Transforming Luxury Hospitality Through Sustainability

Attributed to  Amaan R Kidwai, Area Manager Luxury Hotels (North) & General Manager ITC Maurya

With sustainability as the guiding principle, ITC Hotels are setting new standards by integrating green practices without compromising on luxury. Embodying the ethos of Responsible Luxury, we have been following sustainable practices - recycling water, rainwater harvesting, utilising renewable sources of energy and more. 

ITC Maurya New Delhi’s achievement of LEED Zero Water certification is a ground breaking accomplishment on global scale.  This milestone underscores the hotel's resounding commitment to sustainability by implementing water recycling and rainwater harvesting techniques. This achievement not only showcases the hotel's dedication to environmental stewardship but also highlights its ability to seamlessly integrate world-class luxury with green practices.

As a LEED Platinum certified property rated by the US Green Building Council, ITC Maurya (for Existing Buildings) is following sustainable processes, eco-sensitive architecture and design protocols, for a brighter tomorrow.  With new-age travellers preferring to stay at Green Hotels that promote sustainable tourism, ITC Maurya remains the most preferred choice of stay in Delhi.

As testament to ITC Maurya's pioneering spirit in redefining hospitality for a sustainable future, LEED Platinum certification provide a framework for high performance operation through strategies impacting environmental challenges affecting the ecosystem.  While SunyaAqua programme, uses reusable glass bottles travelling zero kilometers and a filtration technology that treat drinking water inside the hotel premises, in turn rendering the water at par with standards.

Home to one of the world’s first paraboloid solar concentrator in the hospitality landscape, ITC Maurya, New Delhi, has implemented several measures to minimize its ecological footprint and promote sustainability. ITC Maurya is amongst the first in the hospitality landscape to have set a new benchmark in indoor air quality. Apart from achieving the results, the hotel has dynamic plaques in the public areas displaying real time measurement. 

Additionally, ITC Mughal, Agra is the first hotel globally to receive LEED® Zero Water certification, following sustainable processes which ensures that water requirements for its buildings are met by capturing rainwater and treating it for appropriate consumption.

ITC Rajputana, Jaipur, is the third hotel in the world to receive the LEED® Zero Water certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. Further strengthening ITC Hotels’ commitment to sustainable practices, ITC Grand Bharat, Gurugram — significantly reduces carbon footprint by eliminating the need for transportation and by replacing Single-Use Plastic (SUP) items with eco-friendly alternatives, thereby mitigating the use of Single-Use Plastic.