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Jaume Fontal
CPTO & Co-Founder
Jaume Fontal is a technology professional who currently serves as CPTO (Chief Product and Technology Officer) at Manglai, a company he co-founded in 2023. Before embarking on this project, he gained experience as Director of Technology and Product at Colvin and worked for over a decade at Softonic. At Manglai, he develops artificial intelligence-based solutions to help companies measure and reduce their carbon footprint.
Articles by Jaume Fontal
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Legislation and regulation
Sustainability laws and directives affecting companies in 2026
As of August 2026, a company operating in Spain lives with four blocks of environmental regulation: climate and reporting (Royal Decree 214/2025, CSRD ...
Waste management
Zero waste: how to achieve zero waste in your company
Zero waste is a management strategy that aims to redesign processes to prevent waste generation at source and ensure that the materials that are gener ...
Water footprint
Strategies to reduce the water footprint of companies
Water has gone from being an abundant input to a critical production factor. Pressure on water resources, rising water costs, and drought restrictions ...
Practical guides
Best waste footprint software in 2026
The best software for measuring and reporting a waste footprint in 2026 is Manglai , Teimas Zero , One Click LCA , Sphera LCA for Experts , Ecochain , ...
Practical guides
The best retail waste management software in 2026
The best waste management software for retail chains in 2026 is Manglai , Teimas Zero , Enablon (Wolters Kluwer) , SpheraCloud , Ecoveritas and Waste ...
Legislation and regulation
Service Footprint in Logistics: How to Measure Your Shipment Emissions with the GLEC Framework
Service footprint measures the greenhouse gas emissions of every shipment, route or logistics service your company provides or contracts. If you work ...
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Emission reduction
Realistic decarbonisation plan: how to build it and cut energy costs
A realistic decarbonisation plan is built in four moves: measure Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, rank the measures by cost per tonne avoided, start with t ...
Product carbon footprint
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA): what it is and how it works
The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is the procedure that analyses the environmental effects of a plan or programme before it is approved, fo ...
Emission reduction
Market-based vs location-based emissions accounting
As businesses become more aware of the need to track and reduce their carbon emissions, the way they account for those emissions matters more than eve ...
Legislation and regulation
GHG Protocol vs ISO 14064-1: which standard to choose in 2026
Quantifying and reporting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has become a strategic obligation for companies in Spain and across the EU. The two most wide ...
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Legislation and regulation
Environmental certifications for companies: types, benefits and requirements
Environmental certifications are recognitions granted by independent bodies that verify a company meets certain environmental management standards. Th ...
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