Glasgow City Council
Scotlandcouncil•Last update: 13 Jun 2026
Summary
#6 of 69Glasgow City Council has passed 12 plant-based food transition actions. The council has a strong record of formally committing to plant-based transition actions. 2 earlier commitments have not been reaffirmed in over 2 years. The council's formal decisions deliver more than public claims suggest. 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
31.77
Sum across in-scope actions
Actions in scope
23
Actions with a score for this council
Average per action
1.38
Meetings processed: 3354 · Evidence spans: 133
Behaviour profile
Active
↗ Improving · ⚠ 2 stale commitments
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GreenWash alignment
Modest
Public claims vs formal delivery
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Public pressure
–
Public demand vs council response
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Data coverage·1233 meetings·3304 docs·last: Aug 2026
Council behaviour profile
Active⚠
2 commitments not reaffirmed in over 2 years.
- Endorse/Adopt Plant-Based Treaty (motion/committee decision)· last seen Dec 2021
- Map and support plant-protein processing infrastructure (pulses, legumes) and value chains· last seen Sep 2023
- Formally committed
- Discussed, not decided
- Active opposition
- Commitments dropped
Based on formal council meeting records
Alignment: Actions vs Public Claims
ModestPublic claims (4)Delivered (12)
Overall index: -0.67 (positive = more claims than delivery)
Based on 1 curated commitment document + 3 other public docs
| Theme | Claimed | Delivered | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant-Based & Agricultural Transition | 1 | 5 | -4 |
| Nature, Land & Animal | 1 | 5 | -4 |
| Governance & Accountability | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| Advocacy & Partnerships | 1 | 0 | +1 |
Based on 4 public-facing documents (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Endorse/Adopt Plant-Based Treaty (motion/committee decision)action 6View action page → | Governance & Strategy | Supporting | an annual assessment of each City Policy Committeean annual assessment of each Scrutiny CommitteeCouncil+9 | 1 | 09 Dec 2021 |
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 the City Administration committeeCity Administration CommitteeCouncil+5 | 38 | 17 Mar 2026 |
Farmer transition grants/advice to shift from livestock to horticulture and plant-protein cropsaction 22View action page → | Land Use & Producer Transition | Supporting | councilED Funding PanelEnvironment and Liveable Neighbourhoods City Policy Committee | 2 | 03 Dec 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 | CouncilCouncil or any additional funding allocated to that committeethe committeeProposed by: FergusonFerguson+6 | 8 | 11 Sep 2025 |
Shift policy support from monoculture toward diversified agroecological/veganic/regenerative farming (permaculture principles)action 67View action page → | Agricultural Policy: PBT Redirect | Supporting | City Administration CommitteeNet Zero and Climate Progress Monitoring City Policy Committee | 5 | 14 Apr 2026 |
Urban biodiversity programme (trees, wildflowers, green roofs, wildlife corridors, green community projects)action 61View action page → | Urban Nature & Biodiversity: RESTORE | Supporting | at City Administration CommitteeCity Administration CommitteeEnvironment and Liveable Neighbourhoods City Policy Committee+4 | 65 | 26 May 2026 |
Create nature recovery network (wildlife corridors/pollinator habitat) on former grazing or feed-crop landaction 55View action page → | Land Use & Nature Restoration: RESTORE | Supporting | Net Zero and Climate Progress Monitoring City Policy Committee | 3 | 03 Mar 2026 |
Declare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)action 63View action page → | Governance & Strategy: PBT Redirect | Supporting | an annual assessment of each City Policy Committeean annual assessment of each Scrutiny CommitteeCouncil+18 | 280 | 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 | City Administration CommitteeFinance and Audit Scrutiny CommitteeGlasgow City Council | 3 | 26 Feb 2026 |
Map and support plant-protein processing infrastructure (pulses, legumes) and value chainsaction 47View action page → | Supply Chain & Infrastructure | Supporting | Finance and Audit Scrutiny Committee | 2 | 27 Sep 2023 |
Peatland/wetland restoration (re-wetting, grazing-pressure reduction) on council landaction 53View action page → | Land Use & Nature Restoration: RESTORE | Supporting | City Administration CommitteeEnvironment and Liveable Neighbourhoods City Policy CommitteeNet Zero and Climate Progress Monitoring City Policy Committee+1 | 11 | 03 Mar 2026 |
Rewilding and land restoration payments/subsidies for former livestock landaction 60View action page → | Agricultural Subsidies & Stewardship: RESTORE | Supporting | City Administration CommitteeEnvironment and Liveable Neighbourhoods City Policy CommitteeGlasgow City Council+2 | 32 | 21 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 | Neutral | City Administration CommitteeEnvironment and Liveable Neighbourhoods City Policy Committee | 4 | 21 Aug 2025 |
Default plant-based catering for council meetings & eventsaction 39View action page → | Procurement & Council Operations | Neutral | Net Zero and Climate Progress Monitoring City Policy Committee | 2 | 13 Aug 2024 |
Divestment from animal agriculture / livestock-heavy investmentsaction 2View action page → | Economic Development & Business | Neutral | City Administration CommitteeEnvironment and Liveable Neighbourhoods City Policy CommitteeNet Zero and Climate Progress Monitoring City Policy Committee | 15 | 04 Mar 2025 |
Endorse Plant-Based Treaty / commit to national plant-based food transitionaction 30View action page → | National Advocacy | Neutral | Net Zero and Climate Progress Monitoring City Policy Committee | 1 | 27 Feb 2024 |
Food security priority policy (ending poverty/hunger; nutritious food accessible for all)action 65View action page → | Food Access & Justice: PBT Redirect | Neutral | City Administration CommitteeEnvironment and Liveable Neighbourhoods City Policy CommitteeGlasgow City Council+2 | 11 | 21 May 2026 |
Plant-based catering requirements for major venues & eventsaction 31View action page → | Planning & Regulation | Neutral | Net Zero and Climate Progress Monitoring City Policy Committee | 1 | 23 Sep 2025 |
Prevent conversion of cropland to animal feed crops (feed maize/soya)action 36View action page → | Planning & Regulation: RELINQUISH | Neutral | Net Zero and Climate Progress Monitoring City Policy Committee | 1 | 08 Aug 2023 |
Public awareness campaigns for food transition (reduce meat/dairy, plant-rich)action 45View action page → | Public Engagement & Education | Neutral | Net Zero and Climate Progress Monitoring City Policy Committee | 1 | 08 Aug 2023 |
Regional food strategy coordination group / food partnershipaction 16View action page → | Inter-Council Collaboration | Neutral | Environment and Liveable Neighbourhoods City Policy Committee | 1 | 11 Jun 2024 |
Targeted plant-based food voucher / cash-first support to reduce food insecurityaction 5View action page → | Food Access & Justice | Neutral | City Administration Committee | 2 | 21 Mar 2024 |
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 Administration CommitteeEnvironment and Liveable Neighbourhoods City Policy CommitteeFinance and Audit Scrutiny Committee+3 | 27 | 21 May 2026 |
Changes since previous snapshot
Stance changed (3)
- Allocate land/allotments for community food growing and plant-rich diets (edible gardens, veg growing)Supporting→Neutral
- Farmer transition grants/advice to shift from livestock to horticulture and plant-protein cropsNeutral→Supporting
- Targeted plant-based food voucher / cash-first support to reduce food insecuritySupporting→Neutral
Under consideration
soft-lane signal — not yet formally adoptedDeclare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)Recommended7 docs21 May 2026
Urban biodiversity programme (trees, wildflowers, green roofs, wildlife corridors, green community projects)Recommended6 docs04 Mar 2025
Adopt a funded Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) programme for climate mitigation/adaptation with measurable targetsDeferred3 docs17 Mar 2026
Natural capital accounting in public spending appraisalDeferred3 docs04 Dec 2025
Divestment from animal agriculture / livestock-heavy investmentsDeferred2 docs22 Jun 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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