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To: Croydon Councillors (please only sign if you live in Croydon!)

Croydon Council must take the climate emergency seriously by becoming a plant based council

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We are calling on the council to:
1. Ensure food and drink provided at all internal meetings and events is 100% plant based, prioritising seasonal British produce to support our farmers.
2. Prioritise plant-based menu options wherever else the council has influence, for example in leisure centres, public cafes and schools.
3. Promote and encourage plant-based eating to residents and remove meat and dairy advertising where the council has an influence.

Why is this important?

Meat and dairy production is having a devastating effect on our environment, both here in the UK and globally; contributing to climate change, deforestation, water pollution and the depletion of natural resources. Moving to a plant based diet is the single most effective way that people can reduce their carbon footprint.
We know that having a liveable planet now and for younger generations is important to local people.
Croydon Council declared a climate emergency five years ago and we now call on elected members to show leadership in this area by showing that switching to plant based catering is easy to do and is the best option for the health and future well-being of our diverse community.

Croydon, UK

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Updates

2025-08-24 12:48:50 +0100

We had some interesting responses when we spoke at the council meeting last month! However they did not accept our proposal and so we are looking at other ways to keep up the pressure on this issue. The full recording of the meeting is here: https://aisapps.mediasite.com/AuditelScheduler/Player/Index/?id=9e9104b1-f798-4508-9bdb-09da7265524b&presID=93d6bdb7d661448082c8f607ab0612b01d

2025-06-02 21:11:16 +0100

We expect to be able to present our petition in debate at the full council meeting on 16th July. Please do contact your local councillors to explain your support for our campaign and let them know you want them to back it!

2025-03-24 22:04:55 +0000

Please don't stop signing and sharing! Due to some signatories being outside Croydon we need extra to ensure 500 with a Croydon postcode are on.

2025-03-24 21:56:29 +0000

500 signatures reached

2025-03-16 21:48:51 +0000

We have a deadline of 26th March to get to 500 signatures to present our petition at the April full council meeting - please share!

2025-01-10 20:48:32 +0000

100 signatures reached

2025-01-09 22:08:32 +0000

50 signatures reached

2024-12-17 11:48:26 +0000

25 signatures reached

2024-12-08 23:34:11 +0000

10 signatures reached