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Paula Otero

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Paula Otero

Environmental and Sustainability Consultant

118 articles published

Biologist from the University of Santiago de Compostela with a Master’s degree in Natural Environment Management and Conservation from the University of Cádiz. After collaborating in university studies and working as an environmental consultant, I now apply my expertise at Manglai. I specialize in leading sustainability projects focused on the Sustainable Development Goals for companies. I advise clients on carbon footprint measurement and reduction, contribute to the development of our platform, and conduct internal training. My experience combines scientific rigor with practical applicability in the business sector.

Articles by Paula Otero

Spain's PRTR register: what it is, who must report and when the deadline falls

Legislation and regulation

2026 10 08
•5 MIN

Spain's PRTR register: what it is, who must report and when the deadline falls

Spain's State Register of Emissions and Pollutant Sources, known as PRTR-España, is the public database where industrial facilities report each year h ...

Sustainable consumption law in Spain: how it transposes the anti-greenwashing directive and the right to repair

Legislation and regulation

2026 10 06
•6 MIN

Sustainable consumption law in Spain: how it transposes the anti-greenwashing directive and the right to repair

Spain's forthcoming sustainable consumption law transposes two EU directives at once: Directive (EU) 2024/825 on empowering consumers for the green tr ...

Spend-based vs activity-based method in scope 3: when to use each

Practical guides

2026 10 01
•6 MIN

Spend-based vs activity-based method in scope 3: when to use each

The spend-based method calculates emissions for a scope 3 category by multiplying spend in currency by a sector-level monetary emission factor, while ...

Fluorinated gases and fugitive emissions: how to calculate scope 1 refrigerant leaks

Practical guides

2026 09 29
•7 MIN

Fluorinated gases and fugitive emissions: how to calculate scope 1 refrigerant leaks

Refrigerant leaks are usually the scope 1 line item that catches people off guard in a first greenhouse gas inventory: there is no fuel invoice behind ...

Guarantees of origin and scope 2: how to account for renewable electricity

Core climate concepts

2026 09 24
•6 MIN

Guarantees of origin and scope 2: how to account for renewable electricity

If you buy electricity with guarantees of origin, your inventory has to carry two scope 2 figures, not one . The GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance require ...

CBAM timeline 2026 and 2027: authorised declarant, annual declaration and certificates

Legislation and regulation

2026 09 22
•6 MIN

CBAM timeline 2026 and 2027: authorised declarant, annual declaration and certificates

If you import iron and steel, cement, aluminium, fertilisers, electricity or hydrogen, four dates govern your calendar: since 1 January 2026 only an a ...

Carbon footprint of a services company: what to measure without a factory

Practical guides

2026 09 17
•6 MIN

Carbon footprint of a services company: what to measure without a factory

With no factory or vehicle fleet of its own, the carbon footprint of a consultancy, a law firm, an agency or a software company concentrates in three ...

Limited assurance of the sustainability report: what the verifier reviews and how to prepare

Practical guides

2026 09 15
•6 MIN

Limited assurance of the sustainability report: what the verifier reviews and how to prepare

Assurance over the CSRD sustainability report is, and will remain, limited assurance . Directive (EU) 2026/470 removed the planned move to reasonable ...

CSRD transposition in Spain: where the sustainability reporting law stands

Legislation and regulation

2026 09 15
•6 MIN

CSRD transposition in Spain: where the sustainability reporting law stands

As of 7 September 2026, Spain still has not transposed the CSRD . The draft Sustainability Reporting Law (Proyecto de Ley de Información Empresarial s ...

MITECO emission factors in 2026: which version to use and how to apply them

Practical guides

2026 09 10
•6 MIN

MITECO emission factors in 2026: which version to use and how to apply them

Spain's Ministry for the Ecological Transition, MITECO, publishes its emission factors in early May each year , and the rule for using them is simple: ...

Sustainability software for SMEs: how to choose and what the options are

Practical guides

2026 09 01
•9 MIN

Sustainability software for SMEs: how to choose and what the options are

Eight sustainability platforms realistically fit an SME's budget and way of working today: Manglai, Greenly, Normative, AirCO2, Greemko, Plan A, Cozer ...

Environmental regulation for transport and logistics: what applies and from when

Legislation and regulation

2026 09 01
•10 MIN

Environmental regulation for transport and logistics: what applies and from when

A transport and logistics company operating in Spain faces five blocks of environmental rules: Royal Decree 214/2025 on carbon footprint, the Sustaina ...

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