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Sustainability News - Paddy Pallin Raises the Green Bar with New Melbourne Store

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:45:57 GMT

Paddy Pallin Raises the Green Bar with New Melbourne Store

After 20 years in Little Bourke Street, Australia’s oldest outdoor and travel outfitter, Paddy
Pallin is raising the bar for retailers and adventure outfitters with the opening of their new
‘green’ Melbourne store on November 17. The store’s facelift incorporates re-cycled and low
energy fittings – while ‘environmentally senstitive’ also defines much of the range of clothing
and gear.

“Paddy Pallin was a dedicated bushwalker and ardent conservationist, so ‘green’ has been a
part of our company ethos for the past 70 years. The new Melbourne fit-out gave us the
opportunity to take our efforts a step further,” explains Rob Pallin, CEO and son of Paddy
Pallin. “In Paddy’s bushwalking and conservation tradition, we’re not just talking the talk,
we’re walking the walk. We’ll be the first outdoor equipment retailer in Australia – in fact, one
of the first of any kind of retailer – to adopt a range of initiatives, building materials and green
features in a shop fit-out, over and above normal building regulations.”

The new fit-out incorporates as many environmentally-sensitive features as budget – and
Melbourne City Council – would allow. They range from the obvious, such as low energy
lighting and green energy supply, to the practical – such as bicycle racks and showers to
encourage staff to ride to work. – to the innovative. Sixty-five per cent of the old store’s timber
framing and electrical wiring was re-used; paints are all water-based and non-toxic; timber
veneer floors, walls and counters are derived from sustainable forests and the joinery is
adhesive-free, which means most of the interior is biodegradable, re-usable and recyclable.

The innovative store front signage is a vertical garden principally comprised of Australian
natives that will turn carbon dioxide back into oxygen. In an effort to reduce the 2.7 million
plastic water bottles that go into landfill each year Paddy Pallin are teaming up with Camelbak
to provide a water re-filling station in the new store. This means that customers and the
general public can fill their Camelbak bottle or bladder with filtered water every day of the
year for free and help reduce plastic waste.

The company has taken a holistic approach to sustainability. Not only does the fit-out
incorporate green features, the range of clothing and outdoor gear favours environmentallysensitive
brands and products such as Icebreaker fine merino wool clothing, which
incorporates a ‘Baa code’, enabling individual garments to be traced back to source.

There are long-standing in-store initiatives such as Don’t Bag the Environment (20 cents is
donated to conservation for every carry bag a customer refuses); recycling and waste
minimisation regimes; and staff are encouraged by the leadership provided by company
directors, Rob and Nancy Pallin, who have been active and effective environmental
conservation campaigners for most of their lives.

The new Melbourne store opens on November 17, with the official opening celebration for
Paddy Pallin Club Members and customers on December 4.

Success for Sustainability at Retail Conference

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:39:27 GMT

The inaugural Future's So Bright Green Sustainability Conference was held at the Randwick Pavilion, AJC Convention Centre, Randwick Racecourse Sydney on October 22 and attracted close to 300 delegates. According to Tom Harris, the CEO of POPAI Australia & New Zealand, the industry association that organised the conference, said positive feedback was received from delegates on the high quality of the presentations and the broad subject matter covered.

The Conference saw 13 speakers from leading corporations, retail experts and academics, industry associations, and POPAI Australia & New Zealand member companies speak about sustainability initiatives, global best practice, government policy, challenges and opportunities.

POPAI Australia and New Zealand plans to identify successful and cost-effective sustainable practices within the Marketing at Retail industry (which includes Point Of Purchase and In-Store Merchandising) in order to expand and improve upon those activities and encourage all members to adopt similar practices. The association's vision is to provide industry decision makers with insights and strategies to improve their sustainability and environmental performance to meet the consumer demand for more environmentally responsible products.

The Future's So Bright Green Sustainability Conference was an initiative of POPAI Australia and New Zealand, a not-for-profit association aimed at bringing together Retailers, Brands Designers & Producer Suppliers to learn from 'best practice' sharing, and hear and learn about sustainability initiatives .

For further information contact Tom Harris or Karen Spear at the POPAI Australia & New Zealand in Sydney: Tel: (02) 9984 9322 or email karens@popai.com.au

Welcome to POPAI Australia & New Zealand's Newest Member, The GPT Group!

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:44:54 GMT

POPAI Australia & New Zealand would like to welcome our newest member, The GPT Group!

Listed on the Australian Stock Exchange since 1971 the GPT Group is today one of Australia’s largest diversified listed property groups, with total assets of $13.9 billion.

The Group has a substantial investor base, with approximately 50,000 investors and is one of the top 100 stocks by market capitalisation.

The Group’s strategy is focussed on the ownership, management and development of Australian real estate in the Retail, Office and Industrial/Business Park sectors.

For more information, see their website at www.gpt.com.au or see the Member Directory under 'T'.

Welcome to POPAI Australia & New Zealand’s Newest Member – DDi Displays!

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:11:59 GMT

POPAI Australia & New Zealand would like to welcome our newest member, DDi Displays!

With offices in both Melbourne and Adelaide, ddi is a specialist design and display company that has built its reputation on providing creative, innovative and cost effective products and designs for its clients.

They say “Listening” - and we mean really listening! - to our clients enables us to better understand the dynamics of our clients' businesses and needs, enabling us to provide the right design and display solution for the right environment.

For more information, see their website at www.ddidisplays.com.au or see the Member Directory under 'D'.

Welcome to POPAI Australia & New Zealand’s Newest Member – Spectrum Lighting!

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:08:41 GMT

POPAI Australia & New Zealand would like to welcome our newest member, Spectrum Lighting!

Run by director Jason McCoy, Spectrum Lighting are leading the way in energy efficient lighting technology, including LED, fluorescent & optic fibre lighting. As a wholesale & import company, our products can be purchased from lighting outlets throughout Australia & New Zealand, including our major retail supplier Rovert Lighting & Electrical.

Our product range includes: LED energy efficient lighting, Australian made marine grade stainless steel light fittings, for commercial and domestic use; Architectural lighting; Landscape lighting; LED Street Lighting and various other high quality lighting products.

For more information, see their website at www.spectrumlighting.com.au or see the Member Directory under 'S'.

ACRS 2008 Environmental Sustainability Report

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:20:39 GMT

The Australian Centre for Retail Studies has just released the Executive Summary of their 2008 Environmental Sustainability Report. The full report is due out in late September 2008.

The ARCS says that by using secondary research garnered from a multitude of resources, this report aims to provide retailers, suppliers, service providers, creative agencies, consultants, and other business with an interest in retail, with an overview of the trend towards environmentally sustainable retailing and best practice techniques in achieving this, with case study examples from the world’s major sustainable retail players.

You can download the Executive Summary from the Sustainability pages of the POPAI Australia & New Zealand website.

Welcome to POPAI Australia & New Zealand’s Newest Member – GSP PRINT!

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:02:57 GMT

POPAI Australia & New Zealand would like to welcome our newest member, GSP Print!

GSP are leaders in the production of outdoor and point of sale advertising materials. We offer our clients full-service expertise from pre-press to printing, logistics and installation. Our purpose-built production facility is the largest in Australasia with more than 5,000 square metres of production space in Western Sydney. At GSP we use the latest, most innovative technologies on offer to deliver excellence to our clients, all from under the one roof.

For more information, see their website at www.gspprint.com.au or see the Member Directory under 'G'.

Welcome to POPAI Australia & New Zealand’s Newest Member – LOOK PRINT

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:49:31 GMT

Look Print is proud to have been fulfilling some of Australia’s most successful companies with their large format digital printing needs for more than 14 years. They specialises in the volume production of large format digital printing and offer full production services including Pre-press & Design, Laminating, Mounting, Packaging & Distribution and Installation.

Look Print is Australia’s largest capacity large format digital printer. Our facilities and resources
include:
• 11 different print technologies
• 18 printers
• 53 staff members
• Over 3000m2 of production facilities across two premises
• More than 350m2/hr print capacity, up to 24hrs a day, 7 days a week
No matter how big the job, we have the technology, expertise and capacity to deliver. With a
comprehensive range of print technologies we are able to manage your entire promotional campaign, ensuring colour consistency across the board.

For more information, see their website at www.look.com.au or see the Member Directory under 'L'.

SUSTAINABILITY CONFERECE 22 OCT - LAST CHANCE FOR TICKETS

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:59:15 GMT

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear 14 industry leaders and experts speak at The Future’s So Bright Green Sustainability Conference.

The Future's So Bright Green Sustainability Conference will be held in Sydney on Wednesday October 22 at the Randwick Pavilion, AJC, Randwick Racecourse.

Book your tickets now so you don't miss out! The conference price is only $125.00

For a full Program click here OR Register online

For more information, email Karen Spear at POPAI: karens@popai.com.au

Welcome to POPAI Australia & New Zealand’s Newest Member – XANITA

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:29:31 GMT

POPAI Australia & New Zealand would like to welcome our newest member, Xanita!

Xanita is a privately owned, globally based manufacturer of a comprehensive range of environmentally friendly, cellulose fibre-based rigid boards and roll-out goods – all made from post-consumer recycled paper waste.

For more information, see their website at www.xanita.com.au or see the Member Directory under ‘X’.