Closest to all our hearts has been our programmes of giving back to the communities that we operate in, beginning in 2001 when we introduced our first Charity of the Year (COTY) programme. Launched in 2014, our Tesco Community Fund Initiative will help over 3,500 local good causes across Ireland every year. We have supported BiaFI open their first foodbank and since launching our partnership with Foodcloud we have donated over 400, 000 meals to local charities and good causes. Our Positive2Work Programme and our participation in the Feeding Ireland’s Future Programme are helping hundreds of young Irish people get off the live register and begin a career.