Vamsiram BSR Tech Park has become the first IT Park in Hyderabad to adopt sustainable and health-focused food practices by partnering with the Green Tuesday Initiative. Starting April 2025, employees across the tech park will enjoy freshly prepared plant-forward meals every Tuesday. With over 7,000 people on campus, the move marks a meaningful step toward bringing low-impact, conscious eating into India’s growing IT sector.
Companies across the globe are making employee wellbeing and environmental responsibility are part of everyday workplace culture. This change reflects a smart shift in a growing wave of CSR-driven initiatives that recognize the role food plays in an organization’s environmental footprint. By shifting just one day a week to plant-powered menus, BSR Tech Park will significantly reduce its carbon emissions and water usage setting a new benchmark for India’s booming IT sector.
“Joining the Green Tuesday Initiative aligns with our strong focus on sustainability,” said Prem Reddy, Operations Lead at Vamsiram Group Tech Park. “We’re excited to implement this at BSR Tech Park as a pilot and eventually roll it out at Sohini and Jyoti Tech Parks.”
Why Sustainable Food Matters in CSR
For many working professionals, food is one of the few decisions they make at work that directly affects their long-term health. While tech parks often focus their sustainability efforts on energy and infrastructure, food is also emerging as a crucial area for climate action. The production of high-carbon-footprint, animal-based foods contributes disproportionately to global greenhouse gas emissions and water scarcity.
By incorporating sustainable food choices into workplace operations, BSR Tech Park is reducing its overall environmental footprint, and doing so in a way that’s practical and measurable.
“Vamsiram BSR Tech Park is taking a game-changing step by embracing the Green Tuesday Initiative,” said Bhavya Vatrapu, Senior Campaign Manager, Green Tuesday Initiative. “Simple swaps can dramatically reduce carbon emissions and water use.”
Studies have shown that switching to plant-based foods can reduce food-related greenhouse gas emissions by up to 73% and water usage by up to 70%.
Healthier Teams, Smarter Workplaces
Beyond individual health, Green Tuesday contributes to a workplace culture that values care, care for one’s body, one’s colleagues, and the planet. For employers, this shift offers more than good intentions. When teams eat well, they feel better, think more clearly, and show up more consistently.
Additionally, plant-powered meals have been linked to significant health benefits, including lower blood pressure 2, reduced risk of type-2 diabetes 3, and improved cholesterol levels 4.
This approach of incorporating health together with sustainability into the corporate ethos is especially relevant in modern corporate environments where wellbeing is becoming a key part of retention, engagement, and productivity. Offering sustainable meals once a week is a way to start, not by dictating personal choices, but by giving people the opportunity to experience something better, together.
A Measurable Step Toward Sustainability
Alongside health benefits, the environmental impact of plant-based eating is well-documented. Producing food from plant sources uses fewer resources and generates far fewer greenhouse gas emissions compared to meals made from animal products. With thousands of meals being served each week, the shift at BSR Tech Park will meaningfully reduce the tech park’s food-related carbon and water footprint.
By encouraging employees to opt for plant-forward meals on Tuesdays, the park is expected to reduce approximately 15,70,685 kilograms of carbon emissions annually. That’s approximately 1,187 return flights from Thiruvananthapuram to Punjab. (Calculated using average domestic flight emissions from Our World in Data.)
As the Green Tuesday Initiative expands across India and Vietnam, its growing presence in workplaces reflects a broader shift in how companies approach food, wellbeing, and climate impact. Vamsiram BSR Tech Park joins this movement not as a bold outlier, but as a forward-looking organization that recognizes the value of small, structured steps that benefit both people and the planet.
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