mr. niranjan khatri itc

ITC Green Centre, Gurgaon, India


The Key role of tourism industry in sustainable development. Why ? It touches

different stakeholders


Accounting Principles –Not applied to natural resources

• The going concern principle

• The principle of prudence

• The principle of consistency

• The precautionary principle

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• Eco principle-Internalize environment externality – Tough but possible


Initiatives of ITC


Intiatives of ITC


Love birds in the parkThe big picture india


Pictures are meant to clarify ,provided angle is right !!


Industrial symbiosis-you scratch my back I scratch your back- IT IS ALL ABOUT DESIGN


Nature & How ! ?

• How do mussels produce glue that sticks to anything.

• Spiders spins silk thread that ounce for ounce ,is 5 x stronger than steel.

• Abalone grow a shell that is twice as tough as ceramics.

• Above creatures how they manufacture their magical materials in water ,at room temperature ,silently and without producing any toxic material.


Principal of prudence ?

• Not implementing rain water harvesting-buying tanker water ?

• Not using day lighting & complaining energy cost are high ?

• Not using RC water for secondary use ?

• Glazing -1st heating the building & then cooling using scarce energy ?


“Stern” warning-Nicholas Stern -economist U.K to “Carbonholics” of the

world


“Forest precede civilisations;deserts follow them”Francois Rene


Water stress 2020 -Are we drought proofing ?


New York water story-savings of 5.5 billion $


World’s 1st 11 LEED Platinum hotel chain


GREEN DESIGN –Critical insight :Freeze design GREEN DESIGN –Critical insight :Freeze design & energy simulation during commencement of & energy simulation during commencement of projectproject

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Broadly classified in five areas:

Energy efficiency and renewable energy-51 % savings by design intent

Indoor environmental quality

Conservation of materials and resources

Safeguarding water and water efficiency-savings 40 %

Sustainable site planning


ITC MughalBio mimicry to reduce chemical energy

intensity


Plants managing sewage


ITC wind turbines- 1 step to avoid acid rain


38.5 % energy in ITC comes fromRenewable sources


ITC Gardenia Internalized environment externality & generated 3.2 crores worth natural capital value .


If the value of tree is Rs 30 lakhs or Rs 3 million

• ITC Gardenia saved Rs3 crores, or Rs 32

million !• By investing 6 lakhs for transplanting, instead of

Rs 20 for a axe !• Internalizing environment externality.• Example of : natural resource accounting• How about aquifer depreciation accounting ?


ITC gardenia reducing embodied water of energy in non a/c coffee shop


ITC gardenia reducing embodied water of energy in the lobby


ITC Hotels 2000- old HQ


To a “big ship” – Solar concentrator

at ITC Maurya 2009


“Architectural Changes” for Inclusive Growth


Waste is wealth- discarded flowers of ITC MauryaInnovation for people with multiple

disability-the triple bottom line in play


For a fly-transparency is a disability


Thank you

mr. niranjan khatri itc

Design