Summary Description
- Significantly reduces the serving of animal products by supporting cities developing more sustainable urban food systems.
- TopicThe topic of the legislation or policy covered by the text
- Alternative ProteinsPublic procurement
- SpeciesThe animal, or type of food production, covered by the text
- Farmed animals
- JurisdictionCountry or geographical area where the text applies
- International
- Sub-jurisdictionCountry or state where the text applies
- N/A
- Type of ActWhether the act is a law, regulation, or policy, or another type of text
- Policy
- StatusIndicates whether the act is in force or not
- Adopted
- Legal ValueWhether the text is binding or not
- Non-binding
- Date enactedDate the text was adopted
- 2015
- Date updatedDate when the entry was last updated by the CALF team
- June, 2023
- Official citation
- Milan Urban Policy Pact, October 2015, available online: https://www.milanurbanfoodpolicypact.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Milan-Urban-Food-Policy-Pact-EN.pdf
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Strengths
- Recognises that cities have a role to play in 'developing sustainable food systems and promoting healthy diets'.
- Supports cities to develop more sustainable urban food systems.
- 211 signatory cities, covering 340 million inhabitants.
- Offers best practice examples of food policies.
- Recommended actions include:
- The promotion of "sustainable diets (healthy, safe, culturally appropriate, environmentally friendly and rights-based) through relevant education, health promotion and communication programmes, with special attention to schools, care centres, markets and the media."
- Addressing "non-communicable diseases associated with poor diets and obesity, giving specific attention where appropriate to reducing intake of sugar, salt, trans fats, meat and dairy products and increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables and non-processed foods."
- The development of "sustainable dietary guidelines to inform consumers, city planners (in particular for public food procurement), food service providers, retailers, producers and processors, and promote communication and training campaigns."
- A review of public procurement and trade policy .
- Weaknesses
- Does not explicitly call out a shift away from animal-based products and towards plant-based products.
- Does not provide enforcement mechanisms.