 The Leela Hotels & Resorts recycle its flowers into incense sticks
Anuraag Bhatnagar, CEO, and Chief Brand Officer, Anjali Mehra reminded the audience that The Leela Hotels and Resorts is where luxury meets conscience. A value that guests can actually smell for themselves: in partnership with Phool, all the flowers used to decorate the group's properties are recycled and made into incense sticks by marginalised women with the aim to provide for their day to day needs and support their reinsertion. The incense sticks and cones are infused with the Leela’s signature fragrance, Tishya by The Leela, and are both being reused in the group's properties or available to be purchased by the public.
Children are a particularly vulnerable population, and The Leela group's support for the Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation aims at creating child friendly environments by stopping child labour, promoting education and sports amongst youngsters and motivating young India girls to thrive. The group hopes to support the growth of a safer and more equal generation through the work of the foundation. So far, more than 12 villages are taking part in the initiative and the partnership is expected to help communities maintain their "child friendly" statuses over time.
The two last programmes presented are dedicated to women: "I am Leela" is a mentoring programme to empower women, and perpetuate the cycle of success amongst the women at The Leela. The programme is designed to develop the pride, achievement and ambition in the women amongst its staff.
“Shefs”, the last initiative presented, is promoting equity in the kitchen to encourage more women to thrive in the kitchen and pursue a career in gastronomy. This concept is curated in partnership with Dean With Us, and hosts a yearly event to celebrate women chefs.
 Anuraag Bhatnagar - CEO of The Leela Hotels & Resorts during the ILTM 2023
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