Haringey Council
Englandcouncil•Last update: 13 Jun 2026
Summary
#29 of 69Haringey Council has passed 6 plant-based food transition actions. The council has a strong record of formally committing to plant-based transition actions. 4 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 regressing — fewer recent decisions support plant-based transition than in prior years.
Total impact score
17.19
Sum across in-scope actions
Actions in scope
17
Actions with a score for this council
Average per action
1.01
Meetings processed: 3168 · Evidence spans: 84
Behaviour profile
Active
↘ Regressing · ⚠ 4 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·1183 meetings·2797 docs·last: Jun 2026
Council behaviour profile
Active⚠
4 commitments not reaffirmed in over 2 years.
- Farmer transition grants/advice to shift from livestock to horticulture and plant-protein crops· last seen Jul 2022
- Prioritize plant-based/vegan traders in markets & licensing· last seen Dec 2022
- Plant-based catering requirements for major venues & events· last seen May 2024
- Plant-based options offered in council catering/venues (non-default)· last seen May 2024
- Formally committed
- Discussed, not decided
- Active opposition0 signals
- 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 1 public-facing document (1 curated)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provide stewardship subsidies for landowners/farmers restoring ecosystem services (carbon, biodiversity, flood defence)action 59View action page → | Agricultural Subsidies & Stewardship: RESTORE | Supporting | Cabinethowever the project team have explored the panelQRP comment noted however the project team have explored the panel+5 | 13 | 05 Feb 2026 |
Prioritize plant-based/vegan traders in markets & licensingaction 32View action page → | Planning & Regulation | Supporting | Cabinetthe Cabinet | 1 | 15 Dec 2022 |
Declare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)action 63View action page → | Governance & Strategy: PBT Redirect | Supporting | Cabinetneeds and the objectives of the estate parking review which CabinetCulture, Community Safety & Environment Scrutiny PanelProposed by: Peray AhmetEmine Ibrahim+4 | 96 | 16 Mar 2026 |
Plant-based catering requirements for major venues & eventsaction 31View action page → | Planning & Regulation | Supporting | Full CouncilProposed by: Ahmed MahbubSarah Elliott | 2 | 20 May 2024 |
Farmer transition grants/advice to shift from livestock to horticulture and plant-protein cropsaction 22View action page → | Land Use & Producer Transition | Supporting | Planning Sub Committee | 1 | 11 Jul 2022 |
Urban biodiversity programme (trees, wildflowers, green roofs, wildlife corridors, green community projects)action 61View action page → | Urban Nature & Biodiversity: RESTORE | Neutral | CabinetCulture, Community Safety & Environment Scrutiny Panelfull Council+3 | 96 | 08 Jun 2026 |
Plant-based options offered in council catering/venues (non-default)action 74View action page → | Procurement & Council Operations | Supporting | Full CouncilProposed by: Ahmed MahbubSarah Elliott | 2 | 20 May 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 | Neutral | Cabinet | 1 | 09 Dec 2025 |
Adopt plant-forward / plant-based procurement policyaction 37View action page → | Procurement & Council Operations | Neutral | Culture, Community Safety & Environment Scrutiny Panel | 1 | 15 Dec 2022 |
Divestment from animal agriculture / livestock-heavy investmentsaction 2View action page → | Economic Development & Business | Neutral | Full Council | 1 | 20 May 2024 |
Education in schools to reduce animal-based food consumption (curriculum/resources/programmes)action 68View action page → | Public Engagement & Education: PBT Redirect | Neutral | Full Council | 1 | 20 May 2024 |
Food security priority policy (ending poverty/hunger; nutritious food accessible for all)action 65View action page → | Food Access & Justice: PBT Redirect | Neutral | Cabinet | 1 | 19 Sep 2023 |
Include livestock methane in carbon budgets and climate targets; mandatory livestock methane reportingaction 64View action page → | Governance & Strategy: PBT Redirect | Neutral | Full Council | 1 | 14 Mar 2024 |
Map and support plant-protein processing infrastructure (pulses, legumes) and value chainsaction 47View action page → | Supply Chain & Infrastructure | Neutral | Cabinet | 1 | 17 Jun 2025 |
Prevent conversion of cropland to animal feed crops (feed maize/soya)action 36View action page → | Planning & Regulation: RELINQUISH | Neutral | Planning Sub CommitteeStrategic Planning Committee | 3 | 06 Jan 2023 |
Shift policy support from monoculture toward diversified agroecological/veganic/regenerative farming (permaculture principles)action 67View action page → | Agricultural Policy: PBT Redirect | Neutral | Full Council | 2 | 16 Mar 2026 |
Targets for plant-based/plant-rich procurement in public cateringaction 49View action page → | Supply Chain & Infrastructure | Neutral | Cabinet | 1 | 18 Mar 2025 |
Under consideration
soft-lane signal — not yet formally adoptedPlanning framework: food-system land use in planning guidanceDeferred17 docs05 Mar 2026
Urban biodiversity programme (trees, wildflowers, green roofs, wildlife corridors, green community projects)Under consultation4 docs13 Jun 2023
Declare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)Recommended2 docs15 Jul 2025
Provide stewardship subsidies for landowners/farmers restoring ecosystem services (carbon, biodiversity, flood defence)Deferred2 docs11 Dec 2023
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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