2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Does the council have a sustainable food strategy?

Question code
7.4a
Section
Waste Reduction & Food
Topic
Food Strategy
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
Low

Criteria

Criteria met if the strategy or work plan covers the whole council area (sometimes called place-based) and includes sections on sustainable food or the climate impacts of food.
The strategy must cover 6 months or more.

Clarifications

The strategy is not valid for a mark if it only focuses on council only operations, or only focuses on healthy eating and obesity.

Question performance by council type

Points distribution Northern Irish councils

0 points

7 Northern Irish councils

1 point

4 Northern Irish councils

Note: “in 2023” counts show how the councils listed below were marked on this question in 2023. This list of councils may be slightly different to the list of councils originally assessed on this question in 2023, due to the creation and abolition of councils between Scorecard years.

Rising and falling Northern Irish councils

22
councils scored higher in 2025
11
councils scored lower in 2025

Scores and evidence Northern Irish councils

CouncilScoreDifference2023Evidence
Ards and North Down Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Belfast City Council1/1▲ 1
Derry City and Strabane District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Mid Ulster District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1No evidence found