Due to its size and scale of operations, Tesco was able to influence society at large in many ways, by encouraging its employees and customers to become socially responsible. The company adopted several initiatives to fulfill its responsibility to society.
These included charity, fund raising for a cause and promoting education. Tesco was of the view that it had a major role to play in promoting health food among its customers and strove to make health food available at affordable prices. These efforts were not limited to the UK but extended to other countries in which Tesco operated.