Calderdale Council

The actions we track

• Integrate plant-based nutrition into JSNA / public health strategy

  5.00Supporting

• Adopt a funded Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) programme for climate mitigation/adaptation with measurable targets

  4.00Supporting

• Farmer transition grants/advice to shift from livestock to horticulture and plant-protein crops

  4.00Supporting

• Plant-based catering requirements for major venues & events

  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)

  1.56Supporting

• Declare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)

  1.32Supporting

• Urban biodiversity programme (trees, wildflowers, green roofs, wildlife corridors, green community projects)

  0.87Supporting

• Community cooking & food skills programmes (plant-based cooking)

  0.28Supporting

• Plant-based options offered in council catering/venues (non-default)

  0.25Supporting

• Adopt plant-forward / plant-based procurement policy

  0.00Neutral

• Allocate land/allotments for community food growing and plant-rich diets (edible gardens, veg growing)

  0.00Neutral

• Default plant-based catering for council meetings & events

  0.00Neutral

• Divestment from animal agriculture / livestock-heavy investments

  0.00Neutral

• Education in schools to reduce animal-based food consumption (curriculum/resources/programmes)

  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

• Peatland/wetland restoration (re-wetting, grazing-pressure reduction) on council land

  0.00Neutral

• Plant-based default / meat-free days in school meals (with dairy alternatives) and procurement alignment

  0.00Neutral

• Plant-based options standards for social care, care homes & NHS settings

  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

• Provide stewardship subsidies for landowners/farmers restoring ecosystem services (carbon, biodiversity, flood defence)

  0.00Neutral

• Regional food strategy coordination group / food partnership

  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

• 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

• Support small farmers to maintain/restore autonomy over land, water, seeds and resources

  0.00Neutral

• Targeted plant-based food voucher / cash-first support to reduce food insecurity

  0.00Neutral