Sustainable Food Systems

Fostering Belgian-Filipino Collaboration in Sustainable Food Systems: Insights from a Conversational Engagement with the Belgian Ambassador to the Ph

This article documents the recent hybrid meeting between the SLU-VLIR Short Initiative Food Upcycling Team and the outgoing Belgian Ambassador to the Philippines, His Excellency Michel Parys, held at the Belgian Embassy, Multinational Bancorporation Center 9th Floor, 6805 Ayala Avenue, Makati City on 8 July 2025.

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Empowering food processors through Sensory Analysis: A step forward in Food Upcycling Innovation

The Flemish Interuniversities Council University Development Co-operation or Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad Universitaire Ontwikkelingssamenwerking (VLIR UOS) Ghent University–Saint Louis University (SLU) Food Upcycling Project Team, in partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in the Cordillera Administrative Region, spearheaded a Sensory Analysis Training Workshop on 10 July 2025, at SLU’s Incubator for Research, Innovation & Business (SIRIB) Center, Otto Hahn Building, SLU Main Campus. 

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American Spaces Philippines Conference 2024: SLU highlights SDG Practices

Upholding Saint Louis University’s (SLU) commitment toward humanitarian advocacies and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), SLU faculty and administration delegates presented the University’s relevant programs through their respective sessions during the three-day American Spaces Philippines Conference 2024, hosted by SLU in partnership with American Corner Baguio.  As the host Corner, American Corner…

SLU BEdS Harvests First Hydroponics Gardening Produce

In response to Laudato Si Goals 1 (Response to the Cry of the Earth) and 3 (Ecological Economics), aligned with the CICM Advocacies on Justice and Integrity of Creation, and in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2 (Zero Hunger), 3 (Good Health and Well-being), and 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), Saint Louis University – Basic Education School (SLU BEdS) has successfully harvested its first produce from its Hydroponics Gardening Project. This milestone, achieved on May 31, 2024, was made possible under the leadership of Rev. Fr. Gilbert B. Sales, the guidance of Dr. Joselito C. Gutierrez, and the unwavering support of Mr. Alejandro P. Pablico.