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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
PPWR Becomes Mandatory on August 12: What Your Business Needs Ready
The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is mandatory from August 12, 2026 with no grace period. If your company manufactures, imports, ...
Legislation and regulation
Mexico 2026: IFRS S1 and S2 Are Now Mandatory for Publicly Traded Companies
Starting in 2026, reporting under IFRS S1 and S2 is mandatory for securities issuers in Mexico, covering fiscal year 2025 data. The CNBV isn't leaving ...
Legislation and regulation
Royal Decree 214/2025: the obligation to calculate and reduce the carbon footprint
Royal Decree 214/2025 of 18 March (published in Spain's Official State Gazette on 12 April 2025 and in force since 12 June 2025) marks a fundamental s ...
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Legislation and regulation
Environmental legislation in Spain: the carbon footprint at the regional level
Carbon footprint regulation in Spain has two levels: a state framework , led by Law 7/2021 and Royal Decree 214/2025, and a regional level in which se ...
Emission reduction
Scope 4 emissions: what avoided emissions mean for business
When measuring a company's carbon footprint, most businesses focus on Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions as defined by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol ...
Emission reduction
Fugitive emissions: how to reduce their business impact
Carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases often dominate climate discussions, but fugitive emissions , the unintended release of gases during ...
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Corporate sustainability
Sustainability certifications: which ones exist and how to obtain them
A sustainability certification is a recognition, issued by an independent body, that confirms a company meets an environmental, social or governance s ...
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Legislation and regulation
Changes in environmental standards for 2025: what has happened as of 2026
Environmental and management standards drive the shift towards more sustainable business practices, and they are updated frequently to respond to new ...
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Legislation and regulation
ESRS: what they are, the 12 standards and how to apply them
The European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) are the set of rules that companies obliged by the CSRD must use to report their sustainability ...
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