England
Ranked #31 of 229 UK councils
A running total of the weight of every tracked food action this council has formally voted through. It is not a mark out of 100.
AcknowledgingProvide stewardship subsidies for landowners/farmers restoring ecosystem services (carbon, biodiversity, flood defence)
4.65Supporting
Map and support plant-protein processing infrastructure (pulses, legumes) and value chains
4.00Supporting
Support programme for food businesses to transition to plant-based offerings
4.00Supporting
Farmer transition grants/advice to shift from livestock to horticulture and plant-protein crops
1.46Supporting
Shift land ownership/control into community hands for green space, reforestation, and community food gardens (asset transfer/CLTs/right-to-buy where applicable)
1.03Supporting
Allocate land/allotments for community food growing and plant-rich diets (edible gardens, veg growing)
0.45Supporting
Declare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)
0.36Supporting
Plant-based options offered in council catering/venues (non-default)
0.03Supporting
Adopt a funded Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) programme for climate mitigation/adaptation with measurable targets
0.00Neutral
Community cooking & food skills programmes (plant-based cooking)
0.00Neutral
Create nature recovery network (wildlife corridors/pollinator habitat) on former grazing or feed-crop land
0.00Neutral
Divestment from animal agriculture / livestock-heavy investments
0.00Neutral
Menu carbon labelling / footprint labels in council catering and public venues
0.00Neutral
Peatland/wetland restoration (re-wetting, grazing-pressure reduction) on council land
0.00Neutral
Plant-based catering requirements for major venues & events
0.00Neutral
Prevent conversion of cropland to animal feed crops (feed maize/soya)
0.00Neutral
Prioritize plant-based/vegan traders in markets & licensing
0.00Neutral
Public awareness campaigns for food transition (reduce meat/dairy, plant-rich)
0.00Neutral
Reform farm subsidies and agri-environment schemes to reward reduced livestock density and shift to horticulture/plant-protein crops
0.00Neutral
Repurpose council farmland/grazing land to nature recovery (rewilding/woodland creation/habitat restoration)
0.00Neutral
Rewilding and land restoration payments/subsidies for former livestock land
0.00Neutral
Targets for plant-based/plant-rich procurement in public catering
0.00Neutral
Urban biodiversity programme (trees, wildflowers, green roofs, wildlife corridors, green community projects)
0.00Neutral