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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
Inside Manglai
Allianz and Manglai join forces to help companies measure and reduce their carbon footprint
Allianz and Manglai have partnered to drive the measurement and reduction of carbon footprints across the business landscape. The collaboration enable ...
Water footprint
Water neutrality: is it an achievable goal for industry in Spain?
Water neutrality has become one of the most talked-about concepts in environmental management across Europe. Regulatory pressure, water stress, and co ...
Water footprint
What's the Difference Between Direct and Indirect Water Footprint?
When a company reports its water performance, the figure is usually summarised as a single aggregate number. Beneath it sit two distinct realities: th ...
Water footprint
Green Water Footprint: What it is and How it Supports Sustainability
The green water footprint is the volume of rainwater, temporarily stored in the soil as moisture, that plants consume during their growth. It is one o ...
Practical guides
SDG guide for Mexican companies: aligning your strategy with the 2030 Agenda
Sustainability is a strategic necessity for companies that want to stay competitive and resilient. In Mexico, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ...
Legislation and regulation
Sustainability in Mexico: environmental laws, NOM and key certifications
Mexico's environmental framework combines laws (such as the General Law on Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection and the General Law on Clim ...
Corporate sustainability
Transition risk: what it means for corporate strategy
Transition risk is the financial risk a company faces from the shift to a low-carbon economy: changes in regulation, technology, markets and reputatio ...
Corporate sustainability
The Higg Index: a sustainability benchmark for fashion brands
The Higg Index is a suite of standardised tools that measures the environmental and social impact of products and facilities across the apparel and fo ...
Green finances
Green finance: unlocking sustainable investment opportunities
Capital is moving towards companies that can prove their environmental performance, and away from those that cannot. Green finance is the channel thro ...
Corporate sustainability
Solastalgia: climate change and mental health
Solastalgia is the distress people feel when their home environment changes around them, whether through climate change, industrial development or res ...
Green finances
Wind energy taxation in Spain: the current rules
Wind farms in Spain are taxed at several levels: national taxes such as the property tax (IBI) , the business activity tax (IAE) and the tax on the va ...
Green finances
Tax credits for green projects: what really exists in Spain
Spain has no general system of "green tax credits" like those in other countries (for example, the tax credits in the United States). When people talk ...
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