Sustainability through better access design
For decades, access control has relied on plastic cards and key fobs. While each card may seem insignificant, the cumulative environmental impact across large organizations and multi-site portfolios is substantial. Lost cards, replacements, and re-issuance are part of everyday operations — and part of an often-overlooked waste stream.
Smart MasterKey approaches sustainability not as a separate initiative, but as a natural outcome of modern access design.
The hidden cost of plastic access cards
In enterprise environments, access cards are frequently:
- Lost or forgotten
- Replaced due to role or tenant changes
- Reissued for contractors and visitors
- Discarded during onboarding and offboarding
Across buildings and portfolios, this results in thousands of plastic cards produced, transported, and disposed of every year — alongside the operational effort required to manage them.
Mobile access by design
Smart MasterKey replaces physical access cards with secure mobile credentials stored on smartphones. By leveraging devices that users already carry, organizations can eliminate the need for plastic cards and key fobs altogether.
Mobile access enables:
- Digital issuance and revocation of access
- Instant updates without physical handling
- Reduced dependency on consumable access media
- Faster onboarding and off-boarding processes
Sustainability becomes a direct result of digital transformation.
Supporting BYOD and modern workplace policies
Smart MasterKey supports a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) approach, allowing employees, contractors, and tenants to use their own smartphones for access.
This reduces:
At the same time, it aligns with modern workplace expectations and flexible working environments.
- Hardware procurement and logistics
- Card printing and distribution
- Administrative overhead
Sustainability at enterprise scale
When applied across:
- Office campuses
- Business districts
- Corporate headquarters
- Multi-tenant buildings
The environmental and operational impact of mobile access compounds quickly. What begins as a convenience improvement becomes a measurable contribution to corporate ESG and sustainability goals.
Better operations, better outcomes
Reducing plastic waste is only part of the benefit. Mobile-first access also delivers:
- Lower operational costs
- Fewer access-related support requests
- Faster access changes
- Improved user experience
Good sustainability decisions often come from better system design — and access control is no exception.
A practical step toward greener buildings
Smart MasterKey helps organizations take a practical, immediately achievable step toward greener buildings — without replacing existing infrastructure or changing how buildings are secured.
No plastic cards. No key fobs. Just secure, mobile access.