Overview

Sustainable Development Goal 12, titled “responsible consumption and production”, is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2015. The official wording of SDG 12 is “Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns”.

Key points

• About This ReportThis report is RUET’s annual sustainability report on SDG 12 — Responsible Consumption and Production.
• Institutional FrameworkRUET reports its contribution to the SDGs publicly through a dedicated Sustainability portal (sustainability.ruet.ac.bd), which maps university activity against all 17 goals, including Goal 12.
• Curriculum and Research: Embedding Responsible ConsumptionSustainable Urban Agri-Food System course: The Department of Urban & Regional Planning introduced this course in November 2023, covering vertical farming, urban food systems, soil–water management, and green infrastructure —…
• Waste Minimization PoliciesUnder the SDG 12 section of the RUET SDG Policy and Action Framework, and within the national ban on polythene shopping bags (Section 6A, Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act 1995), RUET encourages sustainable, low-waste…
• Paper Reduction InitiativesConducting the entire undergraduate admission process — application, payment, admit card, and result publication — through the online portal (admission.ruet.ac.bd), eliminating large volumes of paper forms.