ITC Royal Bengal, Kolkata, has been awarded the prestigious LEED Zero Water certification, verified by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) in April 2026. This milestone places the luxury hotel among an exclusive group of Hotels globally to have achieved net zero water consumption, as recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Zero program — one of the most respected sustainability frameworks in the world.
LEED Zero is a rigorous complement to the established LEED framework, designed to verify that a building has successfully achieved net zero goals across energy, carbon, water, or waste. Earning the LEED Zero Water designation means ITC Royal Bengal has demonstrated a complete balance between water consumed and water returned — a remarkable achievement for a full-service luxury hotel operating at scale in one of India’s most vibrant and bustling cities. Notably, ITC Sonar, Kolkata’s other iconic ITC Hotel, has also earned the LEED Zero Water certification in 2023 reflecting the group’s consistent commitment to environmental stewardship across its portfolio.
“This certification is a testament to our team’s unwavering commitment to Responsible Luxury. At ITC Royal Bengal, sustainability is not merely a goal or a mandate — it is a way of life. We believe that luxury and responsibility must go hand in hand, and achieving LEED Zero Water reaffirms our pledge to preserve our planet’s most precious resource for generations to come”, said Gaurav Soneja, Cluster General Manager, ITC Royal Bengal & ITC Sonar
This achievement is a powerful reflection of ITC Hotels’ commitment to Sustainability— one that goes beyond aspiration to deliver real, measurable impact.
ITC Royal Bengal’s certification brings ITC Hotels’ LEED Zero Water portfolio to thirteen distinguished properties — spanning ITC Gardenia (Bengaluru), ITC Mughal (Agra), ITC Sonar (Kolkata), ITC Rajputana (Jaipur), ITC Maurya (New Delhi), ITC Kohenur (Hyderabad), ITC Maratha (Mumbai), ITC Grand Chola (Chennai), ITC Grand Bharat (Gurugram), ITC Narmada (Ahmedabad), Sheraton New Delhi, and Welcomhotel Bhubaneswar. Together, these hotels stand as a testament to ITC Hotels’ unwavering resolve to lead the hospitality sector toward a more sustainable future, as recognized by the USGBC.
