The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) has awarded 10 properties belonging to the ITC Hotels Group with the coveted “LEED Zero Carbon Certification”. This certification is awarded to building that operate with net zero carbon emissions annually. An entity’s carbon balance should be either ‘0’ or -ve. (Carbon Balance = Total Carbon Emitted - Total Carbon Avoided). According to the board, the ITC Hotels is the world’s largest chain with the maximum number of LEED Platinum-certified properties.
The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) has awarded 10 properties belonging to the ITC Hotels Group with the coveted “LEED Zero Carbon Certification”. LEED Zero Carbon Certification is awarded to buildings that operate on net zero carbon emissions on an annual basis. The certification provides a clear account of the carbon trade-off i.e., the carbon emitted due to energy consumption and occupant transportation v/s measures undertaken to avoid unnecessary emissions. An entity’s carbon balance should be either ‘0’ or -ve. (Carbon Balance = Total Carbon Emitted - Total Carbon Avoided).
The ITC Hotels Group has been a long-standing champion of sustainable and responsible luxury. The company has always been pioneers in adopting safer and more sustainable methods ways to offer their services to customers. Their own ethos today is in line with the country's larger vision of aggressively reducing carbon emissions making them market leaders in the green revolution. At a time when the world is closely monitoring and benchmarking the carbon emissions by every sector, this achievement by the ITC Hotels group is a big global step towards sustainability.
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