Community

“We believe progress is only meaningful when it uplifts our communities and partners. By prioritising safety, dignity, and inclusion across our value chain, we are building a more equitable and resilient ecosystem. Our success is defined by the trust we earn and the sustainable livelihoods we create.”

Rohit Kapoor

CEO – Food Marketplace

Community Feeding Programs

Leveraging our delivery network and strategic partnerships, we are building scalable food redistribution programs that channel surplus meals safely and efficiently to communities in need. By aligning logistics with social-sector initiatives, we’re creating measurable impact in nutrition equity across cities.

Addressing Hunger

Leverage our value network and strategic partnerships to distribute 100 million means by 2030

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vada pavs order fulfilled, earning a Guinness World Record

Nurturing Networks and Communities

We strengthen communities by focusing on local sourcing to uplift regional economies and farmers. We build trust by ensuring ethical and responsible sourcing standards are upheld by every partner in our value chain, fostering a reliable and sustainable ecosystem.

Thriving Farms & Cooperatives

If it grows here, it comes from here—ensuring every locally available harvest is 100% indigenously sourced by 2025, uplifting farmers and strengthening regional economies.

Celebrating India’s dairy cooperatives and championing authentic, high-integrity dairy products with Milky Ways

Responsible Sourcing

Ensure 100% of our value chain partners adhere to a Responsible Sourcing Code by 2030.

Little Lifts

Enhance urban experiences in 5 major cities by 2030, bringing communities together and supporting welfare initiatives.

Enriching Livelihoods & Building an Inclusive Workforce

Our focus is on investing in people by providing skilling and employment opportunities across our network. We are dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship and building a truly inclusive and diverse workforce where everyone is empowered to succeed.

Skilling & Employment

Upskill, reskill, and facilitate participation of over 1 million individuals in our value chain by 2030, with programs like Swiggy Skills.

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delivery partners support Swiggy Skills

Fostering Entrepreneurship

Accelerate solutions for climate action, circularity, and delivery logistics by collaborating with 100 startups by 2030.

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brands featured on Shark Tank in FY25.

She The Change

Empower 100,000 women in Swiggy’s value chain by 2030, including entrepreneurs, delivery partners, and employees.

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women-run restaurants supported under ‘She the Change’ in FY25

Inclusive Growth

Build a thriving, inclusive environment where individuals feel empowered to bring their authentic selves to work, driving greater diversity and representation.

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partners associated welfare measures and insurance in FY25

Promoting Culinary Diversity and Food Integrity

We are champions of India’s diverse food heritage, actively helping local cuisines and brands scale their reach. Simultaneously, we uphold the highest standards of food quality, hygiene, and safety, ensuring consumer trust and culinary excellence.

Culinary Legacy

Celebrate culinary diversity, homegrown products, traditional cuisines and help 100 local brands scale geographically by 2030.

Platform initiatives increase visibility for thousands of legacy vendors

Quality & Trust

Confer 1 million partners with a distinction, like Swiggy Seal, by 2030 to uphold safety, hygiene, and quality standards.

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Restaurants accredited with the Swiggy Seal in FY25

Advancing Delivery Partner Safety and Well-being

The safety and welfare of our partners are fundamental to our business. We are committed to continuously enhancing their on-road safety and overall well-being through proactive measures, ensuring they operate in a secure and supportive environment.

Advancing Delivery Partner Safety and Well-being

Enhance delivery partner welfare and safety through targeted measures and reduce adverse incidents by 10% annually.

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Addressing Hunger

Leverage our value network and strategic partnerships to distribute 100 million meals by 2030.

Approach

Our strategy for addressing hunger is built on creating scalable food redistribution ecosystems. By aligning our logistical strengths with social-sector partners, we ensure the structured flow of safe, traceable, and timely surplus food. This approach contributes meaningfully to improving access to quality food and strengthens community food security networks.

Impact

Swiggy Serves network supported active redistribution in 171 cities, in FY25.

Swiggy fulfilled a single order of 11,000 vada pavs, earning a Guinness World Record, and turned it into a citywide food-sharing drive across Mumbai schools.

Thriving Farms & Cooperatives

If it grows here, it comes from here—ensuring every locally available harvest is 100% indigenously sourced by 2025, uplifting farmers and strengthening regional economies.

Approach

We see farmers and cooperatives as an integral part to resilient food systems. Our strategy is to expand market linkages that create stable demand, incentivise sustainable practices, and preserve agricultural diversity. By embedding local-first procurement and strengthening cooperative structures, we aim to create long-term value for both producers and consumers while safeguarding the cultural and nutritional richness of indigenous supply chains.

Key Initiatives

Local-first sourcing

Prioritise indigenous suppliers and certified organic staples to create stable demand for farmers.

Cooperative integration

Build procurement pathways for dairy and farm cooperatives into quick commerce distribution.

Impact

Instamart partnerships are bringing farmer-led brands such as Bharat Organics’ 21 certified staples, directly to consumers, creating consistent urban demand and clearer revenue pathways for producers.

Milky-Ways dairy outreach has created procurement channels to integrate cooperatives into rapid commerce distribution.

Programmes & Partnerships

Milky Ways

Swiggy Instamart and the Ministry of Cooperation (Government of India) co-hosted the “Milky Ways: Legen’dairy’ Brands of India” conclave in Delhi.

This landmark event aimed to empower India’s dairy cooperatives by integrating them into the quick commerce ecosystem. Following the conclave, a strategic collaboration was announced: Swiggy will leverage its infrastructure to bring fresh dairy products from cooperatives like Amul, Mother Dairy, and Milma directly to your door.

This initiative underscores Swiggy’s commitment to supporting local cooperatives and ensuring the highest quality, freshest dairy for our customers.

Responsible Sourcing

Ensure 100% of our value chain partners adhere to a Responsible Sourcing Code by 2030.

Swiggy’s Responsible Sourcing Policy drives ethical, sustainable practices across its value chain, emphasising fair labor, environmental stewardship, and local sourcing. It ensures supplier accountability through governance, audits, and collaboration, aligning with global standards to foster transparency, social responsibility, and continuous improvement throughout its ecosystem.

Little Lifts

Enhance urban experiences in 5 major cities by 2030, bringing communities together and supporting welfare initiatives.

By 2030, we’re committed to enhancing urban life in five major cities, bringing people closer and supporting initiatives that uplift those around us. Through meaningful partnerships and thoughtful innovation, we want to help build cities where everyone feels connected, cared for, and empowered to thrive together.

Skilling & Employment

Upskill, reskill, and facilitate participation of over 1 million individuals in our value chain by 2030, with programs like Swiggy Skills.

Approach

Our approach to skilling is designed to create sustainable livelihoods by aligning capability development with evolving industry demands. We focus on building accessible, modular pathways that equip our partners for mobility across roles and advance their careers. This ensures that our ecosystem is not only responsive to present needs but also resilient in preparing people for tomorrow’s opportunities.

Initiatives

Practical, income-relevant training

Deliver short, mobile-first courses tied to partner earnings and operational improvements.

Credential pathways

Link courses to certifications and job opportunities via government & industry partners.

Impact

Swiggy Skills currently supports ~500,000 delivery partners and ~400,000 restaurant staff with practical training in FY25.

Programmes & Partnerships

Swiggy x National Stock Exchange (NSE)

In collaboration with the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Swiggy has introduced specialised Financial Literacy Programs. These modules, covering budgeting, investments, and debt management are integrated directly into the delivery partner app. This program is designed to equip gig workers, especially women, with the essential knowledge for financial independence and long-term security.

Swiggy Skills Academy

Launched in 2022, the Swiggy Skills Academy is a transformative initiative empowering delivery partners and their families. In partnership with 21CC, we offer free, flexible online courses covering essential subjects, including financial literacy, digital skills, and english language proficiency, enabling partners to learn at their own pace and convenience.

Swiggy x Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)

Swiggy has partnered with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) to provide Skilling and Employment Opportunities to our value chain partners. This collaboration focuses on providing targeted skilling and training workshops to boost the holistic development and employability of delivery partners and their families, fostering continuous growth within our value chain.

Fostering Entrepreneurship

Accelerate solutions for climate action, circularity, and delivery logistics by collaborating with 100 startups by 2030.

Approach

We view entrepreneurship as a key driver of innovation and economic growth. Our strategy is to create an enabling ecosystem that provides small businesses and startups with crucial access to knowledge, markets, and mentorship. By breaking down structural barriers, we foster resilience and align entrepreneurial growth with strong social and environmental outcomes.

Initiatives

Market access

Provide pilots and preferential/highlighted listings to help validated startups reach customers at scale.

Startup partnerships

Collaborate with mission-aligned startups to co-develop scalable solutions, offering access to infrastructure, data, and demand channels to accelerate impact.

Company Policies

Enable employees to pursue external gigs and entrepreneurial ventures, fostering innovation and skill growth while balancing commitments.

Impact

Onboarded approximately 30 brands featured on Shark Tank in FY25.

Partnered with startups to accelerate EV Fleet and Sustainable Packaging adoption.

She The Change

Empower 100,000 women in Swiggy’s value chain by 2030, including entrepreneurs, delivery partners, and employees.

Approach

Our strategy is designed to address systemic barriers that limit economic participation for women. We work to create inclusive growth models where access to skills, networks, and resources are equitably distributed. By embedding gender equity into partner ecosystems, we aim to create pathways for women to lead, scale, and sustain enterprises, ensuring their role in shaping resilient and diverse value chains.

Initiatives

Targeted skilling

Offer digital business skills modules for women entrepreneurs and delivery partners, localised into regional languages.

Financial inclusion

Deliver tailored financial literacy and access to capital via partners (e.g., NSE).

Peer network

Dedicated peer networks foster mentorship and community to help individuals scale professionally.

Impact

50,000+ women-run restaurants supported under ‘She the Change’ in FY25.

Introduced ‘Mom’entum 2.0, a multi year programme ensuring role security, flexible work, part-time options, and pre and postpartum support.

Programmes & Partnerships

Swiggy x National Stock Exchange (NSE)

In collaboration with the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Swiggy has introduced financial literacy programs to equip delivery partners, especially women, with essential financial knowledge. These programs include modules on budgeting, investments, and debt management, integrated into the Swiggy delivery partner app for easy access. The partnership aims to empower gig workers with the tools needed for financial independence and long-term security.

Swiggy x Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)

Swiggy has partnered with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) to provide Skilling and Employment Opportunities to our value chain partners. This collaboration focuses on providing targeted skilling and training workshops to boost the holistic development and employability of delivery partners and their families, fostering continuous growth within our value chain.

Inclusive Growth

Build a thriving, inclusive environment where individuals feel empowered to bring their authentic selves to work, driving greater diversity and representation.

Approach

We embed inclusion into our growth strategy by prioritising equity across geography, gender, and socioeconomic status. Our approach focuses on reducing systemic barriers for small and diverse suppliers, building welfare nets that safeguard dignity, and ensuring value creation is broadly shared. This positions us to drive growth that is not only scalable but also sustainable and socially just.

Initiatives

Social protection at scale

Provide accessible insurance, emergency support and helplines to safeguard partner livelihoods.

Local procurement

Channel platform demand to small suppliers and cooperatives via “local-first” sourcing rules.

Basic services

Deliver sanitation and rest-spaces through strategic partnerships in priority cities.

Inclusive workplace policies

Implement gender equity, disability access, parental and pet parent support, plus inclusive leave for growth among others such policies.

Impact

Introduced ‘Mom’entum 2.0, a multi year programme ensuring role security, flexible work, part-time options, and pre and postpartum support.

Culinary Legacy

Celebrate culinary diversity, homegrown products, traditional cuisines and help 100 local brands scale geographically by 2030.

Approach

We see culinary heritage as an economic and cultural asset that must be safeguarded through intentional integration into modern value chains. Our strategy is to create visibility, recognition, and demand for traditional cuisines while strengthening the capacities of heritage vendors to adapt sustainably. By doing so, we ensure that cultural continuity is not lost but thrives within evolving consumer landscapes.

Initiatives

Local sourcing & stories

Highlight region-specific ingredients and publish producer stories to connect consumers to provenance.

Impact

Market reach: Platform initiatives increase visibility for thousands of legacy vendors

Local sourcing: Instamart/local-sourcing commitments create consistent demand signals for small producers.

Quality & Trust

Confer 1 million partners with a distinction, like Swiggy Seal, by 2030 to uphold safety, hygiene, and quality standards.

Approach

Our quality strategy is centred on embedding trust as a non-negotiable standard across the ecosystem. We prioritise systems of accreditation, accountability, and transparency that ensure consistency, irrespective of scale. By building consumer confidence through verifiable safeguards, we not only mitigate risk but also shape an industry benchmark for safety and integrity in food commerce.

Initiatives

Standardised Assessment & Certification

A partner accreditation framework (Swiggy Seal) with standard checks on hygiene, food handling and supply standards.

Transparent Labelling & Communication

Surface quality credentials and supply-chain claims on merchant pages so customers can make informed choices.

Third-party checks & Traceability

Use external auditors and supplier traceability to validate high-risk categories.

Impact

295,000 restaurants accredited with the Swiggy Seal in FY25

Delivering Safely

Enhance delivery partner welfare and safety through targeted measures and reduce adverse incidents by 10% annually.

Approach

We view safety as foundational to the dignity and sustainability of delivery work. Our strategy is to integrate preventive design, continuous training, and responsive support systems into the partner experience. By addressing structural risks and embedding safeguards into daily operations, we strengthen resilience and trust while ensuring that safety becomes a shared responsibility across the ecosystem.

Initiatives

Preventive training

Deliver mandatory road-safety during partner onboarding and first-responder training.

Comprehensive protection

Provide accessible insurance, emergency cash and helplines to all partners.

Operational safety and welfare infrastructure

Expand sanitation access, rest spaces and rapid emergency response tools built into the partner app.

Impact

Welfare & insurance coverage extended to ~1.8 million (18 lakh+) partners in FY25.

Sulabh partnership expands sanitation access in key cities.

Integrated SOS/ambulance services achieve emergency response times of roughly 11 minutes on average.

Conducted Road Safety training in partnership with traffic police across key cities in India.

Partnerships

Swiggy has partnered with Sulabh International to enhance the dignity and well-being of its delivery partners by providing free access to hygienic sanitation facilities (Sulabh Shauchalayas). Delivery partners can now avail this essential facility across major cities, including Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, using their Swiggy registration on the delivery partner app. This initiative is a landmark step in creating a more inclusive and supportive work environment for our gig workforce.