Pasig City, Philippines - Less Meat More Veg - Greenpeace - Less Meat More Veg - Greenpeace

Many school districts are struggling with how to make sure kids get healthy food at school. Pasig City in the Philippines has taken a bold approach: it is now illegal to serve or advertise unhealthy food to children on or near a school on a school day. This applies not just to school canteens themselves, but stalls, stores, and fast food outlets within 50 meters of schools.

To replace unhealthy foods like instant noodles and soft drinks, the city and schools are promoting healthier, often plant-based choices like fruits, vegetables, and legumes.

What’s next?

This law is a great step towards healthier school meals. The next step to make Pasig City a real school-food leader is to include two dedicated vegetarian days per week by 2020.

Greenpeace’s global challenge:

Our supporters are challenging cities to race to the top on meat reduction to protect our climate, forests, and water. We aim to have at least 50 cities commit to serving two vegetarian meals (no meat or dairy options) in all public canteens weekly by the end of 2019. We expect to have at least 100 global cities make this or a greater commitment toward less and better meat and more plant-rich meals by 2020.

take action

In October 2019, city mayors affiliated with C40 and the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact convened to discuss future policies to address the climate crisis.

More than 200 scientists banded together, urging mayors to adopt ambitious food policies to reduce meat for the climate. 14 mayors signed a commitment to become ‘Good Food Cities’, considerably reducing meat served in their public institutions.

Dozens of cities are taking action. It’s a great start but not nearly enough. Add your name below to receive a Cities Toolkit that will give you step-by-step instructions on how to move your city or school toward Less Meat More Veg.

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