ITC's Hotel Royal Gardenia Becomes the World's Largest LEED Platinum Rated Green Hotel - First Hotel in India to Achieve This Recognition

KOLKATA, India, December 24 - ITC's new luxury hotel in Bengaluru, the ITC Hotel Royal Gardenia was
conferred the highest rating for green buildings in the world - the LEED
India Platinum Rating. This recognition makes it the world's largest platinum
rated hotel and is yet another manifestation of ITC's leadership in
Sustainability Practices. ITC is the only company in the world to be carbon
positive, water positive and solid waste recycling positive.

The LEED Platinum Rating for the ITC Hotel is one more green milestone
close on the heels of the ITC Green Centre in Gurgaon which was the world's
first largest green building. This Centre was chosen by the US Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton to announce her vision on Indo-US collaboration on
Climate Change during her last visit to India. After a tour of the building
she called it the "Monument to the Future". ITC's exemplary commitment to
green practices have also enabled its hotel in Kolkata - the ITC Hotel Sonar
- to be the only hotel in the world to earn carbon credits. In keeping with
the ITC Commitment to the "Triple Bottomline" philosophy, ITC Hotels has
aspired to be an 'exemplar' in the service sector and truly provides
leadership to positive environmental action in a sustainable manner.

The ITC Royal Gardenia is an inclusive blend of contemporary design and
international green practices, a beacon in a bustling urban environment.
Built on the ethos of "Responsible Luxury" the hotel has adopted
contemporary 'Green Practices' that harness the element of nature in an
inspired setting to deliver unique guest experiences.

According to Chief Executive, ITC Hotels Division, Nakul Anand, "The ITC
Royal Gardenia exemplifies ITC's vision and is perhaps the perfect example of
finding common rhythm between manmade and natural environment. The challenge
was to see how luxury and responsibility could be in harmony together. Thus a
series of sustainable measures and practices were embraced to ensure that
elements of nature were effectively harnessed at every level inside the
luxury hotel."

The hotel has utilised innovation, cutting edge technology and design
integration to earn new benchmarks in energy efficiency, water efficiency and
low carbon techniques, and is a model of environmental stewardship.

The LEED-India Rating System encourages and facilitates the development
of more sustainable buildings for innovation in design and environment
practices.

    Nazeeb Arif
    Vice President
    Corporate Communications
    ITC Ltd
    +91(0)33-22880329

Nazeeb Arif, Vice President, Corporate Communications, ITC Ltd, +91(0)33-22880329