Beyond Commitments: The Standards Behind GCSTIMES' Sustainability Practices
GCSTIMES outlines its sustainability credentials for hotel key cards and hospitality supplies, including FSC CoC, ISO 14001, ISO 9001, and an EcoVadis scorecard.
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A Brief Look at Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation(PPWR) and Hospitality
The EU's PPWR (Regulation 2025/40) takes effect from August 2026, requiring hotels to eliminate PFAS in food-contact packaging and prepare for broader recyclability and reuse mandates from 2030.
Turning Sunlight into Progress: GCSTIMES Rooftop Solar PV Project
GCSTIMES has completed a rooftop solar PV installation at its headquarters, expected to generate 351 kWh of clean electricity daily, equivalent to the annual consumption of 43 households.
Recycled Fibres: Giving Materials a Second Life
GCSTIMES outlines the growing role of recycled fibres from agricultural residues and textiles as a complement to FSC-certified wood pulp, helping hospitality procurement teams make more sustainable sourcing decisions.
Glowmads and the Guest Room: Where Beauty Meets Sustainability
GCSTIMES promotes its low-carbon amenity collection, featuring bamboo-handled essentials, biodegradable slippers, and FSC-certified packaging, framed around wellness-focused travelers and hotel sustainability goals.
Sustainable Hotel Credentials: The Practical Starting Point for Spatial Identity in Hospitality
GCSTIMES outlines how sustainable hotel key cards, verified under ISO 14064/14068, can reduce carbon footprint while doubling as unified guest identity tools for access, payment, and personalization.
Understanding the EUDR: Supporting Sustainable and Responsible Hospitality
GCSTIMES outlines how the EU Deforestation Regulation affects hospitality supply chains, focusing on wood and paper products, and highlights FSC certification as a key compliance tool.
Sustainable Procurement in Hospitality: Policy Shifts, Guest Expectations, and the Supplier Response
EU CSRD, CSDDD, France's AGEC Law, and Asia's sustainability roadmaps are pushing hotel procurement teams to verify supplier environmental credentials for compliance and ESG reporting.
Carbon Credits and Low-Carbon Products: Understanding the Path to Sustainability
A supplier-authored explainer on carbon credits and product carbon neutrality, promoting GCSTIMES low-carbon hotel amenity products certified under ISO 14068 principles.
The First Physical Touchpoint: What Your Key Card Says About Your Sustainability Commitments
Opinion piece arguing that eco-friendly key cards are a low-cost, high-visibility sustainability win that helps close the gap between hotel ESG commitments and what guests actually experience.
Sustainable Hotel Credentials: A Supply Chain Decision, Not a Technology Roadmap
The article argues that switching hotel key cards from PVC to certified sustainable materials (wood-fiber, PLA, or paper) is a low-disruption, hardware-compatible procurement decision that can directly support ESG targets.
AI Food Waste Scale-Up KITRO Accelerates International Growth Amid New Regulatory Push
KITRO, active in 500+ kitchens across 40 countries, is scaling internationally as new EU binding targets require a 30% per-capita food waste cut by 2030, with Spain's Ley 01/25 adding national urgency.
Safemark Climbs to 68th Percentile in EcoVadis Rating, Entering Top 35% Globally
Safemark jumped from the 37th to the 68th percentile in EcoVadis ratings, placing it in the top 35% globally, driven by stronger sustainability reporting and supplier oversight.
HBX Group strengthens inclusive travel standards with Queer Destinations Committed distinction
HBX Group earned the Queer Destinations Committed distinction after rolling out an LGBTQ+ inclusion training programme with nearly 90% staff participation, building on its 2025 alliance with Queer Destinations.
From Strategy to Action: How GCSTIMES Supports Hospitality Partners Reduce Scope 3 Emissions
GCSTIMES outlines how its low-carbon hospitality product portfolio, including key cards and in-room essentials, helps hotel partners reduce Scope 3 supply chain emissions via ISO-verified carbon accounting.
GCSTIMES Sustainability Strategy in Action: The Principles Behind Our Progress
GCSTIMES outlines its sustainability framework covering climate action, green supply chain, and social responsibility, backed by an EcoVadis Silver Medal and a net-zero target by 2050.
GCSTIMES is Proud to Maintain EcoVadis Silver Medal in 2026
GCSTIMES, a hospitality supplier of key cards and in-room amenities, retained its EcoVadis Silver Medal for 2026, placing it in the top 15% of assessed companies.
From Hotel Check-In to Conference Hall: A Smarter Wooden Badge Experience
GCSTIMES promotes a wooden badge that doubles as a hotel key card and conference credential, made from responsibly sourced wood and customizable for branding.
How GCSTIMES Thinks About Greener Hotel Choices During Business Travel
GCSTIMES outlines its internal sustainable business travel guidelines, encouraging employees to prioritize GSTC-aligned certifications like Green Key and LEED, and to adopt eco-conscious habits during stays.
From Ideas to Action: How GCSTIMES Approaches Lower-Carbon Business Travel
GCSTIMES shares its internal travel guide that prioritizes necessity evaluation, rail over air transport, and direct flights with SAF-supporting airlines.