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Andrés Cester
CEO & Co-Founder
Andrés Cester is the CEO of Manglai, a company he co-founded in 2023. Before embarking on this project, he was co-founder and co-CEO of Colvin, where he gained experience in leadership roles by combining his entrepreneurial vision with the management of multidisciplinary teams. He leads Manglai’s strategic direction by developing artificial intelligence-based solutions to help companies optimize their processes and reduce their environmental impact.
Articles by Andrés Cester
Legislation and regulation
EU Omnibus I Directive: What Changes for CSRD Reporting and CSDDD Due Diligence
Directive (EU) 2026/470 , published on 26 February 2026 and in force since 18 March, substantially simplifies the EU's sustainability reporting framew ...
Legislation and regulation
Mexico's Sustainable Taxonomy (TSM): What It Means for Your Company's Sustainability Reporting
Mexico's Sustainable Taxonomy (TSM) is the official system for classifying which economic activities count as sustainable, developed by the Ministry o ...
Legislation and regulation
Carbon Footprint in Mexican Manufacturing: Why the Real Challenge Is the Supply Chain
Mexico is one of the world's major manufacturing hubs, with the automotive industry and the IMMEX programme for the manufacturing, maquiladora and exp ...
Legislation and regulation
Water Footprint in Mexico: How to Measure It Without a Dedicated Law
In Mexico there is no specific law regulating the corporate water footprint , unlike carbon emissions, which do have a mandatory framework under the G ...
Legislation and regulation
CBAM 2026: What the EU Carbon Border Tax Means for Mexican Exporters
CBAM , the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, entered its definitive regime on 1 January 2026 . The transitional phase (2023-2025), which only r ...
Legislation and regulation
Mexico's General Climate Change Law (LGCC): What It Requires From Businesses
Mexico's General Law on Climate Change (LGCC) is the law that requires companies in Mexico to measure and report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. ...
94% of ESG teams use AI, but only 8% have truly integrated it
Two years ago, applying artificial intelligence to corporate sustainability was a pilot project reserved for the most technologically advanced compani ...
The nexus between economy and sustainability: the challenges of circularity according to the Circularity Gap Report 2026
For every three euros generated by the global economy, one is lost. Not because of bad luck or isolated crises, but as a result of the normal function ...
Sustainability investment 2030: why the World Economic Forum links it to growth
The question is no longer whether your company needs to manage its environmental impact. The question is whether it will do so before or after the mar ...
Climate change is already slowing business growth: how to measure your impact before it affects your business
Climate change is already taking a toll on business growth. This is no longer about long-term scenarios, but about visible signals in day-to-day opera ...
Practical guides
New Construction Products Regulation (EU) 2024/3110: a 2026 guide
The construction sector in Europe is entering a new regulatory phase. The new Construction Products Regulation , Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 , redefines ...
Corporate sustainability
Circular economy in packaging: materials, the PPWR and innovation
Packaging has become one of the main friction points between sustainability, regulation and business. Regulatory pressure, rising raw-material costs a ...
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