Community & sustainability

Seven initiatives making a lasting difference for people, communities and our planet.

At Tesco Bengaluru, we are committed to meaningful initiatives that transform lives and build a sustainable future for generations to come.

Active CSR projects

9,000+

Volunteering hours

300,000+

Lives impacted

5,000+

Acres transformed

See the impact we're making.

Project AgriNext

Empowering our farming community

We introduce scientific farming methods and renewable energy-powered irrigation, helping thousands of farmers grow more with less. Alongside farming, many families also rear livestock for added income. Community institutions connect farmers, share knowledge, and nurture local leadership, building higher incomes and long-term climate resilience.

5,697

Farming households reached

1,721

Acres under irrigation

3,871

Households earning >₹1 Lac

5,041

Acres with improved practices

Project Ignite

The power of opportunity

An employee-led initiative in urban Bengaluru that empowers underprivileged youth, often school or college dropouts from below-poverty-line families, with skill training, mentorship, and stable job opportunities. 60% of learners are girls.

2,100

Learners trained

₹1.2L → ₹3.1L

Annual income increase

1,600

Households with doubled income

60%

Female participants

Project Sashakt

Empowering women through sustainable crafts

We organise women into Mutually Beneficial Trusts where they receive training to produce handcrafted bamboo products for domestic and international markets. The initiative gives women financial independence while promoting sustainable land use and bamboo cultivation.

600

Women achieving financial independence

200

Farmers cultivating sustainable bamboo

MBTs

Mutually Beneficial Trusts established

Global

Export market reach

Project Saksham

Shaping a more inclusive future for tech

At Tesco, every difference is a strength and every story can inspire change. Project Saksham supports aspiring women in technology by equipping them with the skills, confidence, and mentorship they need to thrive, recently recognised as Best Firm in Diversity & Inclusion in Tech at The Rising 2025.

100

Scholarships awarded to underprivileged girls

100%

Career readiness support

Best firm in D&I in tech, The Rising 2025

STEM

Diversity promotion

Project NextGen

Investing in dreams

Many bright young minds dream of engineering and technology, but financial hardship cuts their journey short. Through merit-cum-means scholarships, we support 200 deserving students from low-income families in pursuing professional degrees, with life-changing results.

300+

Students supported in three years

70%

From agricultural families

₹15 LPA

Average placement CTC

15×

Household income boost

Project ReCycle

Building a circular economy

We build a circular economy where plastic doesn't end its journey in a landfill but begins a new one through advanced recycling technologies. Real-time data tracking ensures transparency at every step. The project blends environmental impact with social equity by including and uplifting local women waste workers.

2,100

Metric tons of plastic diverted

575

Workers and families impacted

Women-led

Recycling enterprises supported

3 yrs

Expected impact horizon

Coffee table book

Tesco Bengaluru

Our CSR journey, 2021 onwards

Our CSR story

Tesco Bengaluru

2021 onwards

Coming soon

Our CSR journey, captured in print

We are putting together a coffee table book that documents our community impact since 2021 across all six of our CSR projects, from the farms of AgriNext to the recycling drives of Project ReCycle. Told through photographs, stories and data, it is a lasting record of the difference our people make every day.

Download the Tesco Sustainability Report 2026 to learn more about our progress on climate, nature, health, people and communities.