Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Category: Report-2025-2026
Date: 12 October 2026
Tags: SDG 12, Responsible Consumption and Production, food waste, circular economy
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Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption

and production patterns

Collaboration on Food Waste Reduction

https://www.nstda.or.th/home/news_post/centralworld-sdg12-20260331/

https://www.dcce.go.th/24191/

This collaboration supports UN Sustainable Development Goal Target 12.3, which aims to halve per capita global

food waste by 2030, and seeks to make sustainable food consumption a lasting norm in Thailand. Under a

memorandum of understanding, the Sustainable University Network of Thailand (SUN Thailand) and the Office

of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP), Ministry of Natural Resources and

Environment, committed to advancing SDG 12 through the campaign “Stop Food Waste, Sustain the Future.” On

30 March 2026, Professor Dr. Chanita Rukspollmuang, Vice President of Siam University, and Ms. Busaba

Saenprasert represented SUN Thailand at the launch of the “Reduce Leftovers, Reduce Waste: Stop Food Waste

SDG 12.3” initiative at CentralWorld. ONEP organised the initiative with the National Metal and Materials

Technology Center (MTEC), NSTDA, whose LookieWaste application links policy with practice to reduce food

waste systematically. More than 300 restaurants at CentralWorld joined and displayed the initiative’s sticker as

a commitment to responsible food waste management and mindful consumption. On 27 May 2026, the

university also took part in “Stop Food Waste: Eat Well, Love the Planet, Win More.” The Ministry organised this

campaign with The Mall Group and other private-sector partners to build an end-to-end food waste reduction

system with shopping-centre restaurants.The university and ONEP have also discussed on-campus food waste

separation and consistent data-collection systems to establish a baseline for scaling up. ONEP has asked SUN

Thailand to compile food waste data and related activities from its member universities.

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“Green Coffee” at Siam University

Siam University, in partnership with Zuspresso (Thailand) Co., Ltd., opened a new ZUS Coffee outlet on campus

on 30 June 2026. It is ZUS Coffee’s 19th branch in Thailand. The outlet aims to enhance the learning and lifestyle

environment for students, staff, and visitors, and it is consistent with the university’s “Reinventing for

Sustainable Future” and “Green Office” campus policies. The partnership also reflects ZUS Coffee’s approach to

sustainability, which builds environmental and social responsibility into its business model. The company aligns

its operations with several UN Sustainable Development Goals, including SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic

Growth), SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), and SDG 13 (Climate Action). It has taken part in

programmes that convert used coffee grounds into biofuel and upcycle daily coffee waste to reduce its carbon

footprint. Across its store network, it also works to minimise waste, reduce energy consumption, and adopt

environmentally friendly practices.

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