England
Ranked #28 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.
ActingProvide stewardship subsidies for landowners/farmers restoring ecosystem services (carbon, biodiversity, flood defence)
5.00Supporting
Adopt a funded Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) programme for climate mitigation/adaptation with measurable targets
4.00Supporting
Declare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)
4.00Supporting
Shift land ownership/control into community hands for green space, reforestation, and community food gardens (asset transfer/CLTs/right-to-buy where applicable)
2.55Supporting
Plant-based catering requirements for major venues & events
1.10Supporting
Public awareness campaigns for food transition (reduce meat/dairy, plant-rich)
0.58Supporting
Plant-based options offered in council catering/venues (non-default)
0.15Supporting
Default plant-based catering for council meetings & events
0.00Neutral
Divestment from animal agriculture / livestock-heavy investments
0.00Neutral
Farmer transition grants/advice to shift from livestock to horticulture and plant-protein crops
0.00Neutral
Food security priority policy (ending poverty/hunger; nutritious food accessible for all)
0.00Neutral
Include livestock methane in carbon budgets and climate targets; mandatory livestock methane reporting
0.00Neutral
Map and support plant-protein processing infrastructure (pulses, legumes) and value chains
0.00Neutral
Plant-based options standards for social care, care homes & NHS settings
0.00Neutral
Shift policy support from monoculture toward diversified agroecological/veganic/regenerative farming (permaculture principles)
0.00Neutral
Support programme for food businesses to transition to plant-based offerings
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