru Nut, its impact on our health and the environment, and its role in driving a global movement towards sustainability and social responsibility.    What we discuss: (0:08:53) - Transitioning to healthier eating habits to exploration of South America   (0:15:44) - Exploring the world of natural healing and alternative therapies, emphasizing the need for a broader, holistic perspective on health   (0:29:07) - The intricate link between nutrition, environmental consciousness, and the complex biochemistry of plants is examined, highlighting the importance of sustainable lifestyle choices   (0:38:57) - The human connection and generosity value   (0:45:46) - Miguel shares his family's dedication to the Baru Nut and talks about the process of developing and ensuring the quality of the product   (0:55:23) - The nutritional benefits of Baru nuts and how they compare to other nuts   (1:03:34) - The importance of fair trade and maintaining good relationships with farmers in the Baru Nut industry   (1:10:07) - Results of a sustainability study on Baru Nut, and the crucial role of the Baru Nut in various ecosystems.   (1:19:24) - The power of Barùkas in improving the environment, benefiting people's health, and providing economic opportunities for communities   Thank you to our sponsors: Find more from Barùkas: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatbarukas/ Website: https://barukas.com/   Find more from Darin: Website: https://darinolien.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Darinolien/ Book: https://darinolien.com/fatal-conveniences-book/ Down to Earth: https://darinolien.com/down-to-earth/  

Visar den minskande julhandeln att konjunkturen nått botten? Kan hårdare kontroll av ungdomshem stävja gängvåldet? Kriget i Gaza har lett till en ”chockerande” ökning av hat i samhället, och Ebba Busch vill förenkla utvisning av Hamas-anhängare.Den organiserade brottsligheten tränger allt längre in i kommuner och välfärdssystem. Och vad säger SVT:s sätt att skildra den svenska historien om vår samtid? I panelen: Lars Calmfors, Alice Teodorescu Måwe och Payam Moula. Programledare: Magnus Thorén.

Visar den minskande julhandeln att konjunkturen nått botten? Kan hårdare kontroll av ungdomshem stävja gängvåldet? Kriget i Gaza har lett till en ”chockerande” ökning av hat i samhället, och Ebba Busch vill förenkla utvisning av Hamas-anhängare.Den organiserade brottsligheten tränger allt längre in i kommuner och välfärdssystem. Och vad säger SVT:s sätt att skildra den svenska historien om vår samtid? I panelen: Lars Calmfors, Alice Teodorescu Måwe och Payam Moula. Programledare: Magnus Thorén.

Épisode 1017 : À l'occasion de sa conférence Connect 2023, Meta a annoncé une ribambelle de nouveautés avec un point commun : l'intelligence artificielle.La Meta Connect, c'est la conférence Annuelle de Meta qui se tient en grande pompe et ou le demi dieu Markito vient donner la direction spirituelle et technologique des 2 prochaines années. Si les 2 denrières éditions ont été surprenantes chaotiques sous fond de Metaverse et de crise économique, cette année Markito arrive avec du Concret?Un Chatbot perfusé à l'IAL'une des grande annonce du jour est un chatbot AI.Meta AI est un nouvel assistant avec lequel vous pouvez interagir comme une personne, disponible sur WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram et bientôt disponible sur les lunettes intelligentes Ray-Ban Meta et Quest 3. Il s'agit ici de discussions textuelles seulement même si Meta Ai disposera aussi de de fonctionnalité de génération d'images.Meta en partenariat avec Microsoft : c'est inhabituelMeta AI a accès à des informations en temps réel grâce à un partenariat de recherche avec Bing. Encore une fois Microsoft étend son hégémonie sur le sujet de l'IA.Le chatbot de Meta sera aussi être incarné par des célébritésMeta a rajouté une couche d'emballage à sa technologie.Les chatbots pourront prendre à votre demande une personnalité à choisir parmi une trentaine de personnalité publique américaine.A titre d'exemple vous pourrez demander à votre chatbot Meta de vous répondre dans le style de Bear Grylls, ou de Luiz un expert en MMA.Ca ressemble à un gadget comme on en trouve sur Waze.—Autre annonce plus intéressante : l'arrivée de l'IA dans InstagramL'édition d'images IA arrive sur Instagram. Une nouvelle fonctionnalité qui ajoutera essentiellement de nouveaux filtres basés sur l'IA pour vos publications.Plutôt que d'ajouter simplement un filtre d'image classique, les nouveaux outils d'édition d'IA vous permettront de demander à une ia d'adapter votre image avec un filtre de votre choix. Je vais pouvoir par exemple écrire « pastel » et le ‘IA va retoucher ma photo en mode pastel.Meta annonce aussi que ces filtres pourront prendre des formes sophistiqués et très créatifs comme dans une demande du type « collage de magazines et de journaux, bords déchirés ».—Autre fonction de génération d'image par IA, Instagram offrira la possibilité de demander des modification plus profondes de l'image. On pourra lui demander de modifier l'arrière plan d'une image en ajoutant par exemple des étoiles filantes.Concrètement ça ressemble beaucoup à ce qu'on trouve du côté de Canva ou dans une moindre mesure aux outils IA de photoshop.Préparez vous a en voir de partout sur Instagram ! —Et voici venus les stickers générés par IAUltime annonce : les Ray-BAn Stories V2Retrouvez toutes les notes de l'épisode sur www.lesuperdaily.com ! . . . Le Super Daily est le podcast quotidien sur les réseaux sociaux. Il est fabriqué avec une pluie d'amour par les équipes de Supernatifs. Nous sommes une agence social media basée à Lyon : https://supernatifs.com. Ensemble, nous aidons les entreprises à créer des relations durables et rentables avec leurs audiences. Ensemble, nous inventons, produisons et diffusons des contenus qui engagent vos collaborateurs, vos prospects et vos consommateurs. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Kakšni so sadovi sinode v Katoliški cerkvi v Sloveniji, kakšni so odnosi v duhovščini v luči anonimne prijave škofa Andreja Sajeta, da je zagrešil davčno utajo? Po mnenju nekaterih škofov jo je podal nekdo iz duhovščine. Prvi škof odločno zagovarja ničelno toleranco do spolnih zlorab v Cerkvi in poudarja, da katekizem Katoliške cerkve istospolno usmerjene ljudi sprejema s spoštovanjem. Tudi o tem, kakšna je vloga Cerkve pri blaženju sovražnega govora v družbi, o odprtih vprašanjih med državo in Katoliško cerkvijo v Sloveniji in njenem plačevanju davkov.

Ian Spaulding, Chief Growth Officer at LRQA, examines climate action as part of a wider set of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues. Data-driven ESG has a crucial role to play as a framework for businesses to drive trust and transparency in their climate protocols and in facilitating their journey to the new standard of risk management. The need for trust and transparency in global supply chains The new standard of risk management There has been growing recognition that there are large global challenges for society, from climate change to the aftermath of Covid-19, which global governments cannot solve by themselves. The challenges are much bigger than one country, one government, or one company, and this is where the private sector is stepping in to help deliver a solution. Financial institutions and governments are regulating and legislating, but there is now a movement of companies taking responsibility for themselves and their supply chains in a more proactive way. Motives for addressing ESG issues may vary between organisations, from reputational to legal compliance, but a core component must be identified as consumer expectation. Whether we take global warming or gender disparity, there is greater expectation on how companies should manage themselves and their products, at a time where societal trust is in decline. It has now fallen to the private sector to set standards and targets to move the dial. Businesses need to address these issues and offer solutions to protect the public in the absence of consistency. As a result of engaging with ESG principles and data, they can build trust through being transparent with stakeholders. Building trust To establish trust, independent assurance is essential. Building credibility through independent assurance can help demonstrate an organisation's commitment to openly tracking progress against its goals and values. Standards set by bodies and charities such as CDP and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) have long been established as marks of trust and integrity. In the world of sustainability, verification and assurance, standards such as World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and World Resources Institute (WRI)'s Greenhouse Gas Protocol, plus international standards such as ISO 14064, SASB, SMETA and TCFD, are widely recognised by investors and stakeholders and support the comparability and transparency of reported ESG data. International initiatives are also underway to tackle regional and corporate variations in ESG reporting requirements. For example, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) was launched at COP 26 as an independent, private-sector body to develop and approve Sustainability Disclosure Standards. Transparency In order to leverage the value of data (ESG metrics), it is not just important to measure the right things; it is also necessary for the data (and insights) to be made easily available for all stakeholders. Without transparency it is difficult to report on risk exposure associated with all aspects of ESG, from waste management, to wage underpayment, to tax transparency. Supplier transparency is therefore vital for the effective mitigation of risk. Some say “numbers don't lie” but in reality, people use numbers to ‘prove' all sorts of points, so the way for organisations to ensure that their numbers tell the absolute truth, is to make sure that they are disclosing the right numbers – relevant, key metrics, and most importantly, if they want people to trust their numbers, they have to be checked and validated by an independent third party. Engaging global supply chains Whilst companies may start to invest in their ESG performance, extending this work to their global supply chain can add a layer of complexity. It can be perceived as easier to manage ESG objectives in your owned facilities, buildings and operations, but those mandates need to be applied further. Businesses need to find ways ...

U 73. epizodi podkasta Reaguj! vodimo vas na jedno, ne baš prijatno, putovanje. Posećivaćemo mesta i ljude u Vojvodini, kako bismo dobili odgovor na pitanje: kakav je život pored industrijskih postrojenja? Ovo putovanje omogućeno je vašim odgovorima na upitniku koji smo postavili na portalu Vojvođanskog istraživačko-analitičkog centra VOICE. U upitniku portala VOICE dobili smo ukupno 42 odgovora, iz 18 mesta. Prigovore smo dobili iz Pančeva, Maglića, Bačke Topole, Novog Sada, Bečeja, Kule, Vrbasa, Srbobrana, Kaća, Sremske Mitrovice, Stare Pazove, Sombora, Gložana, Kulpina i Perleza. Pored Vojvođanskih mesta, požalili su nam se i građani iz Beograda, Barajeva i Požarevca. U ovoj epizodi prenosimo kakva je situacija u većini ovih mesta i na koji način industrijska postrojenja utiču na živote meštana. Slučaj Perlez Od ukupno 42 odgovora na upitniku o lokalnim zagađivačima, čak 14 žalbi bilo je na preduzeće Feitiansuje iz Perleza. Ovo malo mesto kraj Zrenjanina bilo je sa najviše prigovora na svog lokalnog zagađivača. Predstavnica ekološkog društva “Belorepan” Teodora Gavran, doselila se u Perlez pre pet godina. Ona za Reaguj! kaže da je Perlez ranije bilo selo u koje su se doseljavali ljudi. Međutim, kako ona kaže, danas Perlez gubi stanovnike, a za to je mahom krivo zagađenje kineske fabrike za reciklažu Feitiansuje. “To je jako žalosno. Selo je u stvari jako bogato, kulturno bogato, ta kultura apsolutno je neočuvana. Broj stanovnika se sada smanjuje, jer ne vide rešenje, a vikendom je mnogo strašno. Znači ja sam otišla prošli vikend i dobila sam upalu plućne maramice, a bila sam u Beogradu kad je gorela Vinča. Ja sam očekivala čak i kad sam se selila pre pet godina da će to selo narasti ponovo u opštinu, jer ljudi stalno dolaze i raspituju se, jer je mnogo lepo selo”, priseća se Teodora Gavran. Ova kineska kompanija je 2018. godine preuzela pogone “Begej-plasta”. Od tada, kako meštani kažu, ne prestaje da pravi probleme. Predstavnik nevladine organizacije “Čuvari Perleza” i meštanin ovog sela, Miroslav Kalanj, objašnjava koje tačno sve probleme pravi ova fabrika za reciklažu. “Vikendom se uglavnom osećaju neprijatni mirisi. Smeta još što kod kineske fabrike postoji kanal za odvodnjavanje i navodnjavanje, u koji fabrika ispušta zvanično vode koje se prikupe u krugu firme. Takođe, investitor je u momentu proširenja platoa u okviru svog objekta betonirao, a ispod tog betona postoji zakopana količina plastike. Tako da možemo da tvrdimo da zagađuje i tlo. Takođe, od 10 (uveče) do 6 (ujutru) je investitoru zabranjeno da uključi mlin, a eto, dešava se s vremena na vreme da je buka povećana. To ukazuje da ne poštuje sve propise i pravila koja su važeća”, objašnjava Kalanj. Ova fabrika je već jednom ove godine bila zatvorena zbog pritiska javnosti i medija. Međutim, ona je ubrzo opet otvorena, a problemi su ostali. Teodora Gavran je, zajedno sa uzbunjivačem Aleksandrom Nađ, ujedno bila i u organizaciji protesta. Ona za Reaguj! prepričava šta se dogodilo nakon protesta. “Uspeli smo da ih zatvorimo sa inspekcijom za zaštitu životne sredine. To jest, nisu imali procenu uticaja. Međutim, posle tih 45 dana ponovo je puštena u rad. Jedino šta su izmenili jeste da su postavili ograde na bedem, koji su prisvojili i koji sada zakonski traže da im se upiše. Oni su se samo zatvorili da unutra ne može da se uđe i ne može da se snima. Sam protest je bio odličan, imalo je svoje efekte, jer pre protesta selo nije bilo udruženo. Malo sam se pribojavala, jer se ljudi bore protiv Rio tinta, Linglonga, Zi Đina - i onda imate malog zagađivača u Perlezu koji zapošljava šest ljudi, a upropastio je toliko. Plašila sam se kako će to izgledati drugim organizacijama, međutim, svi su bili šokirani kad su videli”, kaže Gavran. Miroslav Kalanj kaže da nadležni delimično rade svoj posao i to isključivo kada se pojavi problem na koji aktivisti i meštani skreću pažnju. Sa druge strane, po njegovim rečima, strani investitor poštuje staro srpsko pravilo “ako prođe - prošlo”. On ističe da iza zagađenja stoji profit. “Sve to šta oni rade stvari, ono šta oni zagađuju - tako ubiraju veći profit. Ako nećete da zagađujete, vi morate da investirate u nešto šta je prečišćač, filter, separator. Ako ne investirate u to, to znači da ste taj novac zadržali za sebe”, napominje Kalanj. Šta kažu stručnjaci? Igor Jezdimirović iz Udruženja Inženjeri zaštite životne sredine smatra da industrijska postorojenja ne smeju da pređu dozvoljenu koncentraciju štetnih materija koje izbacuju u životnu sredinu, kako joj ne bi naštetili. “Sve to zavisi od maksimalno dozvoljenih koncentracija, koje se smatraju da dok god smo ispod ih maksimalno dozvoljenih koncentracija sa zagađujućim materijama, one nemaju štetan efekat na zdravlje ljudi. Kada se one prekorače, u zavisnosti od perioda prekoračenja, tačnije vremenskog okvira, one imaju posledice na zdravlje ljudi. Znači u zavisnosti od toga koliko ste dugo izloženi zagađujućim materijama koje su iznad te maksimalno dozvoljene koncentracije, i naravno, u zavisnosti koje su pitanju zagađujuce materije”, kaže Jezdimirović. Međutim, postavlja se pitanje: zašto industrijska postrojenja ne poštuju propisane mere, već se odlučuju da plate kaznu? Jezdimirović kaže da je to tako jer na taj način jeftinije prolaze, a sve dok se to ne promeni, neće se ni zaustaviti zagađivanje. “Ono što bi trebalo da se izmeni jeste da se prvo država obaveže i počne da radi svoj posao u onom smislu da možemo da se pouzdamo u podatke koje dobijamo. S druge strane, da se maksimalno dozvoljenje koncentracije usklade sa onim maksimalno dozvoljenim koncentracijama koje važe u Evropskoj uniji. Takođe, dok god živimo u sistemu gde je vama jeftinije da zagađujete i plaćate kazne, umesto da uložite u zaštitu životne sredine, bojim se da imamo ozbiljan konflikt između industrije sa jedne strane, i sa druge strane ljudi koji trpe eventualno zagađenje koje može nastati”, napominje on. Kada je reč o problemima sa zakonima, sagovornik podkasta Reaguj! profesor Slobodan Milutinović sa Fakulteta zaštite na radu Univerziteta u Nišu, navodi da je sa njima sve u redu i da su usklađeni sa evropskim zakonodavstvom. Međutim, ističe Milutinović, najveći problem sa primenom zakona jeste kad je reč o proceni uticaja - ne vodi se računa o zakonima. “Po meni najveći problem je to što postojeća zakonska regulativa koja se odnosi na analize, odnosno, procene uticaja na životnu sredinu se ili radi, da ne budem previše kritičan i da ne kažem nestručno, ali stvarno mislim da ima takvih nestručnih analiza ili se u nekim slučajevima čak i grade postrojenja koja nemaju odgovarajuće procene uticaja na životnu sredinu”, kaže Milutinović. Tokom prethodne godine organizovano je mnogo ekoloških protesta, a Jezdimirović smatra da su oni ključni za promene. “Protesti predstavljaju otvoreni bunt naroda protiv nečega sa čime se ne slažu. Jedini koji mogu da promene jeste lokalno stanovništvo koje ne želi određene stvari. Skrivanje nekih podataka je dovoljan razlog da se vi zabrinete za nešto. Industrija mora da nauči da mora biti transparentna, da odgovara lokalnoj sredini, i da to što je on investitor i što će doneti ekonomski preporod nekom mestu, ne znači tom mestu ništa ako pola tog stanovništva u tom mestu bude obolelo od zagađenja koje ta industrija bude proizvela”, ističe Jezdimirović. On naglašava da uz dobre mere, život pored industrijskih postrojenja može biti sasvim u redu, a kao primere dobre prakse navodi dva evropska grada. “Recimo Beč ima četiri spalionice, od kojih je jedna u samom centru grada, Budimpešta ima svoju spalionicu isto koja je u samom centru grada. Međutim, kada posmatramo Srbiju, veliki deo industrijskih zona ranije je pravljen na obodima grada, a danas je to vrlo blizu naseljenih mesta. To je problem, jer zaštita životne sredine nije prioritet u zemlji Srbiji i mali je stepen poverenja ka lokalnim samoupravama ili bilo kom nivou vlasti kad je u pitanju merenje parametara životne sredine”, smatra Jezdimirović. Na ovoj epizodi su radili: Iva Gajić, Sanja Kosović, Nemanja Stevanović, Irena Čučković i Sanja Đođrević.

Joseph Bou Samra, Founder and Managing Director of GMCS MENA, A Dot Com Magazine Exclusive ZOOM Interview. GMCS Global Management Consulting Services, LLC (GMCS USA) is a California Limited Liability Company specialize mainly in helping Food & Packaging industries (Retail, food service facility, manufacturing, processing and distribution) to comply with local & international food safety rules and regulations by providing consultancy on implementing international safety standard such as Global GAP, GMP, HACCP, Gluten Free, ISO 22000, GFSI approved standard (SQF, FSSC, BRCGS for food safety, packaging and storage & distribution), FSMA Also, GMCS MENA provide consultancy on sustainable standard related to Ethical trade and responsible sourcing standard such as FSC, SMETA, BRCGS ETRS and Fairtrade. As well, GMCS implement additional standards that can be used by food & packaging industries or any type of industry such as ISO 9001, ISO 27000, ISO 14000, ISO 26000, OHSAS. The company's services include providing virtual, in house or public training courses focused on product quality and safety management (ISO 9001, HACCP, FSMA, internal audit, validation and verification, vulnerability assessment for food fraud, risk assessment, root cause analysis), food safety (food hygiene, FSSC 22000, gluten-free, BRCGS food safety issue 8 all training) , packaging (BRCGS issue 6 all training) and ethical (BRCGS ETRS) all GMCS trainings are accredited and certificate are issued by the standard owner. Also, part of GMCS services are gap assessments, inspections, support with the implementation of management systems and maintenance of management systems and audits. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

ON(WARD) FASHION, le podcast des solutions business pour une mode durable, reçoit Alice Esteva pour parler du "Made in Bangladesh", 7 ans après le Rana Plaza. En avril 2021, cela fera 8 ans que le Rana Plaza s'est effondré, libérant avec lui la voix de millions de travailleurs du vêtement et appelant à la révolte des centaines de milliers d’indigné·es partout dans le monde. Si ce mal peut apparaître nécessaire, il stigmatise aujourd’hui un pays dont les efforts sont réels et mesurables pour améliorer la sécurité et les conditions de travail dans les manufactures. Le secteur du textile et de l’habillement représente 11% du PIB du Bangladesh en 2019 et 96% du total de ses exportations. Depuis 2013, le nombre d’usines est passé de 5000 à 3000, fermées entre autres après que les marques occidentales s’en soient détournées pour non conformité. Les audits et les certifications se multiplient et la productivité du pays est à ce jour peu égalée. Dans le 3e épisode d’ON(WARD) FASHION qu’on vous invite à ré-écouter, on questionnait la légitimité du “Made in” et sa signification chez des marques à distribution internationale. Que signifie Made in Bangladesh en 2020 ? Quelle est la responsabilité des marques dans la transition des pays devenus brutalement les “usines du monde” il y a 30 ans ? Faut-il changer notre regard en tant que consommateur·rice et si oui, comment ?  Pour en parler, nous recevons Alice Esteva, cheffe de produit et ancienne merchandising manager à Dacca. Présentation Parcours en Inde et au Bangladesh (2018) dans un bureau d’achat  Différence entre les deux en terme d'activité Ton activité précise de merchandising manager à Dacca La vie sur place, le quotidien  Avant le Rana Plaza : étant des lieux des équipements, des droits sociaux, des relations aux marques, des certifications des usines,  Comment s'est organisé l'activité ensuite, - à quoi ressemblent les usines secure aujourd'hui ? - a évolué la législation - les relations marques / atelier de confection Développer sur les comités ACCOR & ALLIANCE Comment inciter les usines à faire partie de cette labellisation ? Coût et répartition ?  Autres certifications (ICS, BSCI Cedex, SMETA) ? Quels sont les types d'audits existant ? Évolution de la mentalité des marques ? Des acheteurs ?  Comment éduquer les marques en interne ? Dans les écoles de mode ou de commerce ? Faut-il systématiquement un tiers ?  Comment (et doit-on) éduquer les conso ?  Y'a t'il beaucoup de sous-traitance ? Comment est-il possible qu'on découvre encore des situations comme les Ouïghours en 2020 ? A qui (sur la chaîne) revient la responsabilité de s'informer ? Qu'est-ce qui fait du Bangladesh un pays dont on ne s'est pas détourné ? Que représente l'activité en terme économique et d'emploi du textile là bas ? Référence :  https://www.statista.com/statistics/987707/bangladesh-export-value-garments/#:~:text=Ready%2Dmade%20garments'%20export%20value%20Bangladesh%202011%2D2020&text=In%202020%2C%20the%20export%20value,over%2034%20billion%20U.S.%20dollars. Parce que tout le monde ne s’intéresse pas au business...ON(WARD) FASHION a son propre compte Instagram. Vous nous suivez ?https://www.instagram.com/onwardfashionpodcast/ Notre site : http://thegoodgoods.fr/ https://www.instagram.com/thegoodgoods.fr/ Vous avez appris des choses et trouvé des solutions pour accélérer la transition écologique de l’industrie de la mode ? Parlez-en autour de vous ! Soutenez ON(WARD) FASHION en vous abonnant à la chaîne sur la plateforme d’écoute de votre choix, et en notant l’émission à l’aide d’un commentaire 5 étoiles sur Itunes. 

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In this episode of Assurance in Action, Richard Cowlishaw, Group HR Director of Clipper Logistics, a supply chain solutions provider, discusses the need for governance through a third party audit, the tangible improvements and benefits seen from utilizing Intertek’s auditors, and Clipper’s motivation for implementing the the Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA) 3 Pillar audit programme. SMETA is an audit methodology designed to help auditors conduct high quality audits that encompass all aspects of responsible business practice, covering Sedex’s four pillars of Labour, Health and Safety, Environment and Business Ethics. Links:Clipper Logisticssedex.comSMETA AuditsTOTAL SUSTAINABILITY ASSURANCE

I met Heather through LinkedIn and couldn't believe what an incredible platform she'd created with Sourcing Playground. Having been a buyer herself, she knew there was a problem in the industry through connecting manufacturers to retailers and vice versa. After spending a fortune on travel going to different sourcing shows around the world, she thought ‘why is this not online' ?! With Sourcing Playground, she has flipped the traditional model on it's head so that the retailer uploads a project and the manufacturers effectively bid for your business - it's like match.com but for factories and retailers! Heather is also the sponsor of the podcast so it totally made sense for her to be guest of honour and share her wonderful knowledge of the sourcing industry & how to work best with manufacturers!   In this episode we discuss : Heather's career history to date Why she launched Sourcing Playground & how you can use it Best practises when working with a factory The huge topic of sustainability!   The podcast will be taking a short break over Christmas and New Year but will be back in January 2020!   links Order Confirmation Sheet https://www.elizabethstiles.co.uk/shop/order-confirmation-sheet-for-you-amp-your-factory-excel-template-1    Examples of what a design tech pack looks like https://www.pinterest.co.uk/elizabethstilesuk/technical-design-packs    Tradeshow Avantex - https://avantex-paris.fr.messefrankfurt.com/paris/en.html   Certification > GOTS - https://www.global-standard.org/   Social compliance certification (ethical)   > WRAP - http://www.wrapcompliance.org/   > SA8000 - http://www.sa-intl.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=1689   Certified audits   BSCI - https://www.amfori.org/content/what-we-do-0   SMETA - https://www.sedexglobal.com/smeta-audit/   Remake – https://remake.world/     You can keep in touch with Heather via the links below:   WEBSITE https://sourcingplayground.com/   TWITTER https://twitter.com/SourcingPG   FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/sourcingplayground/   INSTA @sourcingplayground   LINKEDIN https://www.linkedin.com/company/sourcing-playground   Sustainability questionnaire - https://en.sourcingplayground.com/accelerating-sustainability/   Managed service – https://en.sourcingplayground.com/sourcing-project-management-for-brands/   sponsor This episode is sponsored by Sourcing Playground Sourcing Playground is an online platform making it easier for brands to connect with compliant, ethical & sustainable manufacturers – think match.com but for retail! Post your project for free & let the suppliers come to you On the platform you can easily compare quotes & factory profiles to choose the right supplier for your brand Sourcing Playground are offering a free upgrade to The Fashion Feed listeners which means your project will only be viewed by the factories & hidden from public view Go to www.sourcingplayground.com to check it out & mention The Fashion Feed in the chatbox   contact me If you'd like to find out more about working together on your brand, click here

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Exploring the value that apprenticeship schemes bring to the fashion industry we spoke with Jenny Holloway CEO, Fashion Enter for our latest podcast. Apprenticeships are an essential part of maintaining hands-on skills (often passed on from one generation to the next) and providing the fashion industry with the manufacturing capability needed to bring products to life. In today’s digital age we focus a lot on innovation and the future but we must remember without the ability to actually make a beautiful product, there will be no need for captivating marketing, influencer campaigns or digital activations. Innovation can support craftsmanship by creating efficiencies and supply chain transparency so that we can focus on valuable heritage, relationships and human experiences. Following an insightful and heartwarming tour around Fashion Enter’s factory and apprenticeship workshops, Jenny and Black Neon Digital’s founder, Jodi Muter-Hamilton sat down to discuss: Jenny’s life in fashion and how her resilience has led to building a thriving factory Why apprenticeships are vital to the fashion industry and how they give hope to people, mainly women, on the courses How using Galaxius supply chain technology is not only great for transparency but can also help workers to be paid more How reports such as EAC Fixing Fashion can impact brands and why fast fashion isn’t necessarily bad There are many different roles available in the fashion industry, from design and manufacturing to PR and retail. Education and media tend to focus on design as it is seen as aspirational, however there are a higher number of positions available in manufacturing and retail. At Black Neon Digital we believe hands-on skills such as patterncutting, leather working and sewing are invaluable to the culture of fashion, wider society, and maintaining these skills are vital for business. We also believe there is true beauty in the process of creating something by hand and that a form of meditation occurs when you completely engage such as sewing. Living in the now, focusing on the moment becomes even more important as we shift from our digital worlds to seek more meaningful experiences. Why are apprenticeships important? In the UK we have a heritage of fashion craft skills, such as sewing, knitting, lace making, weaving….Unfortunately, these skills are in decline, for a multitude of reasons including; an education system that values science more than creativity, craft and textiles and a population that doesn’t necessarily want to work in craft-related jobs, see the value of it, or seek to be paid more than what the sector offers. We need more support and recognition from the fashion industry and media that craft, or ‘blue collar’ based jobs are integral to the future of fashion. Unless we actively protect and communicate the benefits of keeping these skills alive we will turn a once thriving industry into extinction. We are happy to own a beautiful (luxury, high price point) bag, but are we happy to work in a factory? What does it mean to our social status to work in a factory making the bag for someone else to buy? What if we were shareholders of the factory, like everyone who works at Black Horselane, would our perception of a being a factory worker change? These are the kind of questions that need to addressed for the value of apprenticeships to be truly understood. Apprenticeships are integral to creating a diverse and inclusive fashion industry. Having the ability to learn whilst receiving an income is the only way for people who do not have the privilege of being able to pay for higher education, or work in fashion unpaid. This concept of working in fashion unpaid is something we touched upon in our article, Fashion & Mental Health. A great example of a company leading in fashion craft training whilst remaining commercial and culturally relevant are British luxury leather goods company Mulberry. Recognising the cultural and business risks of losing valuable skills, Mulberry, led by Ian Scott, launched their apprenticeship scheme in partnership with Bridgwater College in 2005. Mulberry not only created the scheme, but they have also communicated the value of the scheme to the industry and its employees in an honest and evocative way. How does Fashion Enter’s apprenticeship scheme work? Fashion Enter’s Fashion Training Academy work closely with a wide range of employers including ASOS, Marks & Spencer, New Look, Hobbs and Jigsaw. During the apprenticeship, trainees will typically work at least 30 hours per week with the employer. After qualifying, the majority of apprentices (85%) will stay in employment, with two-thirds (64%) staying with the same employer. Fashion Enter has a target of training 600 people a year through the apprenticeship scheme and a class size of around 15 people. Fashion Enter also offer continuous professional and personal development (CPPD) programmes. As an ethically and sustainable run factory which is both SMETA and allianceHR Fast Forward approved the aim of the CPPD courses is to pass on how factories undertake malpractices and for buyers, merchandisers and garment technologists to be empowered with information ready to spot factories operating incorrectly. Fashion Enter have recently launched their own ethically made label, Belles of London, which has been designed and made by real women across different ages, lifestyles and body shapes. Each capsule collection features pieces they (Jenny Holloway - CEO, Jennifer Sutton - Development Director, Caroline Ash -Production Director) would wear, taking into consideration design, fit and fabric. On visiting Fashion Enter and listening to Jenny’s own journey within the fashion industry we were completely blown away by the impact that she and Fashion Enter have. We tend to think about what we consume, how we can change our habits to be more ethical and sustainable, but imagine creating a factory that not only produces ethical garments but directly impacts so many people. Jenny and Fashion Enter humbly change lives every day and as Jenny says, they give hope. www.fashion-enter.com www.bellesoflondon.com www.blackneondigital.com

Exploring the value that apprenticeship schemes bring to the fashion industry we spoke with Jenny Holloway CEO, Fashion Enter for our latest podcast. Apprenticeships are an essential part of maintaining hands-on skills (often passed on from one generation to the next) and providing the fashion industry with the manufacturing capability needed to bring products to life. In today’s digital age we focus a lot on innovation and the future but we must remember without the ability to actually make a beautiful product, there will be no need for captivating marketing, influencer campaigns or digital activations. Innovation can support craftsmanship by creating efficiencies and supply chain transparency so that we can focus on valuable heritage, relationships and human experiences. Following an insightful and heartwarming tour around Fashion Enter’s factory and apprenticeship workshops, Jenny and Black Neon Digital’s founder, Jodi Muter-Hamilton sat down to discuss: Jenny’s life in fashion and how her resilience has led to building a thriving factory Why apprenticeships are vital to the fashion industry and how they give hope to people, mainly women, on the courses How using Galaxius supply chain technology is not only great for transparency but can also help workers to be paid more How reports such as EAC Fixing Fashion can impact brands and why fast fashion isn’t necessarily bad There are many different roles available in the fashion industry, from design and manufacturing to PR and retail. Education and media tend to focus on design as it is seen as aspirational, however there are a higher number of positions available in manufacturing and retail. At Black Neon Digital we believe hands-on skills such as patterncutting, leather working and sewing are invaluable to the culture of fashion, wider society, and maintaining these skills are vital for business. We also believe there is true beauty in the process of creating something by hand and that a form of meditation occurs when you completely engage such as sewing. Living in the now, focusing on the moment becomes even more important as we shift from our digital worlds to seek more meaningful experiences. Why are apprenticeships important? In the UK we have a heritage of fashion craft skills, such as sewing, knitting, lace making, weaving….Unfortunately, these skills are in decline, for a multitude of reasons including; an education system that values science more than creativity, craft and textiles and a population that doesn’t necessarily want to work in craft-related jobs, see the value of it, or seek to be paid more than what the sector offers. We need more support and recognition from the fashion industry and media that craft, or ‘blue collar’ based jobs are integral to the future of fashion. Unless we actively protect and communicate the benefits of keeping these skills alive we will turn a once thriving industry into extinction. We are happy to own a beautiful (luxury, high price point) bag, but are we happy to work in a factory? What does it mean to our social status to work in a factory making the bag for someone else to buy? What if we were shareholders of the factory, like everyone who works at Black Horselane, would our perception of a being a factory worker change? These are the kind of questions that need to addressed for the value of apprenticeships to be truly understood. Apprenticeships are integral to creating a diverse and inclusive fashion industry. Having the ability to learn whilst receiving an income is the only way for people who do not have the privilege of being able to pay for higher education, or work in fashion unpaid. This concept of working in fashion unpaid is something we touched upon in our article, Fashion & Mental Health. A great example of a company leading in fashion craft training whilst remaining commercial and culturally relevant are British luxury leather goods company Mulberry. Recognising the cultural and business risks of losing valuable skills, Mulberry, led by Ian Scott, launched their apprenticeship scheme in partnership with Bridgwater College in 2005. Mulberry not only created the scheme, but they have also communicated the value of the scheme to the industry and its employees in an honest and evocative way. How does Fashion Enter’s apprenticeship scheme work? Fashion Enter’s Fashion Training Academy work closely with a wide range of employers including ASOS, Marks & Spencer, New Look, Hobbs and Jigsaw. During the apprenticeship, trainees will typically work at least 30 hours per week with the employer. After qualifying, the majority of apprentices (85%) will stay in employment, with two-thirds (64%) staying with the same employer. Fashion Enter has a target of training 600 people a year through the apprenticeship scheme and a class size of around 15 people. Fashion Enter also offer continuous professional and personal development (CPPD) programmes. As an ethically and sustainable run factory which is both SMETA and allianceHR Fast Forward approved the aim of the CPPD courses is to pass on how factories undertake malpractices and for buyers, merchandisers and garment technologists to be empowered with information ready to spot factories operating incorrectly. Fashion Enter have recently launched their own ethically made label, Belles of London, which has been designed and made by real women across different ages, lifestyles and body shapes. Each capsule collection features pieces they (Jenny Holloway - CEO, Jennifer Sutton - Development Director, Caroline Ash -Production Director) would wear, taking into consideration design, fit and fabric. On visiting Fashion Enter and listening to Jenny’s own journey within the fashion industry we were completely blown away by the impact that she and Fashion Enter have. We tend to think about what we consume, how we can change our habits to be more ethical and sustainable, but imagine creating a factory that not only produces ethical garments but directly impacts so many people. Jenny and Fashion Enter humbly change lives every day and as Jenny says, they give hope. www.fashion-enter.com www.bellesoflondon.com www.blackneondigital.com

Rachael Barrie of Sedex Global discusses Social Compliance, Ethical Sourcing, and SMETA in this episode of Assurance in Action.

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Det där om att smeta bajs på hotelldörrar i Sydafrika by Rebecca Stella

I veckans Stil ska vi uppmärksamma en väldoftande detalj som många förknippar med just sommar, sol, stränder och lediga dagar nämligen kokos. Ställer man frågan vad tänker du på om man säger kokos? så är sannolikheten stor att man möts av svar som: åh, sommar och sololja!, eller pina colada! Men, vad som nästan har blivit ännu vanligare under senare tid, är att många vid ordet kokos lyser upp som stora solar, och börjar prata sig ungefär lika varma om kokosnötens alla fantastiska egenskaper. Somliga gränsar till att själva bli lite koko när kokosens fördelar ska framhävas. För enligt kokosens hardcorefans kan kokos i princip användas till det mesta. Kokospalmen har förvisso kallats för livets träd då de dess olika beståndsdelar inte bara kokosnötens innehåll har använts till en mängd olika saker, under tusentals år. Stammen kan användas som virke. Bladen går att fläta och förvandla till tak. Palmens blommor ger söt nektar och kokosfiber, som tas från kokosnötens skal, används till slitstarka mattor, madrasser, rep och fisknät. Och innehållet i kokosnöten är, förstås, basvara i många kök runt om i världen. Men sedan några år tillbaka råder en sorts kokoshysteri här i väst. För kokosnötens välgörande egenskaper upphöjs och hyllas som om den vore en galen sektledare, vars följare tappat all sans och distans. Lite snuvig? Smeta lite kokosfett i näsan. Huvudvärk eller fläckiga tänder? Börja dagen med att gurgla dig med kokosolja i tjugo minuter. Det kallas för oil pulling och dyker bland annat upp på livsstilssajter som Gwyneth Paltrows Goop. Bakfull? Drick kokosvatten. Problem med håravfall, acne eller skärsår efter rakningen? På med kokos, bara. Men så är kokos en perfekt produkt i en tid som törstar efter det naturliga, autentiska och ekologisk korrekta, och en populär produkt som kokosvatten är ett praktexempel på när all de bitarna faller på plats. Det är den vätska som finns i de unga, gröna, kokosnötterna och marknadsförs som en naturlig hälsodryck, á 60 kronor litern. I annonser har man kunnat se artister som Rhianna och Madonna sörpla i sig kokosvatten i plastsugrör från små tetraförpackningar, fyllda med 100 procent rent kokosvatten. En smak som för övrigt har liknats vid att dricka armsvett. I veckans program pratar vi med trendanalytikern Johan Åkesson om varför vi ser denna kokstrend just nu. Vi träffar också parfymexperten Victor Langer för att ta reda på vilken status kokos har i parfymvärlden. Och så tittar vi närmare på ett klassiskt sommarplagg hawaiiskjortan. Vi åker till Västerås och träffar Karl-Erik Lindkvist som har hawaiiskjortan som sitt favoritplagg.  Veckans gäst är Jakob Kroner, bartender på restaurang Gondolen i Stockholm. Glad midsommar önskar vi på Stil!

Pizza är bäst - ingen protest! Här gör Therese Svensson tre versioner: en vegetarisk white pizza med rökig ost och pumpa, en glutenfri blomkålspizza och en vegansk tunnbrödpizza direkt i pannan. Recept: Therese Svensson Jag älskar pizza. Det är så grundläggande på något vis en deg som gräddas och toppas med goda saker. Det här är en white pizza, det vill säga en svingod pizza utan tomatsås. Idag kommer vi ta den enkla Svenssonvägen och använda en färdig pizzadeg. Har du en snäll pizzeria på hörnet vars pizzabottnar du gillar kan du gå ned och se om du kan köpa några degbollar. De går prima att frysa in så då har du bra pizzadeg hemma utan att du har behövt ta fram en enda kavel och sölat ned köket med mjöl. Det finns ju också färdiga pizzarullar i butik, så välj själv om du vill baka eget eller köpa färdigt. Mitt baspizzadegsrecept hittar du längst ned på sidan tillsammans med tips på glutenfri pizzadeg. Smaklig spis! Rökt ost: Rökt ost hittar du i ostdisken i bra matbutiker. Annars kan du fuskröka ost genom att riva mozzarella i bitar och lägga i en bunke, täck med 1 msk olivolja, en skvätt vatten och 1 tsk liquid smoke, som är röksmak på flaska (hittas oftast på krydd- eller såsavdelningen i din matbutik). Blanda och låt marinera ett tag. Är liquid smoke slut i din affär så kan du pudra den rivna osten med rökt paprikapulver istället. Gillar du att hemmaröka är det bara att köra på, här är min gamla rökguide. Tips: Du kommer få pumpasmet över men det använder du såklart som spread på nyrostat surdegsbröd, istället för bechamelsås till lasagne eller som bas i en pumpasoppa som du spär med kokosmjölk. Preppat och klart hälsar slackerhusmodern Therese.   White pizza med pumpa, salvia, fuskrökt ost och yoghurtkräm Vegetarisk Ingredienser, 1 stor pizza: En sats pizzadeg (se recept längst ned), eller en färdig köpedeg 1 butternutpumpa (alternativt 1-2 sötpotatisar om du hatar att vänta) En bit rökt ost. Hittar du inte rökt ost kan du göra egen fuskröka ost, se notis. Ca 1 dl grekisk eller turkisk yoghurt eller havre-fraiche 1 boll mozzarella Färsk eller torkad salvia Olivolja Salt och nymald peppar Gör så här: Sätt ugnen på 220 grader. Pricka pumpan med en gaffel och lägg den på en plåt i den varma ugnen. Känn om den är genommjuk med en kniv efter ca 40 minuter (testa efter 20 min för sötpotatisen). Ta ut pumpan, skär den på längden, ta bort kärnorna och gröp ut den med en stor sked. Lägg pumpaköttet i en bunke och blanda ned salvia, salt och nymald peppar efter smak så det blir en orange smet. I en annan skål blandar du fetyoghurt, 1 msk olivolja och riven rökt ost. Smeta på yoghurtostsås, toppa med pumpasmet och lite riven mozzarellaost. Lägg inte på ett för tjockt lager för då blir det bara grötigt. Skjutsa in pizzan i ugnen och grädda i ca 10 minuter eller tills pizzan fått fin gyllenbrun färg och puffat upp lite. Servering:  Skär upp pizzan i bitar och strö över färsk salvia. Vill man vara riktigt dekadent kan man ringla över lite brynt smör. Men då kommer kanske njutningspolisen och haffar en!     Blomkålspizza med rödbeta, äpple, rosmarin och lagrad getost Vegetariskt, glutenfritt, laktosfritt Hör och häpna, här kommer blomkålspizzan! Utan vare sig mjöl eller tillsatser men ändå saggigt god och ostig. Gör man pizzabottnen i mindre storlek blir det som en macka man kan grädda och spara på en tallrik i kylen tills andan faller på. Vill du ha krispigare blomkålsbröd funkar det att tillsätta ca 2 dl mixade linfrön eller solrosfrön till smeten. Att strö över fint mixad rå quinoa på bakplåten innan gräddning funkar också som en sorts krispig panering. Observera: Blomkålen ska hackas till att bli små, små blomkålskorn men får inte bli en smet. Därför fungerar det inte att stavmixa blomkålen rakt av, utan en blender eller en tillsats av typen "minihackare" till stavmixern är att rekommendera. Men om du inte har det så finns ju alltid rivjärnet! Getost: Är så mycket mer än den där tråkiga rullen i mataffären, leta upp en ostbutik eller deli i en bra matbutik och be att få smaka på de olika getostarna i sortimentet så ser du att de smakar helt annorlunda. Mina favoriter är getostarna från Jämtland, men det är som sagt en smaksak. Vegan: Byt ut osten mot en smältbar veganost. Men observera att jag ej har testat det själv, så jag vet inte om resultatet blir detsamma. Skriv till oss eller tagga oss med #vivalosvegos på sociala medier om du experimenterar!   Ingredienser 2 mindre pizzor: 1 blomkålshuvud 1 mozzarella Ca 1 dl riven lagrad ost, till exempel Pecorino, Parmesan, Vesterhavsost 1 msk olivolja Örter: 1 tsk oregano, 1 tsk dragon, 1 tsk rosmarin Salt, nymald peppar Topping: 1 rödbeta 1 äpple eller päron En bit lagrad getost Eventuellt lite flytande honung eller dadelsirap Lite extra rosmarin, gärna färsk, till servering Gör så här: Sätt ugnen på 250 grader. Mixa blomkålen till smulor i en mixer och häll över i ett durkslag. Krama ur överflödig vätska med händerna eller genom att lägga blomkålssmulet i en kökshandduk och vrida ur vätskan. På det sättet håller pizzabottnen ihop bättre och blir inte soggigt. Mixa mozzarella och lagrad ost och blanda med blomkålssmulorna i en bunke. Salta, peppra, ha i olivolja samt örter. Blanda och smaka av. Ta fram en bakplåtspappersklädd plåt. Klicka ut blomkålssmet och forma med händerna till två runda pizzabottnar ca 1 cm tjocka. Skjutsa in i ugnen i ca 20 min. Skiva rödbeta och äpple tunt med mandolin eller osthyvel. Ta ut plåten och toppa pizzorna med betor, äpple, riven getost och eventuellt lite flytande honung. Sätt tillbaks in i ugnen och grädda ca 10 min till eller tills det fått fin gyllene färg. Servering: Toppa med lite rosmarin vid servering. Skär slices av pizzan direkt på plåten och för över till tallriken med stekspade.        Tunnbrödpizza med sötpotatiskräm, bränd kål och gröna ärtor Vegan, laktosfritt, mjölkfritt Det var en gång en söndag när jag var himla bakfull, eller låt oss säga väldigt trött. Då tog jag fram ett fryst tunnbröd ur frysen, la den i en torr men het stekpanna och lät den bli rostad, sen lade jag den på en tallrik och toppade med diverse godsaker från kylen. Extas uppstod och en ny favorit föddes. Du kan använda valfritt platt bröd som tunnbröd, pita eller tortilla. Frys in några paket så har du alltid en pizza redo när du som mest behöver det (det vill säga ALLTID!). Glutenfritt: Använd glutenfritt tunnbröd eller tortillas. Bjudmat: Gör flera olika pizzor, slajsa upp, lägg på fina loppisfat och servera som enkel bjudmat till förfesten eller som ett snacks till tv-kvällen. Ingredienser 2 pizzor: 2 mjuka tunnbröd eller tortillas 1 sötpotatis Ca 2 dl strimlad savoykål, grönkål eller svartkål Ca ½ dl gröna ärtor En kvist färsk mynta Ca 1 tsk citronzest (rivet citronskal) Olivolja Salt, nymald peppar   Gör så här: Ta ut och tina lite frysta ärtor. Pricka sötpotatis med en gaffel och baka den i 225-gradig ugn i ca 20 minuter eller tills den är genommjuk. Gröp ur sötpotatisköttet och mosa det till en orange kräm i en bunke. Smaka av med lite olivolja, salt, peppar. Fräs strimlad kål i en het stekpanna med olivolja tills kålen är svartfläckig och lite krispig. Ta upp och salta lätt. Lägg ett bröd i stekpannan och grilla kort på varje sida. Upprepa med det andra brödet. Lägg bröden på skärbräda och bred ut sötpotatiskräm, toppa med frasig kål, gröna ärtor, citronzest och myntablad. Skär till slices. Klart!

Kalas är kul. Det är själva grundtanken! Men det kanske inte alltid är så kul att stå i köket hela dagen. Här tipsar vi om lika goda som enkla rätter att bjuda kompisarna på. Recept: Therese Svensson Mina favorit-tevekockar är Floyd, Julia Child, den svenske kocken i Mupparna, Two Fat Ladies och Chris Stein. Chris Stein kanske sticker ut mest för han är inte så udda, utan mest en brittisk mysgubbe med koll på smak och traditionell comfort food. I en serie var han i Frankrike och reste runt på en pråm med en hund, såklart sevärt i sig, men så lagade han pissaladière i ett avsnitt som jag föll pladask för. Han förklarade det som en sydfransk smördegspizza, som toppas av karamelliserad lök, oliver, sardeller och örter på smördeg som sedan äts skurna till snittar eller slices. Jag testade det genast hemma och efter det har pissaladièren varit ständigt återkommande på matrepertoaren. Originalet är visserligen pescetariansk i och med sardellerna, men hoppa över dem och du har en svingod vegetarisk smördegspizza med smältande mjuk söt rödlök blandat med örter och svarta umamismakande oliver. Dessutom blir det vegan om du väljer en smördegsbotten med mjölkfritt smör. Låt dig inte luras av just namnet smördeg för den smördegen som finns i butik är mer än ofta mjölkfria, kom bara ihåg att kolla innehållsförteckningen.   Pissaladière med ädelost, päron och plommon Vegetariskt   Ingredienser: Smördeg antingen färdiga portionsark eller stora ark som du själv skär till En bit ädelost eller annan grönmögelost Frukt som plommon, päron, äpple, nektariner   Gör så här: Skiva frukten. Lägg ut smördegen på en bakplåt, pricka degen med en gaffel så de inte fluffar upp sig för mycket och toppa med den skivade frukten. Smula över ost och skjutsa in i ugnen efter instruktioner på smördegsförpackningen (det brukar vara kring 20 minuter i 200 grader). Låt svalna något och servera.     Pizzabullar med mandelpotatis, västerbottenost, rödlök och tryffelolja Vegetariskt, laktosfritt Pizzabullarna föddes när jag insåg att man kunde rulla pizzan som en kanelbulle med fyllningen inuti istället för ovanpå, så att man kunde äta sina slices som bullar istället för just slices. Det här är alltså smart som tusan när man exempelvis ska frakta mat till ett knytkalas, eller om man vill preppa och förbereda mat till en fest. De är också suveräna att frysa in. Och perfekta att fylla med vadmannuänharhemma, allt från klassiker som tomat, ost och örter till rökt svamp, srirachamajonnäs och bränd kål funkar fint. Här fyller jag dem med några klassiska rester jag brukar ha hemma kokt mandelpotatis, riven ostskalk och smörfräst rödlök. Vegan: Byt ut osten mot växtbaserad dito eller havrefraiche, använd mjölkfritt smör. Glutenfritt: Använd glutenfri deg. Köp färdig eller baka själv efter mitt favoritrecept av Maria Blohm och Jessica Frej som du hittar här.   Ingredienser ca 10 st pizzabullar: 1 pizzadeg, färdigköpt eller hembakt, se faktaruta Ca 3 mandelpotatisar eller någon annan god potatissort 3 dl riven Västerbottenost 2 rödlökar Färsk timjan Olivolja Smör Salt Tryffelolja (kan uteslutas om du inte gillar)   Gör så här: Koka potatisen tills den är genommjuk och strimla rödlöken. Fräs rödlöken i en klick smör med timjan, salt och lite olivolja på medelhög värme tills den är smäktande mjuk och ser ut som en knallrosa skinkkräm. Stretcha ut pizzadegen på en bakplåtspappersklädd plåt. Fördela mosad potatis, ost och rödlök tunt i ett lager men lämna en tom remsa kring kanterna. Du vill inte gå helt nuts med fyllningen för då gräddas den inte bra och så kan pizzabullen spricka. Rulla ihop degen som en kanelbulle och knipsa ihop skarven med fingrarna om den trilskas. Skär rullen i ca 2 cm tjocka bitar. Lägg bitarna på plåten och skjutsa in i mitten av ugnen så länge det står angivet på pizzadegens förpackning alternativt 10-15 minuter i 200 grader eller tills bullarna blivit fint gyllene. Servering: Ta ut och droppa över tryffelolja. Låt svalna, gärna på galler så håller sig botten krispig. Undergräddar du dem lite kan du frysa in dem när de svalnat, och sen tjutta in dom i ugnen ca 5-10 minuter när du är sugen. Då blir det nästan lite som bake-off.       Hot dog-morot med tahinkräm och äpplerelish med dill Vegan, mjölkfritt, laktsofritt Gamla allätare säger ibland vegetariskt alternativ, vad äter man då? Kaninmat? Morötter istället för korv?. Så ja, nu handlar det just om morotskorv och istället för trotjänaren räksallad gör vi en äpplesallad med smak av dill och saltgurka att toppa morotskorven med. Det blir en odlingslottskorv med andra ord. När du rostar morötterna tills de får svartbrända fläckar här och var, får de en fantastisk djup smak. När de sen toppas med nötsmakande tahinkräm och krispig äpplesallad, är det förhoppningsvis få som längtar efter den traditionella korven.   Ingredienser: Morötter och korvbröd, så många som du vill ha Salt, nymald svartpeppar Olivolja Rostad lök till servering Eventuellt brynt smör, se recept ovan   Tahinkräm 1 dl tahin Ca 1 dl äpplemust Eventuellt salt   Äpplerelish 3 krispiga äpplen Ca 1 dl hackad saltgurka Ett knippe dill Ca 1 dl växtbaserad färskost, till exempel havrefärskost Vallmofrön (kan uteslutas)   Gör så här Rosta hela morötter i ugn med 2 msk olivolja, salt och peppar tills svartrostade fläckar och skrynklor uppstår, ca 20 min i 250 grader. Om du äter mejeriprodukter: Doppa morötterna i brynt smör och låt ligga på en tallrik och gona ihop sig en stund. Stavmixa ihop tahin och äpplemust till en sås. Eftersom tahin kan vara olika tjocka - börja med hälften av äpplemusten och tillsätt mer om du vill ha rinnigare sås. Smaka av med salt. Tärna äpple, saltgurka och hacka dill. Blanda med havrefärskost och vallmofrön. Servering: Sätt ihop kalaset! Smeta ut tahinkräm i korvbrödet, lägg ut moroten, ringla över lite mer kräm och toppa med äpplerelish. Rostad lök är alltid överdrivet gott ovanpå. Äter du smör rekommenderar jag VARMT att doppa morotskorvarna i brynt smör innan du lägger dem i korvbröden. Då gottar smöret in sig i brödet och ger ytterligare 100 bonussmakpoäng till rätten.   Brynt smör gör du såhär: Hutta en rejäl klick smör (ca 200 gram) i en kastrull och värm under omrörning tills det är mörkbrunt, skummar ordentligt och doftar gudomligt av rostade mandlar. Häll genast av det brynta smöret i en skål. Om du håller det kvar i kastrullen kan det fortsätta hettas upp och bli bränt och vi vill ju hålla det vid brynt, ej bränt. Blir det brynt smör över förvarar du det i kylen och det är bara att ta fram och värma upp igen så blir det som det var när du tillagade det.

Nu har Los Vegos-Therese bränt alla pengar på att ha kul. Den fattigaste veckan i månaden är här. Då gillar man läget, gräver längst in i skafferiet och lagar gott på en svindlande låg budget. Recept: Therese Svensson Nudelplättar med fruktsoda, ostbågar och rostad majskräm Vegetariskt För några år sen svepte en nudelrätt in över internet och blev viral över en natt The Ramen Burger. Det är helt enkelt snabbnudlar blandade med omelett- eller pannkakssmet och gräddade i en panna till små nudelplättbiffar. I Ramen Burger-fallet användes nudelplättarna som bröd till hamburgare. Idag ska vi dock fattiglappa oss så jag stannar vid plättarna och toppar dem med en Björn Gadd-inspirerad majskräm som jag gör av majs från en vanlig majskonserv. Tips: Genikocken David Chang från amerikanska nudel-och-så-mycket-mera-krogimperiet Momofuku använder bland annat fruktsoda som vätska i tempurasmet. Inte bara är det kul utan det blir även en fluffigare och lättare smet. Här håller jag alltså ned läsken direkt i plättsmeten. Tips: majs. Det kanske verkar tråkigt med burkmajs, men som fattiglapp kan man ändå rosta dem hårt för att få fram lite mer smak. Majssäsongen varar från ungefär augusti till oktober så om du läser detta då och har en färsk majs med höljet kvar kan du blötlägga allting i tio minuter och sedan grilla majsen direkt i höljet. Då ångas majsen inuti höljet och blir perfekt. Dra bara ned höljet sen och lägg direkt på grillen för grillränder. Funkar i ugnen också!   Ingredienser (2 portioner) 1 paket snabbnudlar 2 ägg 2 msk fruktsoda Ostbågar Färsk koriander till servering Majskräm: 1 burk majs 1 tsk chipotlepaste tacosås eller chilisås 1 msk olivolja Salt   Gör så här: Koka nudlarna efter anvisning på paketet. Häll av i durkslag och häll över i en bunke. Knäck två ägg över och blanda ihop med 2 matskedar fruktsoda, svartpeppar och 2 dl krossade ostbågar. Klicka ut lite nudelgegga i en het stekpanna och stek på bägge sidor tills gyllene, precis som en plätt. Upprepa tills allt är klart och lägg över på en tallrik. Häll burkmajs i en het stekpanna och låt fräsa tills de är lite brända. Häll över kalaset i en bunke, tillsätt 1 tsk chipotle paste, 1 msk olivolja och stavmixa slätt till en kräm. Smaka av med salt och mer chili om du vill. Servering: Servera nudelvåfflorna med majskräm och smula över mer ostbågarna. Färsk koriander är gott till också. Klart!       Macklasagne på torrt bröd med bönbechamel Vegetariskt, laktosfritt Macklasagnen gjorde jag en kväll när min kille skulle cykla hem i åska och regn och jag hade typ inget hemma. Jag tänkte: "hm, jag gör en mix av hans godaste comfort food - smörgås, nåt såsigt och lasagne". Tadaa! Lasagnemackan var född! Nu kanske inte du har just exakt de här ingredienserna hemma men det är just det som är poängen använd de rester du har! För Macklasagnen är en briljant matplattform för rester. Den passar utmärkt när du har en torr baguette eller limpa hemma och någon krämig röra, gryta, puré eller tjock sås eller soppa som blivit över. Vegan: Byt ut osten mot växtbaserad ost eller näringsjästflingor.  Glutenfritt: Jamen, använd glutenfritt bröd. Eller lättkokta skivor av rotselleri eller grillad zucchini istället för bröd. Tips: När bröd blir torrare suger det upp vätska bättre. Så stirra dig inte blind på att prick allt bröd måste vara bakat på sekunden du kliver in i bageriet eller butiken. Torrare bröd är även perfekt till krutonger, som förtjockningsmedel till mixade soppor eller i panzanella - den italienska brödsalladen.   Ingredienser (1 ugnsform) 1 baguette Valfri lagrad ost, till exempel präst, grevé eller Västerbotten Ca 3 dl fryst och tinad bladspenat Ca 1 dl strimlad kål som savoykål eller grönkål Olivolja Smör Salt   Bönbechamel: 1 burk vita bönor eller cannellinibönor Mald muskot Salt, vitpeppar Olivolja   Gör så här: Sätt ugnen på 275 grader. Häll av vätskan från bönorna och stavmixa dem i en bunke med en nypa muskot, olivolja och salt. Smaka av. Skär baguetten i fyra tunna skivor på längden så de ser ut som långa tunna skidor. Lägg två baguetteskivor i botten av en smörad ugnsform. Ringla över olivolja. Smeta ut bönbechamelsås och spenat. Toppa med några skivor ost. Lägg på varsin till brödskiva och tryck till lite. Ringla över olivolja och smeta ut ett till lager bönbechamel, strimlad kål och skivad ost. Grädda i mitten av ugnen ca 15 minuter tills osten smält och kålen fått fina gyllenrostade fläckar. Servering: Ta ut och låt svalna något innan du skär upp den, ät med chilisås medan du tittar på en skitbra tv-serie och tänker på hur bra livet är. Vegan: Byt ut osten mot växtbaserad ost eller näringsjästflingor. Glutenfritt: Jamen, använd glutenfritt bröd. Eller lättkokta skivor av rotselleri istället för bröd. Tips: När bröd blir torrare suger det upp vätska bättre. Så stirra dig inte blind på att prick allt bröd måste vara bakat på sekunden du kliver in i bageriet eller butiken. Torrare bröd är även perfekt till krutonger, som "förtjockningsmedel" till mixade soppor eller panzanella - den italienska brödsalladen.   Ost- och chilifyllda risbollar Vegetariskt En gång skulle jag ha gäster och kokade över skitmycket ris som blev geggigt. Jag pallade inte laga ny mat så jag rullade helt enkelt bollar av det överkokta riset, fyllde med ost, örter och chili, panerade kalaset i panko och friterade tills gyllene krispigt. Gästerna blev glada och jag med eftersom jag inte behövde slänga någon mat. Idén är lånad från den sicilianska rätten arancini där man tar risottorester, formar bollar av det och friterar. Se det som risets version av kroppkakor. Här friterar jag inte utan steker som vanligt i panna, du kan även baka dem i ugn om du gör många. Tips: Fyllning. Du behöver naturligtvis inte stanna vid den fyllning jag nämner här, utan gå loss på det du har hemma! Så länge du inte använder mjölkprodukter blir de ju dessutom vegan. Du kan även göra supergoda efterättiga risbollar fyll dem då med godsaker som mörk choklad, romdränkta russin, kardemumma, vanilj och kanel. Sen är det bara att panera och steka som vanligt.  Tips: Angående ris - du kan naturligtvis använda risottoris i detta recept, men här använder jag råris. Det smakar lite nötigt, har en fin färg och innehåller mer fibrer, vitaminer och mineraler än det utskällda gamla vita riset. Så sluta inte ät ris, byt bara sort. Det finns ju även rött ris och brunt ris i matbutikerna, de smakar alla rätt likt råris med viss skillnad för färgen förstås. Håll utkik efter klibbigt svart ris från Thailand, det smakar lite sött och är gott som till exempel kokoskokt rispudding. Blanda i lite saffran så har du en perfekt tropisk risgrynsgröt!   Ingredienser: Ris (bestäm mängd/portioner efter instruktioner på risförpackningen) En bit ost, till exempel lagrad ost eller färskost Chili av valfri sort Färska eller torkade örter Ströbröd, panko eller valfritt mjöl (har du ej det hemma kan du mixa mandlar, frön eller rå quinoa osv till ett grovt mjöl och använda som ströbröd, då blir det även glutenfritt) Olivolja   Gör så här: Överkoka ris, dvs ha i mer vatten än vad som behövs och koka lite för länge. Låt svalna och rulla till golfbollstora bollar. Gör en grop i mitten och fyll med tärnad ost, hackad chili och strimlade örter som basilika, persilja, rosmarin eller timjan. Rulla bollarna i ströbröd eller panko. Stek bollarna försiktigt i olivolja i en stekpanna tills gyllene runtom. Ta upp och låt rinna av på hushållspapper. Bjud dina gäster och säg att det heter Arancini. Få beröm.

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