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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
Corporate sustainability
7 keys to understanding what changes with the new ISO 14001:2026
For years, having ISO 14001 was enough to demonstrate that a company was managing its environmental impact well. Today, it no longer is. Regulatory pr ...
Corporate sustainability
Why 42% of CEOs already treat climate as an immediate financial risk
Climate change has stopped being a reputational matter and entered companies' financial cycle. According to PwC's 29th Global CEO Survey (with fieldwo ...
Corporate sustainability
Climate change is already hitting your supply chain: how to measure the risk
A supplier who fails to deliver, an order that slips, a cost that rises without warning. For years, these problems were chalked up to market volatilit ...
Legislation and regulation
EU Regulation 2025/40 on packaging: requirements and obligations for companies
EU Regulation 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste (known as the PPWR, Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation) structurally redefines how compan ...
Practical guides
The 8 best ESG management software tools in 2026
The best software tools for ESG management and for automating sustainability reporting in 2026 are Manglai , Workiva, Sphera Corporate Sustainability, ...
Practical guides
8 best software tools to measure product carbon footprint (PCF) in 2026
The best software tools to measure product carbon footprint (PCF) in 2026 are Manglai , SAP Sustainability Footprint Management, Sphera LCA for Expert ...
Practical guides
The 8 best water footprint software tools in 2026 (ISO 14046)
The software most widely used to calculate and manage the water footprint under ISO 14046 are Manglai, SimaPro, Sphera LCA for Experts, openLCA, One C ...
Legislation and regulation
CSRD for SMEs: how the cascade effect impacts your supply chain
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) requires large European companies to publish detailed information on their environmental, soci ...
Product carbon footprint
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology: methods and tools
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the benchmark methodology for objectively and quantitatively evaluating the environmental impact of products, processes ...
Legislation and regulation
EU Omnibus package: what changes in the CSRD, ESRS and CSDDD
The Omnibus package is the largest simplification of sustainability rules the European Union has carried out to date. In a sentence: it raises the thr ...
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Corporate sustainability
How to implement the ESRS step by step under the 2026 simplified standards
Implementing the ESRS means closing the double materiality assessment, running a gap analysis at datapoint level, connecting your data sources, docume ...
Practical guides
CSRD for transportation companies: an updated guide after the Omnibus package
The CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) is the European directive that regulates how large companies report their environmental and so ...
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