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Paula Otero
Environmental and Sustainability Consultant
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
Legislation and regulation
NOM-085-SEMARNAT: fixed-source emission limits and how to comply
NOM-085-SEMARNAT-2011 is the Mexican Official Standard that sets the maximum permissible atmospheric emission levels for indirect-heating combustion e ...
Legislation and regulation
EINF: verification and materiality analysis of the non-financial statement
The non-financial statement (EINF, by its Spanish acronym) is the report that certain Spanish companies must publish on environmental, social, personn ...
Emission reduction
Carbon capture and storage (CCS/CCUS): what it is and what it is for
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a set of technologies that capture CO2 from a source (an industrial flue or a power plant) or directly from the ai ...
Legislation and regulation
CountEmissions EU: the new framework for measuring transport emissions
CountEmissions EU is the European Union's common, harmonised framework for calculating and communicating the greenhouse gas emissions of freight and p ...
Water footprint
Industrial water reuse: strategies, technologies and regulation
Industrial water reuse means treating a plant's wastewater so it can be used again for new purposes instead of being discharged. That additional treat ...
Emission reduction
Carbon accounting: what it is and how to implement it in your company
Carbon accounting is the process of systematically measuring, quantifying and recording an organisation's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, expressed in ...
Product carbon footprint
Ecodesign: what it is, principles and examples in product and packaging
Ecodesign is the approach that builds environmental criteria into the design stage of a product or packaging, aiming to reduce its impact across the w ...
Emission reduction
Carbon credits and the voluntary market: how they work
A carbon credit is a certificate representing the reduction, avoidance or removal of one tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) from the atmospher ...
Practical guides
How to write a sustainability report step by step
A sustainability report is the document a company uses to explain its environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance over a financial year: wh ...
Waste management
Hazardous waste: classification, management and obligations
Hazardous waste is waste that displays one or more hazardous properties and poses a risk to human health or the environment. For that reason it requir ...
Water footprint
Water stress: what it is, causes and how it affects companies
Water stress occurs when a territory's water demand approaches or exceeds the volume of water available, or when its quality limits its use. Technical ...
Core climate concepts
Greenhouse gases: which ones they are, sources and how they are measured
Greenhouse gases (GHG) are the gases in the atmosphere that trap part of the heat the Earth radiates back to space, causing the greenhouse effect. At ...
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