Carbon footprint of pesantren: the role of pesantren manager determining the food consumption

Abstract

Indonesia is a country with a large part of the population being Muslim with the characteristics of Islamic boarding schools. Islamic boarding schools are the oldest informal education institutions in Indonesia that influence the development of Indonesia. Santri, including pesantren people who have a higher mindset in understanding life than non-santri. The spiritual provision of the santri will be applied in the actions and behaviour of daily life starting from the smallest things like eating. Food consumption activities affect the environmental damage with carbon emissions produced. Carbon footprint can be used as a concept to calculate santri’s daily food consumption habits. The analytical method used to read data is the One-way Anova analysis program. Respondents of this research were Semarang Darul Falah Besongo’s Pesantren, who are 100% students of Walisongo State Islamic University Semarang. The spiritual knowledge of santri is the basis for optimally managing food. Pesantren with good food management principles, like food efficiency can minimize carbon emissions that damage the environment. The achievement of food safety will safeguard natural resources so that they remain sustainable.