12. Responsible Consumption and Production

UNY Hosts UI GreenMetric 2024 Online Course to Promote Global Sustainability Awareness

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) continues to demonstrate its active commitment to sustainability by promoting awareness and education on environmentally responsible practices. One of its major initiatives in 2024 is hosting the UI GreenMetric International Online Course, a global program aimed at advancing sustainable development in higher education institutions. This program is officially supported by Rector’s Decree No. 9.2/UN34/IX/2024.
 

Nanyang University Students Learn Local Wisdom at UNY

On Wednesday (4/9), as part of the Overseas Education and Learning Programme (OELP), students from Nanyang Polytechnic Singapore (NYP), Singapore, studied Indonesian culture comprising gamelan and batik at UNY. Before this, the NYP students also visited the Candi Prambanan temple. Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta

UNY Empowers Bugel Farmers with Fish Farming Training to Strengthen Food and Nutrition Security

To support food and nutrition security among rural communities, a team from Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) conducted a two-day training and mentoring program on household fish farming for residents in Bugel Village, Panjatan Subdistrict, Kulon Progo. The program, held on August 10–11, 2024, at the Bugel Village Hall, focused on promoting sustainable fish cultivation practices. The team—consisting of Prof. Dr. Tien Aminatun, S.Si., M.Si., Rizka Apriani Putri, S.Si., M.Sc., Dr. Fitri Rahmawati, M.P., Dr.

Food processing innovation: biscuit made of tempe

To strengthen food security, UNY encourages various innovative efforts in processing various alternative food ingredients. Five UNY students consisting of Siti Nursipa Wulida (Culinary Education); Nur Evirda Khosyiati (Culinary Education); Rifki Refiyandi (Elementary School Teacher Education); Putri A. Panggabean (Accounting); and Syifaun Nuha A (Management) successfully developed tempe-based biscuits for toddlers named Bistbox.
 

EFH UNY Recycling Workshop: Developing Children's Creativity Amidst Plastic Waste Crisis

Plastic waste is not only difficult to decompose or biodegrade, plastic waste that is eaten by animals such as fish will eventually be consumed by us in the form of microplastics. This is certainly dangerous both for the environment and for ourselves.

UNY Deepens Its Green Commitment with Campus-Based Environmental Monitoring Teams

As part of its commitment to environmental management and sustainability, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) has appointed dedicated teams to compile Environmental Management and Monitoring Implementation Reports for its campuses. These efforts are formalized through Rector’s Decrees for the year 2024: Karangmalang Campus (Decrees No. 178.2/UN34/I/2024 and No.

Turning Banana Peel Waste into Healthy Snacks

Sumbersari Village, Purworejo Regency, is one of the banana-producing villages. Currently, some MSMEs specialize in processing bananas into chips. "Unfortunately, the waste in the form of banana peels is usually thrown away. Therefore, we initiated to manage banana peel waste into valuable foodstuffs through the Educreative Entrepreneurship class program," said Aji Aryo Prayoga, head of the UNY student community service team in Sumbersari village on December 15, 2023.

Procurement of Goods/Services in UNY

One of the core principles of Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) is sustainability. The UNY Code of Conduct, which aims to improve human health and safeguard the environment, must be adhered to by the food suppliers. As a fundamental component of our concept, our suppliers must likewise understand and share our dedication to sustainability and the environment. It is our responsibility to consistently motivate our suppliers to integrate sustainable development principles into their supply chains and internal business processes.

UNY preserves the traditional culinary through the Nusantara Culinary Festival

"The Festival Kuliner Nusantara UNY aims to preserve the existence of traditional Indonesia cuisine as well as to inform the public about the Diploma of Applied Food Engineering Study Program, Faculty of Vocational Studies, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY)," said the Coordinator of Diploma of Food Engineering Study Program of UNY, Prihastuti Ekawatiningsih, M.Pd on Sunday (

Processing Coconut into Sweet and Savory Chips

Coconut is one of the typical tropical plants found in Bojong 3 Village, Panjatan, Kulonprogo. Citra Ramadhani, a diploma student of Food Engineering UNY, tried to develop coconut processing innovations in the form of coconut chips. "The community has not optimally utilized raw coconut, so I took the initiative to process coconut into chips," said Citra on Thursday (20/4).

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