diff --git a/apps/web/lib/env.ts b/apps/web/lib/env.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb31703
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/lib/env.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { validateMintelEnv, mintelEnvSchema } from "@mintel/next-utils";
+
+/**
+ * Environment variable schema for the main website.
+ * Extends the default Mintel environment schema.
+ */
+export const envSchema = z.object({
+  ...mintelEnvSchema,
+
+  // Project specific overrides or additions
+  AUTH_COOKIE_NAME: z.string().default("mintel_gatekeeper_session"),
+
+  // Analytics provider toggle
+  NEXT_PUBLIC_ANALYTICS_PROVIDER: z
+    .enum(["plausible", "umami"])
+    .default("plausible"),
+
+  // Plausible specifics (to be standardized later if needed)
+  NEXT_PUBLIC_PLAUSIBLE_DOMAIN: z.string().default("mintel.me"),
+  NEXT_PUBLIC_PLAUSIBLE_SCRIPT_URL: z.string().url().optional(),
+});
+
+/**
+ * Validated environment object.
+ */
+export const env = validateMintelEnv(envSchema.shape);
+
+/**
+ * For legacy compatibility with existing code.
+ */
+export function getRawEnv() {
+  return env;
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/utils/analytics/index.ts b/apps/web/src/utils/analytics/index.ts
index 08ad158..8bb53db 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/utils/analytics/index.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/utils/analytics/index.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@
  * Clean constructor-based dependency injection
  */
 
-import type { AnalyticsAdapter, AnalyticsEvent, AnalyticsConfig } from './interfaces';
-import { PlausibleAdapter } from './plausible-adapter';
-import { UmamiAdapter, type UmamiConfig } from './umami-adapter';
+import type {
+  AnalyticsAdapter,
+  AnalyticsEvent,
+  AnalyticsConfig,
+} from "./interfaces";
+import { PlausibleAdapter } from "./plausible-adapter";
+import { UmamiAdapter, type UmamiConfig } from "./umami-adapter";
 
 export class AnalyticsService {
   private adapter: AnalyticsAdapter;
@@ -30,7 +34,7 @@ export class AnalyticsService {
     if (this.adapter.page) {
       return this.adapter.page(path, props);
     }
-    return this.track({ name: 'Pageview', props: { path, ...props } });
+    return this.track({ name: "Pageview", props: { path, ...props } });
   }
 
   async identify(userId: string, traits?: Record<string, any>): Promise<void> {
@@ -46,28 +50,34 @@ export class AnalyticsService {
 
   async trackOutboundLink(url: string, text: string): Promise<void> {
     return this.track({
-      name: 'Outbound Link',
-      props: { url, text }
+      name: "Outbound Link",
+      props: { url, text },
     });
   }
 
   async trackSearch(query: string, path: string): Promise<void> {
     return this.track({
-      name: 'Search',
-      props: { query, path }
+      name: "Search",
+      props: { query, path },
     });
   }
 
-  async trackPageLoad(loadTime: number, path: string, userAgent: string): Promise<void> {
+  async trackPageLoad(
+    loadTime: number,
+    path: string,
+    userAgent: string,
+  ): Promise<void> {
     return this.track({
-      name: 'Page Load',
-      props: { loadTime: Math.round(loadTime), path, userAgent }
+      name: "Page Load",
+      props: { loadTime: Math.round(loadTime), path, userAgent },
     });
   }
 }
 
 // Factory functions
-export function createPlausibleAnalytics(config: AnalyticsConfig): AnalyticsService {
+export function createPlausibleAnalytics(
+  config: AnalyticsConfig,
+): AnalyticsService {
   return new AnalyticsService(new PlausibleAdapter(config));
 }
 
@@ -78,19 +88,23 @@ export function createUmamiAnalytics(config: UmamiConfig): AnalyticsService {
 // Default singleton
 let defaultAnalytics: AnalyticsService | null = null;
 
+import { env } from "@/lib/env";
+
 export function getDefaultAnalytics(): AnalyticsService {
   if (!defaultAnalytics) {
-    const provider = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ANALYTICS_PROVIDER || 'plausible';
+    const provider = env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ANALYTICS_PROVIDER;
 
-    if (provider === 'umami') {
+    if (provider === "umami") {
       defaultAnalytics = createUmamiAnalytics({
-        websiteId: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_UMAMI_WEBSITE_ID || '',
-        hostUrl: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_UMAMI_HOST_URL,
+        websiteId: env.NEXT_PUBLIC_UMAMI_WEBSITE_ID || "",
+        hostUrl: env.UMAMI_API_ENDPOINT,
       });
     } else {
       defaultAnalytics = createPlausibleAnalytics({
-        domain: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_PLAUSIBLE_DOMAIN || 'mintel.me',
-        scriptUrl: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_PLAUSIBLE_SCRIPT_URL || 'https://plausible.yourdomain.com/js/script.js'
+        domain: env.NEXT_PUBLIC_PLAUSIBLE_DOMAIN,
+        scriptUrl:
+          env.NEXT_PUBLIC_PLAUSIBLE_SCRIPT_URL ||
+          "https://plausible.yourdomain.com/js/script.js",
       });
     }
   }
@@ -98,10 +112,13 @@ export function getDefaultAnalytics(): AnalyticsService {
 }
 
 // Convenience function
-export async function track(name: string, props?: Record<string, any>): Promise<void> {
+export async function track(
+  name: string,
+  props?: Record<string, any>,
+): Promise<void> {
   return getDefaultAnalytics().trackEvent(name, props);
 }
 
 // Re-export for advanced usage
 export type { AnalyticsAdapter, AnalyticsEvent, AnalyticsConfig };
-export { PlausibleAdapter };
\ No newline at end of file
+export { PlausibleAdapter };