Manchester City Council
Englandcouncil•Last update: 13 Jun 2026
Summary
#38 of 69Manchester City Council has passed 8 plant-based food transition actions. The council has a strong record of formally committing to plant-based transition actions. 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
13.99
Sum across in-scope actions
Actions in scope
19
Actions with a score for this council
Average per action
0.74
Meetings processed: 2337 · Evidence spans: 47
Behaviour profile
Active
↗ Improving
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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·632 meetings·2198 docs·last: Jul 2026
Council behaviour profile
Active- Formally committed
- Discussed, not decided
- Active opposition
- Commitments dropped0 actions
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Integrate plant-based nutrition into JSNA / public health strategyaction 13View action page → | Health & Equity Integration | Supporting | CouncilProposed by: GoodLeech | 1 | 02 Jul 2024 |
Shift policy support from monoculture toward diversified agroecological/veganic/regenerative farming (permaculture principles)action 67View action page → | Agricultural Policy: PBT Redirect | Supporting | Environment, Climate Change and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny CommitteeExecutive | 3 | 15 Oct 2025 |
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 Executive CommitteeExecutiveCouncil+1 | 17 | 10 Sep 2025 |
Deforestation-free supply chains: no ecosystem clearing for animal farming; mandatory trade deal clausesaction 71View action page → | Land Use & Deforestation: PBT Relinquish | Supporting | CouncilProposed by: GoodLeech | 1 | 02 Jul 2024 |
Repurpose council farmland/grazing land to nature recovery (rewilding/woodland creation/habitat restoration)action 52View action page → | Land Use & Nature Restoration: RESTORE | Supporting | CouncilExecutiveProposed by: GoodLeech | 3 | 02 Jul 2024 |
Declare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)action 63View action page → | Governance & Strategy: PBT Redirect | Supporting | CouncilEnvironment, Climate Change and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny CommitteeExecutive | 38 | 20 May 2026 |
Rewilding and land restoration payments/subsidies for former livestock landaction 60View action page → | Agricultural Subsidies & Stewardship: RESTORE | Supporting | CouncilEnvironment, Climate Change and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny CommitteeExecutive | 28 | 13 Mar 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 | Supporting | CouncilEnvironment, Climate Change and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny CommitteeExecutive | 15 | 11 Feb 2026 |
Allocate land/allotments for community food growing and plant-rich diets (edible gardens, veg growing)action 20View action page → | Land Use & Producer Transition | Neutral | Environment, Climate Change and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny CommitteeExecutive | 2 | 04 Oct 2023 |
Create nature recovery network (wildlife corridors/pollinator habitat) on former grazing or feed-crop landaction 55View action page → | Land Use & Nature Restoration: RESTORE | Neutral | Executive | 2 | 21 Mar 2024 |
Divestment from animal agriculture / livestock-heavy investmentsaction 2View action page → | Economic Development & Business | Neutral | Executive | 2 | 21 Mar 2024 |
Peatland/wetland restoration (re-wetting, grazing-pressure reduction) on council landaction 53View action page → | Land Use & Nature Restoration: RESTORE | Neutral | Executive | 2 | 21 Mar 2024 |
Prevent conversion of cropland to animal feed crops (feed maize/soya)action 36View action page → | Planning & Regulation: RELINQUISH | Neutral | Council | 1 | 02 Jul 2024 |
Prioritize plant-based/vegan traders in markets & licensingaction 32View action page → | Planning & Regulation | Neutral | Environment, Climate Change and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Committee | 1 | 30 Nov 2022 |
Regional food strategy coordination group / food partnershipaction 16View action page → | Inter-Council Collaboration | Neutral | Environment, Climate Change and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Committee | 1 | 06 Mar 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 | Neutral | Executive | 1 | 04 Oct 2023 |
Staff training on inclusive catering (cultural diets, vegan/vegetarian)action 14View action page → | Health & Equity Integration | Neutral | Environment, Climate Change and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Committee | 1 | 30 Nov 2022 |
Urban biodiversity programme (trees, wildflowers, green roofs, wildlife corridors, green community projects)action 61View action page → | Urban Nature & Biodiversity: RESTORE | Neutral | CouncilEnvironment, Climate Change and Neighbourhoods Scrutiny CommitteeExecutive | 26 | 13 Mar 2026 |
Endorse/Adopt Plant-Based Treaty (motion/committee decision)action 6View action page → | Governance & Strategy | Opposing | CouncilProposed by: GoodLeech+2 | 3 | 10 Jul 2024 |
Under consideration
soft-lane signal — not yet formally adoptedAdopt a funded Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) programme for climate mitigation/adaptation with measurable targetsDeferred4 docs03 Mar 2026
Planning framework: food-system land use in planning guidanceDeferred4 docs09 Mar 2023
Natural capital accounting in public spending appraisalDeferred2 docs21 Mar 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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