Goal 12 · UN Sustainable Development Goals
Responsible Consumption and Production
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
Goal 12 targets sustainable management of natural resources, food-loss reduction, sound chemicals management, circular-economy transitions, and corporate sustainability reporting.
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African research focus
African research contributes to extractive-sector circularity, e-waste streams, agri-value-chain efficiency, and indigenous practices of sustainable resource use.
Top universities for Responsible Consumption and Production
Institutions producing the most publications tagged with this goal.
- 1.
Kafr el-Sheikh University
Egypt
301 publications
- 2.
Alexandria University
Egypt
172 publications
- 3.
Ain Shams University
Egypt
154 publications
- 4.
Mansoura University
Egypt
138 publications
- 5.
Zagazig University
Egypt
128 publications
- 6.
University of South Africa
South Africa
121 publications
- 7.
Tunis El Manar University
Tunisia
114 publications
- 8.
Abdelmalek Essaâdi University
Morocco
109 publications
- 9.
The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti
Nigeria
108 publications
- 10.
Ibn Tofail University
Morocco
108 publications
- 11.
Cairo University
Egypt
104 publications
- 12.
Al-Azhar University
Egypt
102 publications
Recent publications
Most recent research from African institutions tagged with Responsible Consumption and Production.
- 2026Open Access5 citations
Repurposing waste plastic into a sustainable adsorbent for removing synthetic dye: experimental, optimization and theoretical modeling
RSC Advances · Sinai University
- 2026Open Access4 citations
Physical, Mechanical and Thermal Properties of an Epoxy Composite Reinforced With <i>Nauclea diderrichii</i> (Bilinga) Wood Particles
Advances in Polymer Technology · University of Buea
- 2026Open Access4 citations
Transforming Cellulose for Sustainability: Comprehensive Insights into Modification Approaches and Their Applications
ACS Omega · Debre Tabor University
- 20263 citations
Eco-friendly calcium alginate–carboxymethyl cellulose hydrogel beads for efficient basic fuchsine adsorption from water
Inorganic Chemistry Communications · Badr University in Cairo
- 20263 citations
Nanoarchitectonics of Metal–organic Framework Technologies for Dual Antibiotic Adsorption and Photocatalytic Degradation in Water Treatment
Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials · Badr University in Cairo
- 20263 citations
Ab initio analysis of the optoelectronic and photocatalytic properties of codoped CaZrO3 with chalcogen (S, Se, and Te) and titanium (Ti): Influence of pH on band edge positions and CO2 reduction
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy · Université Sultan Moulay Slimane
- 2026Open Access3 citations
Advances in Battery Technologies for Next-Generation Energy Storage Systems
Electronics · University of Skikda
- 20262 citations
An adjustable heat-to-power ratio combined heat and power system integrating biomass gasification, solid oxide fuel cell, and gas turbine: Energy, exergy, economic, and exergoeconomic (4E) analyses
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy · University of the Witwatersrand
- 20262 citations
Bio-extracted chitosan-functionalized Mg–Al bimetallic as an innovative hybrid catalyst for green and sustainable synthesis of bioactive molecules with medicinal potential
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry · Université Moulay Ismail de Meknes
- 2026Open Access2 citations
Phytogenic‐Assisted Synthesis of ZnO/SnO <sub>2</sub> Hybrid Catalyst for Photocatalytic Degradation of Malachite Green
Nano Select · Wollo University
- 2026Open Access2 citations
First-principles insights into lead-free double perovskites X2SbAgBr6 (X = Li, Na, K) for sustainable optoelectronic applications
Scientific African · Hassan II University Casablanca
- 2026Open Access2 citations
Tenebrio molitor as a sustainable source of proteins and bioactive peptides: extraction techniques, functional properties, and applications
European Food Research and Technology · Nile University
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Source: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs · Goal 12