Product Standard Report 2023

Eco-friendly Smart Cards

Wooden, Bamboo

Providing unexpected solutions to the customers globally,

making sustainability much easier.
Corporate Profile

Who is GCS?

Founded in 2011, GCS is the world's leading supply platform for sustainable products and service. GCS is headquartered in
Zhuhai, China, with subsidiaries in the US, Australia, UAE, Thailand, and Hong Kong, China. GCS's products and services have
reached to 139 countries and regions with over 100,000 hotels around the world. We're making efforts to providing unexpected
solutions to the customers globally, and to making sustainability more easier.

More information can be found on our website: http://www.gcsrfid.com

Report Profile

The wave of ESG investment is sweeping the world. Different Standardization Work Part 1: Structure and Drafting
markets have different strengths in exploring ESG investment, Rules for Standardization Documents", to guide the
based on their own stage of economic and social development, performance evaluation criteria for wood and bamboo
capital market maturity and geo-cultural characteristics. The eco-friendly cards.
use of eco-friendly smart cards with a certified carbon footprint
will keep up with the high profile topics of the times and add to
the major topics on climate change (GRI Standard 305 and 302)
in the hotel group's ESG report. As an independent report on eco-friendly smart card
standards, this report was published in both Chinese
The concept of environmental protection has been deeply and English in January 2023, with each version valid for
integrated into people's life, and has become an essential part. one year from the date of promulgation (when a new
Hotel properties frequently use plastic key cards and show a version is promulgated, the old version expires and the
trend of increasing year by year, so the final disposal of plastic new version is implemented), and is updated at least
products is a difficult problem. The use of wood, bamboo and once a year.
other environmentally friendly materials will effectively reduce
the negative environmental impact of the use of plastic key cards. For any report-related questions or suggestions,
please contact:
In response to the call for a plastic ban, GCS has drafted this Tel: +86- (0)756-8818714
report in accordance with GB/T 1.1-2020 "Guidelines for Email: [email protected]
Taking responsibility for
our Products at every stage
We take responsibility for the entire life cycle of our products, including the manufacturing materials, production personnel,
packaging and transportation. We focus on the areas where we can make the biggest change to the earth: reducing our
impact on climate change, protecting vital resources and using more environmentally friendly materials.

Source
Manufacture
Material

The Eco-friendly
Smart Cards
life cycle
0kg carbon Package
Degrade
emissions and Ship

Use

Carbon footprint

We continue to make progress in reducing our impact on climate change in the global
era - reducing our carbon footprint through the use of environmentally friendly materials
and by engaging in energy-saving and emissions-reducing practices at the manufacturing
operations level. We have also achieved carbon neutrality in eco-friendly smart cards
products by using carbon offsets for the remaining components that cannot be fully
reduced.*GCS is committed to identify opportunities of reducing the greenhouse gas
emissions of products with using product life cycle assessments.

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 Source material
Manufacture
We are certified by the FSC®（FSC C148965）
Product We are committed to protecting forests and realizing sustainable
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material life cycle and ship development of forests.

As a global enterprise, we will take the decisive and powerful actions of reducing
our impact on the climate as our responsibility, starting from the source of choosing
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environmentally friendly materials-Utilizing recycled and renewable materials and
reducing reliance on raw material extraction, transportation and processing,
thereby reducing our carbon footprint and conserving valuable natural resources.

FSC: Forest Stewardship Council®

FSC®is a non-governmental and a non-profit organization
who is dedicated to supporting the stewardship of the
world's forests on achieving environmental fitness, social
benefit, and economic viability. Chain of custody certification
under the FSC® system applies to all manufacturers,
processors and traders of FSC® certified forest products.

Birch Bamboo Beech

Milky white on the surface. thin wood Clear and bright texture on the surface, The surface is soft in tone and clear in
grain. The material is light and soft. It good permeability, good moisture absorption texture. Its lines are smooth. With good
has grease, high durability, easy &heat absorption, and good antibacterial impact resistance. the material is
processing and strong toughness. ability. It is suitable for variable climates. relatively strong and thick.

Cherry Black Walnut Sapele

The bright red or brownish red on surface. A light dark brown with a slight purple on the Dark reddish brown on the surface.
The texture is straight, clear and delicate. surface. Large parabola pattern and high The wood grain is staggered and
The overall performance is stable. durability. It is suitable for variable climates. relatively delicate. It has a high gloss.

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 Manufacture
Manufacture
We always practice green manufacturing.
Source
Product Package
material life cycle and ship We set extremely high standards for ourselves and our suppliers, purchasing materials
judiciously. It ensuites that other mates involved in the production process comply with
environmental standards and quality standards. In addition, the "GCS Times Environmental
Protection Smart Card Manufacturing Benchmark" regulates the cutting, grinding, engraving,
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printing, quality inspection, and other processes of materials, which improves the durability
of products. Finally, while striving to ensure product quality, we achieve energy saving and
emission reduction through minimalist architecture, optimization of production, instructions
and workshop energy consumption.

Embossed Printed
Height difference CMYK four-color printing,
≥ 0.2mm,smooth feel bright colors,clear writing

Card Thickness Glitch

Conventional: 1.2-1.5mm The burrs
Other thickness can be are
customized invisibe to
MIACLE
the naked
GARDEN eye, and
can touch
the card
surface,
smooth
and flat

Eco-friendly
wood paint
It is water-based, not MIACLE
flammable and explosive,
and has no irritating
GARDEN
smell. Possess China
Environmental Labeling
Product Certification

Surface scratch resistance MIACLE Engraving

Use wood to scrape the printing on GARDEN Clear writing and pattern
the surface of the card, scrape 20
back and forth, no obvious scratches
can be seen

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MIACLE Product Standard Report
GARDEN
 Qualification and certification
Manufacture
GCS Times continues to participate in a number of authoritative
Product certifications such as domestic and international intellectual property
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material life cycle and ship rights and quality management, and has obtained relevant certificates.

We invest tens of millions of R&D expenses every year in the development of environmentally
friendly products, build a complete quality assurance system and technical barriers, and have
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obtained ISO9001:2015 quality management system certification and GB/T 29490-2013
intellectual property management system certification, as well as a large number of core
Technology patent licensing.

System construction Intellectual property certification

Intellectual property management system certification (GB/T 29490-2013) Invention patent
Quality Management System Certification (ISO9001:2015) Utility Model Invention Patent
International patent
Software copyright

Patent number: 2021100842

The Commissioner of Patents has granted the above patent on 21 April 2021, and certifies that the below
particulars have been registered in the Register of Patents.

Name and address of patentee(s):

Global Card Systems Company Limited of 10th Floor, Building 1, No. 18 Futian Road, Xiangzhou District Zhuhai
Guangdong 519000 China

Title of invention:
WOODEN ELECTRONIC TAG CARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WOODEN ELECTRONIC
TAG CARD

Name of inventor(s):
Ye, Xinwen

Term of Patent:
Eight years from 17 December 2019

NOTE: This Innovation Patent cannot be enforced unless and until it has been examined by the Commissioner of
Patents and a Certificate of Examination has been issued. See sections 120(1A) and 129A of the Patents Act
1990, set out on the reverse of this document.

Priority details:
Divisional of: PCT/CN2019/126011

Dated this 21st day of April 2021

Commissioner of Patents

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 Package and ship
Manufacture
In response to the global plastic ban order, we adopt no-plastic
Product policy on our eco-friendly intelligent card packaging. In addition,
Source Package
material life cycle and ship under the epidemic trends and the shortage of global logistics
resources, the logistics modes of GCS has always adhered to green
and low-carbon management.

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In terms of packaging, we use environmentally friendly recyclable paper materials instead of
disposable plastic packaging such as PE bags and foam.In terms of transportation, we optimize
the self-pickup path of raw materials, centralized and distributed transportation, centralized
loading optimization, and delivery path optimization. The proportion of air transportation to
overseas countries has been reduced (air transportation is one of the transportation modes with
high emissions), thus the carbon emissions has been reduced in the transportation link.

100%
———
The package is based on
environmentally friendly
paper materials.Our goal
is to reduce plastic.

100%
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The package is recyclable.

0%
———
The packaging is 0% plastic
materials.Reduce the harm of
microplastics to human body

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 USE
Manufacture
Our products are designed with water-proof, safety usage, durability
Product and exquisite attraction.
Source Package
material life cycle and ship

With our-owned reliability and environmental testing laboratory, each product is strictly
tested before shipment. Through pursuit of high quality, all GCSs improve our work and
performance, to provide each customer with high-quality and durable products.
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Bending test load： Storage temperature Communication frequency：

Temperature：-10~50℃
≥50N Low frequency band range is
No fracture occurs
Humidity：20% to 60% 100kHz 133kHz
Does not be deteriorated
≥100,000 times
High frequency band range is
Read and write counting
13.56MHz

Waterproofness

Water drop test

The water drops form round balls on the
surface of the card and has no infiltration

occurs in 1 minute

Immersion test
After immersed in water for 30 minutes,
the card is normal for reading and writting
100 times

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 Customize service
Manufacture
Our business around the world. During the working period of each
Product product, our professional team will provide services to ensure
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material life cycle and ship timely response.

Our professional design team provides customized services of hotel room card + regional
characteristic culture, completely breaking through the traditional design and style of
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standardized hotels, aiming to infuse the local area’s soul into each hotel. In response of new
trend of tourism consumption upgrade and pursuing the personalized tourism experience,
our products not only provide basic function, but also have more commemorative value and
bring users a more unique and surprising experience.

More technics
can be customized
We keep upgrading our manufacturing
process to present the products in more
perfect way through design, bringing users
the ultimate product experience.

Gold stamping
Transfer an aluminum
layer to the surface of
the substrate to create a
special metallic effect

Perfume
Aromatherapy technology
leaves the designated
fragrance on the card

Inlaid diamond Non-standard shape Hollow out

Set diamonds on the card The non-standard shape can be Elaborately cutting
and doesn't come off easily cut according to the design the specified pattern
inside the card

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 Degradation
Manufacture
Taken wood from nature, return it to nature. After disposal,
Product natural wood would be bio-degradaded in a short time,
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material life cycle and ship which maintains excellent eco-friendly characteristics.

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Definitions
The following terms and definitions apply to this document.

1.Bending Test
Bending test is a test to measure the mechanical properties of materials under bending load,
it’s one of the basic methods of mechanical properties test of materials. In bending test, one
side of the sample is unidirectional tensile and the other side is unidirectional compression,
and the maximum normal stress appears on the surface of the sample, which is sensitive to
surface defects. The bending test is often used to check the surface defects of materials,
such as carburizing or surface quenching layer quality. In addition, for brittle materials,
because of the sensitivity to eccentricity, the use of tensile test is not easy to accurately
determine the mechanical properties of the index, therefore, bending test is normally used to
determine the bending strength, and compare the deformation capacity of the material.
* Source: Mechanical Properties of Metal Materials, Harbin Institute of Technology Press, 2015

2.Products Carbon Footprint

Product carbon footprint refers to the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions directly and
indirectly generated during the process of raw material acquisition, manufacturing, transpor-
tation, sale, use and waste. The product carbon footprint will help consumers and producers
understand the environmental and economic impacts of greenhouse gases by quantifying
data at each stage of the life cycle, enabling companies to identify and prioritize those with
the potential to reduce greenhouse gases.
* Source: ISO 14067

3. Carbon Dioxide Equivalent

The contribution of various greenhouse gases to the enhancement of the greenhouse effect
is converted to carbon dioxide equivalent.
*Source: ISO 14067

4. Forest Stewardship Council®

FSC® is a non-government, non-profit organization. It works to promote the management of
the world's forests for environmentally sound, socially beneficial, and economically viable
purposes.
The FSC® system's chain of custody certification is applicable to manufacturers, processors
and traders of FSC® certified forest products.
It ensures all FSC® certified materials and product claims are valid in the entire production
chain. By promoting forest-friendly wood and paper products, FSC® ensure that forests are
healthy and thrive over the long term.
* Source: fsc.org

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