SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Klaten – Students participating in the Off-Campus Learning Program (PLK) at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) recently launched a community-based organic waste management initiative through the cultivation of Black Soldier Fly (BSF) larvae, commonly known as maggots, in Pandan Hamlet, Somopuro Village, Jogonalan District, Klaten Regency, Central Java. The initiative, titled Eco Point, was developed to address the longstanding challenge of household organic waste management within the local community.

Sleman – Students from the Pancasila and Civic Education (PPKn) Study Program, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP), Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY), recently organized a Project-Based Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) initiative titled "Re-Charm Lab: Transforming Used Plastic Bottle Caps into Value-Added Accessories to Support SDG 12" at MI Muhammadiyah Al Muttaqien in Sleman.

Innovation in local food-based culinary products continues to emerge from Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY). Gina Rahmah Maulidiyah, a student of the Applied Bachelor’s (D4) Culinary Arts Program at the UNY Faculty of Vocational Studies, has developed a unique noodle product made from purslane leaves, named “Mikrot.”

The Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) Gunungkidul campus hosted Leafestiva 2026 on Tuesday (May 5, 2026), an annual culinary festival themed “One Leaf, Endless Flavors: Leafestiva Full of Creativity.” The event featured a series of activities, including group exercise sessions, seminars, traditional tumpeng tiwul decoration, and exhibitions of food and beverage products.

The commitment of higher education institutions to advancing green campuses was reinforced at the UI GreenMetric Workshop for Islamic Higher Education Institutions (PTKI) 2026, held at UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta. Carrying the theme “Integrating UI GreenMetric to Realize an Ecotheology-Based Green Campus,” the forum served as a platform for universities to share best practices in sustainable environmental governance.