When it comes to sustainability, ITC Hotels have pioneered several ground-breaking initiatives on environment, hotel ecosystem, health, and well-being. Be it achieving LEED platinum rating, to being one of the first chains to eliminate single-use plastic products to deployment of radiation harmonisers across the chain to introducing farm to fork low carbon footprint cuisine, clean air and more. ITC Hotels have been setting new benchmarks when it comes to upholding their ethos of Responsible Luxury.
Recently, the world’s largest chain of hotels with the maximum number of LEED Platinum Certified Properties added another milestone to their credit. The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) accorded ITC Windsor, Bengaluru with LEED Zero Carbon Certification. With this, ITC Windsor, Bengaluru has become the first hotel in the world to achieve the LEED Zero Carbon Certification.
The LEED Zero carbon certification demonstrates a deep commitment to implementing building and design strategies that assure an enhanced quality of life. It includes creating an environment where any human-produced carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere through technological or natural means.
When it comes to meeting their energy requirements, ITC Windsor is powered by its own wind turbine generators and uses innovative energy efficient technologies such as electrical boiler, induction burners and other renewable energy. The hotel’s best practices on sustainability and focused approach to furthering its green eco-system has credited it with the defining distinction of becoming the first hotel in the World to be LEED Zero Carbon certified.
Nakul Anand, Executive Director, ITC Ltd. said, “The ITC Hotels growth story is a story about Sustainability. We strongly believe that any effort to save the planet ultimately equals to saving ourselves. Elevating the role of buildings in mitigating climate-related risks and halting resource depletion is critical in achieving a sustainable and regenerative future for all. At ITC Hotels, we understand the value of going beyond efficiency and have showcased extraordinary sustainability leadership by enhancing the renewable energy footprint, energy efficiency and mitigation of greenhouse gases emission. Innovative net-zero projects such as ITC Windsor are aligned to India’s vision of significantly cutting emissions, and are a critical driving force behind the transformation of buildings, cities, and communities so that they continue to sustain future generations.”
Shedding details on the importance of this certification, Mahesh Ramanujam, President and CEO, USGBC stated: “Given the climate-related risks we are facing and the central role buildings play in climate mitigation, ITC Windsor’s LEED Zero certification for carbon demonstrates visionary leadership because it contributes toward a regenerative future and represents a commitment to making the world a better place. By prioritizing net zero carbon, ITC Windsor is pioneering a new way forward for the industry as a whole.”
