Our policy work
The Vegan Society’s Campaigns and Policy team works with policy makers on issues including sustainable agriculture, climate change, and public sector provision.
Our policy work is guided by our 2024 Vegan Manifesto, and current priorities include:
- Encouraging more vegan provision in public-sector institutions
- Promoting plant-based diets as a solution to health and environmental challenges
- Measures to protect the legal rights of vegans
The Food Strategy
In July 2025, the government published its food strategy framework, the Good Food Cycle. The Vegan Society has been collaborating with a wide range of organisations to promote the inclusion in the plan of measures to support plant-based food and diets.
Learn more about our policy proposals and activity.
Party Conferences
In recent years we have had a presence at the Autumn political party conferences with exhibition stands and fringe events. In 2025, we'll be attending the Liberal Democrat Conference and hosting a stall and fringe event at the Labour Party Conference.
If you are at the Labour Party Conference visit us at Stand AC15 and join our expert panel discussion, Healthy people, healthy planet: is food the magic ingredient? at 2pm on Sunday 28 October, in the PLMR Policy Hub.
If you'd like to collaborate with us, please email: policy[at]vegansociety[dot]com.
Policy briefings
Find our policy briefings here:
- Dietary Change and Emissions
- Catering for Everyone in Scotland
- Catering for Everyone in Wales
- Climate Emergency
- Councils Climate Emergency
- Grow Green UK
- Land Management in Wales
- Planting Value in the Food System
- Plate Up for the Planet
If you work for an elected representative, feel free to write to us for evidence on vegan-related issues at policy[at]vegansociety[dot]com
If you are a local campaigner, feel free to share relevant briefings with your local politicians, and send any feedback to campaigns[at]vegansociety[dot]com
All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Vegetarianism and Veganism
In the last parliament, The Vegan Society sponsored this group for MPs and peers, along with V for Life. All APPGs were dissolved in the run up to the July 2024 election. Following the election and a change in parliamentary rules, the APPG has not been reformed, but we work with a number of MPs to promote vegan issues and policies supporting wider adoption of plant-based foods.
Consultation responses
To view our responses to official consultations by the UK government, devolved governments and other bodies, please see the page How We Influence Policy.
Plant-based Food Alliance UK
In 2021, The Vegan Society helped to found a new coalition of organisations from across the UK’s plant-based value chain - The Plant-based Food Alliance UK. The aim is to support a thriving plant-based food and drink sector in the UK, that helps to improve public health and to realise the Government’s environmental goals.
