SDG #12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) has once again recorded an achievement in sustainability. In the UI GreenMetric Sustainable University Rankings (UIGM) 2026, UNY ranked 16th nationally and 115th globally. The achievement further underscores UNY’s consistency in developing a sustainable and environmentally friendly campus ecosystem while supporting the achievement of sustainable development goals. UNY also ranked second among LPTK/former IKIP institutions in terms of sustainability.

What is often regarded as waste can become the starting point for innovation. Five students from Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) have utilized catfish bones from food-production waste in Sleman, Yogyakarta, to be developed into a candidate biomaterial for an antiretroviral (ARV) drug delivery system.