Grand Mercure Gandhinagar GIFT City is a green building and is recognised for its sustainable practices by IGBC. Green building of the hotel helps in minimising the overall impact on the environment through the efficient use of energy and water and the use of environmentally friendly practices during construction of the structure.
Accor group has always believed in adapting environment friendly practices in all its activities. As a part of Accor group’s Planet 21 programme, we are deeply committed to sustainable value creation, and focusing on implementations through which we can give back to planet and community. Under this programme, 21 commitments have been made that involve customers, partners and employees to act together in order to improve and reinvent sustainability for the well-being of the world.
Vineet Verma, Executive Director & CEO of Brigade Hospitality said, “It is a matter of pride to have our hotel at GIFT City – Gujarat, certified by IGBC. This certification stands testament to Brigade Group’s commitment to sustainable development which is in tune with IGBC’s goal of putting India on the map of global leaders in sustainable built environment. I would like to thank GIFT City Authority for their enviable support infrastructure that helped us achieve Gold level of certification under the IGBC Green New Building Rating System.
Bijoy Sengupta, General Manager, Grand Mercure Gandhinagar GIFT City said, “We feel that Green Building certificate by IGBC assures of providing sustainable hospitality a wider and more impactful platform. For us, at Grand Mercure Gandhinagar GIFT City, sustainable development is at the heart of our activities. We are hoping that this trend will continue and help Government in achieving its vision of ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ by 2025.”
In 2001, the CII–Indian Green Building Council launched the IGBC Green Service Buildings Rating System and formed a council with the aim of enabling an environmentally cohesive ecosystem. IGBC recognised buildings for their green features under seven categories including sustainable architecture and design, site selection and planning, water conservation, energy efficiency, building materials and resources, indoor environmental quality, innovation and development.
