UGM implements ethical sourcing policies that mandate purchasing seasonal local produce, MSME-made products, and environmentally friendly goods, supported by university regulations and circular letters promoting sustainable and responsible procurement practices.

UGM enforces comprehensive policies and SOPs for hazardous waste disposal, ensuring safe handling, storage, and treatment through dedicated facilities and licensed external partners who manage toxic waste collection and final processing.

UGM implements a landfill-reduction policy that tracks waste through segregation points, daily waste-truck monitoring, and PIAT processing data, enabling comprehensive measurement of landfill-bound and recycled waste.

UGM enforces university-wide policies to minimise plastic use by banning single-use plastics, requiring reusable or biodegradable materials, and supporting plastic-free initiatives through faculty programs and eco-friendly vendor partnerships.

UGM minimises disposable items through university-wide policies requiring reusable or biodegradable materials, reinforced by faculty-led zero waste events, plastic-free meetings, reusable catering systems, and mandatory tumbler use, all supported by large-scale socialisation reaching more than 40,000 students.

UGM extends its disposable-reduction policies to outsourced services and supply chains by requiring external vendors to follow zero-waste principles, avoid single-use materials, manage their own waste, and comply with regulations in Circular Letters 9034/2024 and 6627/2024.

UGM extends sustainability and minimisation policies to all outsourced suppliers by requiring domestic, MSME, and environmentally friendly products, enforcing zero-waste packaging standards, and strengthening supplier capacity through training and socialisation programs.

UGM measures all waste generated and recycled through an ICT-based tracking system managed by PIAT, which monitors waste volumes and processes inorganic, organic, and hazardous waste through dedicated recycling and treatment facilities.

UGM publishes an annual Sustainability Report that documents its SDG-related achievements, initiatives, and progress and is made publicly accessible through the university’s sustainability website.