Edinburgh City Council
Scotlandcouncil•Last update: 13 Jun 2026
Summary
#1 of 69Edinburgh City Council has passed 20 plant-based food transition actions. The council has a strong record of formally committing to plant-based transition actions. 7 earlier commitments have not been reaffirmed in over 2 years. Insufficient public-facing documents to assess communications vs delivery alignment. No public forum or petition data found — pressure cannot be assessed. The trajectory is improving — more recent decisions support plant-based transition than older ones.
Total impact score
49.58
Sum across in-scope actions
Actions in scope
26
Actions with a score for this council
Average per action
1.91
Meetings processed: 4204 · Evidence spans: 132
Behaviour profile
Active
↗ Improving · ⚠ 7 stale commitments
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GreenWash alignment
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Public claims vs formal delivery
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Public pressure
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Public demand vs council response
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Data coverage·1414 meetings·4187 docs·last: Jul 2026
Council behaviour profile
Active⚠
7 commitments not reaffirmed in over 2 years.
- Join/Sign Plant-Based Treaty (membership/pledge)· last seen Jan 2023
- Regional food strategy coordination group / food partnership· last seen Nov 2023
- Targets for plant-based/plant-rich procurement in public catering· last seen Jan 2024
- Staff training on inclusive catering (cultural diets, vegan/vegetarian)· last seen Jan 2024
- Workforce training for plant-based public catering & food service· last seen Jan 2024
- Allocate land/allotments for community food growing and plant-rich diets (edible gardens, veg growing)· last seen Mar 2024
- Support programme for food businesses to transition to plant-based offerings· last seen May 2024
- Formally committed
- Discussed, not decided
- Active opposition
- Commitments dropped
Based on formal council meeting records
Alignment: Actions vs Public Claims
Insufficient dataFewer than 2 public-facing documents found — not enough data to compute an alignment index.
Based on 0 public-facing documents
Public Pressure vs Council Response
Insufficient dataNo public forum or petition documents found — not enough data to measure public pressure.
Based on 0 public pressure documents (public forum packs, petitions)
Scored actions
Click an action to see scoring breakdown and evidence snippets.
| Action | Category | Stance | Body | Mentions | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Join/Sign Plant-Based Treaty (membership/pledge)action 9View action page → | Governance & Strategy | Supporting | — | 1 | 17 Jan 2023 |
Regional food strategy coordination group / food partnershipaction 16View action page → | Inter-Council Collaboration | Supporting | Finance and Resources CommitteeProposed by: Alys MumfordAlys Mumford | 1 | 21 Nov 2023 |
Shift policy support from monoculture toward diversified agroecological/veganic/regenerative farming (permaculture principles)action 67View action page → | Agricultural Policy: PBT Redirect | Supporting | City of Edinburgh CouncilCouncilPolicy and Sustainability CommitteeProposed by: LangWatt+16 | 13 | 09 Dec 2025 |
Adopt plant-forward / plant-based procurement policyaction 37View action page → | Procurement & Council Operations | Supporting | Policy and Sustainability CommitteeProposed by: Watt | 2 | 26 May 2026 |
Plant-based catering requirements for major venues & eventsaction 31View action page → | Planning & Regulation | Supporting | CouncilPolicy and Sustainability CommitteeProposed by: MillerMiller | 2 | 26 May 2026 |
Public awareness campaigns for food transition (reduce meat/dairy, plant-rich)action 45View action page → | Public Engagement & Education | Supporting | Policy and Sustainability Committee | 1 | 26 May 2026 |
Food security priority policy (ending poverty/hunger; nutritious food accessible for all)action 65View action page → | Food Access & Justice: PBT Redirect | Supporting | a further report to CommitteeCouncilat the Finance and Resources CommitteeProposed by: LangRae+56 | 49 | 26 May 2026 |
Provide stewardship subsidies for landowners/farmers restoring ecosystem services (carbon, biodiversity, flood defence)action 59View action page → | Agricultural Subsidies & Stewardship: RESTORE | Supporting | Transport and Environment Committee | 1 | 22 May 2025 |
Declare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)action 63View action page → | Governance & Strategy: PBT Redirect | Supporting | at Policy and Sustainability CommitteeCouncilCity of Edinburgh CouncilProposed by: Jo MowatIain Whyte+10 | 64 | 26 May 2026 |
Peatland/wetland restoration (re-wetting, grazing-pressure reduction) on council landaction 53View action page → | Land Use & Nature Restoration: RESTORE | Supporting | City of Edinburgh CouncilFinance and Resources CommitteeProposed by: Neil RossNeil Ross+2 | 2 | 29 Aug 2024 |
Support programme for food businesses to transition to plant-based offeringsaction 48View action page → | Supply Chain & Infrastructure | Supporting | Policy & Sustainability committeePolicy and Sustainability CommitteeProposed by: MumfordMumford+1 | 5 | 28 May 2024 |
Endorse Plant-Based Treaty / commit to national plant-based food transitionaction 30View action page → | National Advocacy | Supporting | Policy and Sustainability Committee | 21 | 19 Aug 2025 |
Shift land ownership/control into community hands for green space, reforestation, and community food gardens (asset transfer/CLTs/right-to-buy where applicable)action 62View action page → | Community Land & Ownership: RESTORE | Supporting | City of Edinburgh CouncilFinance and Resources CommitteeFull CouncilProposed by: Neil RossNeil Ross+2 | 7 | 27 May 2025 |
Staff training on inclusive catering (cultural diets, vegan/vegetarian)action 14View action page → | Health & Equity Integration | Supporting | Policy & Sustainability committeeProposed by: MumfordMumford | 1 | 09 Jan 2024 |
Urban biodiversity programme (trees, wildflowers, green roofs, wildlife corridors, green community projects)action 61View action page → | Urban Nature & Biodiversity: RESTORE | Supporting | City of Edinburgh CouncilCouncilPolicy and Sustainability CommitteeProposed by: Chas BoothChas Booth+7 | 26 | 26 May 2026 |
Plant-based options offered in council catering/venues (non-default)action 74View action page → | Procurement & Council Operations | Supporting | Policy & Sustainability committeePolicy and Sustainability CommitteeProposed by: MumfordMumford+1 | 3 | 26 May 2026 |
Allocate land/allotments for community food growing and plant-rich diets (edible gardens, veg growing)action 20View action page → | Land Use & Producer Transition | Supporting | City of Edinburgh CouncilCouncilFinance and Resources Committee | 3 | 13 Mar 2024 |
Adopt a funded Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) programme for climate mitigation/adaptation with measurable targetsaction 58View action page → | Climate Adaptation & Nature-Based Solutions: RESTORE | Supporting | at a meeting of Edinburgh Integration Joint BoardCouncilFinance and Resources CommitteeProposed by: HeapJason Rust+3 | 9 | 26 May 2026 |
Targets for plant-based/plant-rich procurement in public cateringaction 49View action page → | Supply Chain & Infrastructure | Supporting | Policy & Sustainability committeeProposed by: MumfordMumford | 1 | 09 Jan 2024 |
Workforce training for plant-based public catering & food serviceaction 51View action page → | Workforce & Skills | Supporting | Policy & Sustainability committeeProposed by: MumfordMumford | 1 | 09 Jan 2024 |
Divestment from animal agriculture / livestock-heavy investmentsaction 2View action page → | Economic Development & Business | Neutral | City of Edinburgh Council | 1 | 17 Mar 2022 |
Map and support plant-protein processing infrastructure (pulses, legumes) and value chainsaction 47View action page → | Supply Chain & Infrastructure | Neutral | Transport and Environment Committee | 1 | 02 Mar 2023 |
Prioritize plant-based/vegan traders in markets & licensingaction 32View action page → | Planning & Regulation | Neutral | Policy and Sustainability Committee | 1 | 26 May 2026 |
Reform farm subsidies and agri-environment schemes to reward reduced livestock density and shift to horticulture/plant-protein cropsaction 27View action page → | National Advocacy | Opposing | City of Edinburgh CouncilPolicy and Sustainability CommitteeTransport and Environment Committee | 37 | 11 Sep 2025 |
Rewilding and land restoration payments/subsidies for former livestock landaction 60View action page → | Agricultural Subsidies & Stewardship: RESTORE | Opposing | City of Edinburgh CouncilFinance and Resources CommitteePolicy and Sustainability Committee | 7 | 19 Aug 2025 |
Endorse/Adopt Plant-Based Treaty (motion/committee decision)action 6View action page → | Governance & Strategy | Neutral | at Policy and Sustainability Committeeto a further report to this CommitteeCity of Edinburgh CouncilProposed by: LangBeal+25 | 30 | 21 Oct 2025 |
Changes since previous snapshot
Dropped (1)
- Menu carbon labelling / footprint labels in council catering and public venuesSupporting
Under consideration
soft-lane signal — not yet formally adoptedFood security priority policy (ending poverty/hunger; nutritious food accessible for all)Deferred13 docs22 Oct 2024
Urban biodiversity programme (trees, wildflowers, green roofs, wildlife corridors, green community projects)Proposed7 docs26 Jun 2025
Endorse/Adopt Plant-Based Treaty (motion/committee decision)Proposed7 docs09 Jan 2024
Adopt a funded Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) programme for climate mitigation/adaptation with measurable targetsDeferred5 docs21 Mar 2024
Plant-based options offered in council catering/venues (non-default)Recommended4 docs09 Jan 2024
Allocate land/allotments for community food growing and plant-rich diets (edible gardens, veg growing)Deferred3 docs30 Aug 2022
Divestment from animal agriculture / livestock-heavy investmentsProposed3 docs17 Jan 2023
Shift policy support from monoculture toward diversified agroecological/veganic/regenerative farming (permaculture principles)Deferred3 docs09 Dec 2025
Public awareness campaigns for food transition (reduce meat/dairy, plant-rich)Proposed3 docs09 Jan 2024
Detected by pattern matching in agendas, work programmes, and meeting records. Confidence ≥ 0.55 · ≥ 2 documents · not yet showing as formally supported.
Data last published: 13 Jun 2026, 03:41 BST· pbt_v2
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