Joan Epaper Badge: The End of the Paper Visitor Badge Era

Most companies have a sustainability commitment somewhere on their website. A promise to reduce waste, cut their footprint, and do better. And then a visitor walks through the door, checks in, and gets handed a paper badge that ends up in the bin an hour later. Or the event team organizes a yearly conference where hundreds of badges get printed for a single day.

It's a small thing. But 70% of office waste is paper, and paper badges contribute more to that number than most facilities teams care to think about. Nobody questioned it. It was just how badge management worked.

Until we, at Joan, decided to change that.

A public showcase that attracted hundreds

At ISE 2026, Joan Workplace introduced the Joan ePaper badge. The response was overwhelmingly positive. Visitors came to the booth specifically to see it, not because of a marketing push, but because the idea resonated.

That kind of reaction tends to happen when a product solves a problem people already feel but have not seen addressed. The paper badge has been a quiet frustration for a long time, not only because of sustainability, but because the ongoing friction with printers and connectivity is real.

Meet the Joan ePaper badge

The Joan ePaper badge is a reusable, 4-color digital visitor badge that displays a person’s information dynamically.

How it works

Let’s take an example of visitor management.

• When a visitor checks in at the Joan Workplace kiosk, the badge syncs automatically over Bluetooth and updates with their name, photo, company, and host.

• The visitor picks it up, wears it for the duration of their visit, and returns it when they leave. The badge clears and resets for the next person.

• It charges via USB-C, connects wirelessly, and fits into an existing check-in flow without any additional infrastructure to install or maintain.

You’ll love it if you’re…

Not sure if this is the right solution for you? Here's a look at who it works best for.

• The Joan ePaper badge is a great fit for ESG-focused companies with public sustainability commitments. Reusable badges mean zero paper waste from visitor check-ins, every single day.

• It works well for cost-conscious facilities teams looking to eliminate the ongoing expense of labels, ink, and printer maintenance. It's a one-time investment that removes a recurring cost entirely.

• Tech-forward organizations that want a front-door experience reflecting how they actually think about their workplace will find it delivers. A full-color digital badge that updates automatically creates a strong first impression.

• The list does not stop there. The Joan ePaper badge is a good fit for anyone tired of printers, paper waste, and solutions that create more work than they remove.
  
  

Test Joan ePaper badge today

The Joan ePaper badge is available for preorder. It ships soon, and early orders will be among the first to bring it into their workplace.

Order the Joan ePaper badge.