diff --git a/changes/20231013160208.feature b/changes/20231013160208.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c646a660bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/20231013160208.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+:sparkles: `[environment]` Expose utilities for parsing and finding environment variables
diff --git a/changes/20231013160247.bugfix b/changes/20231013160247.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed9ba3a278
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/20231013160247.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+:bug: `[environment]` Fix environment variables parsing when an entry is incorrect
diff --git a/utils/environment/current.go b/utils/environment/current.go
index b422e315b9..27ee552c0f 100644
--- a/utils/environment/current.go
+++ b/utils/environment/current.go
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 package environment
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
 
 	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir"
 
-	"github.com/ARM-software/golang-utils/utils/commonerrors"
 	"github.com/ARM-software/golang-utils/utils/filesystem"
 )
 
@@ -35,14 +33,7 @@ func (c *currentEnv) GetEnvironmentVariables(dotEnvFiles ...string) (variables [
 		_ = godotenv.Load(dotEnvFiles...) // ignore error (specifically on loading .env) consistent with config.LoadFromEnvironment
 	}
 
-	curentEnv := os.Environ()
-	for i := range curentEnv {
-		envvar, err := ParseEnvironmentVariable(curentEnv[i])
-		if err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-		variables = append(variables, envvar)
-	}
+	variables = ParseEnvironmentVariables(os.Environ()...)
 	return
 }
 
@@ -52,13 +43,7 @@ func (c *currentEnv) GetFilesystem() filesystem.FS {
 
 // GetEnvironmentVariable searches the current environment (and optionally dotEnvFiles) for a specific environment variable `envvar`.
 func (c *currentEnv) GetEnvironmentVariable(envvar string, dotEnvFiles ...string) (value IEnvironmentVariable, err error) {
-	envvars := c.GetEnvironmentVariables(dotEnvFiles...)
-	for i := range envvars {
-		if envvars[i].GetKey() == envvar {
-			return envvars[i], nil
-		}
-	}
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: environment variable '%v' not set", commonerrors.ErrNotFound, envvar)
+	return FindEnvironmentVariable(envvar, c.GetEnvironmentVariables(dotEnvFiles...)...)
 }
 
 // NewCurrentEnvironment returns system current environment.
diff --git a/utils/environment/envvar.go b/utils/environment/envvar.go
index 366c5c0ba6..fce88e6711 100644
--- a/utils/environment/envvar.go
+++ b/utils/environment/envvar.go
@@ -82,10 +82,18 @@ func isEnvVarKey(value string) bool {
 // ParseEnvironmentVariable parses an environment variable definition, in the form "key=value".
 func ParseEnvironmentVariable(variable string) (IEnvironmentVariable, error) {
 	elements := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(variable), "=")
-	if len(elements) != 2 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: invalid environment variable entry", commonerrors.ErrInvalid)
+	if len(elements) < 2 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: invalid environment variable entry as not following key=value", commonerrors.ErrInvalid)
 	}
-	envvar := NewEnvironmentVariable(elements[0], elements[1])
+	value := elements[1]
+	if len(elements) > 2 {
+		var valueElems []string
+		for i := 1; i < len(elements); i++ {
+			valueElems = append(valueElems, elements[i])
+		}
+		value = strings.Join(valueElems, "=")
+	}
+	envvar := NewEnvironmentVariable(elements[0], value)
 	return envvar, envvar.Validate()
 }
 
@@ -114,3 +122,26 @@ func ValidateEnvironmentVariables(vars ...IEnvironmentVariable) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// ParseEnvironmentVariables parses a list of key=value entries such as os.Environ() and returns a list of the corresponding environment variables.
+// Any entry failing parsing will be ignored.
+func ParseEnvironmentVariables(variables ...string) (envVars []IEnvironmentVariable) {
+	for i := range variables {
+		envvar, err := ParseEnvironmentVariable(variables[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		envVars = append(envVars, envvar)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// FindEnvironmentVariable looks for an environment variable in a list. if no environment variable matches, an error is returned
+func FindEnvironmentVariable(envvar string, envvars ...IEnvironmentVariable) (IEnvironmentVariable, error) {
+	for i := range envvars {
+		if envvars[i].GetKey() == envvar {
+			return envvars[i], nil
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: environment variable '%v' not set", commonerrors.ErrNotFound, envvar)
+}
diff --git a/utils/environment/envvar_test.go b/utils/environment/envvar_test.go
index f1e4466315..26f3501e65 100644
--- a/utils/environment/envvar_test.go
+++ b/utils/environment/envvar_test.go
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ func TestParseEnvironmentVariable(t *testing.T) {
 	errortest.AssertError(t, err, commonerrors.ErrInvalid)
 	_, err = ParseEnvironmentVariable(faker.Word() + "=" + faker.Word())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = ParseEnvironmentVariable(faker.Word() + "=" + faker.Word() + "=")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = ParseEnvironmentVariable(faker.Word() + "=" + faker.Word() + "=" + faker.Sentence())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 	key := strings.ReplaceAll(strings.ReplaceAll(faker.Sentence(), " ", "_"), ".", "")
 	value := faker.Sentence()
 	envTest := NewEnvironmentVariable(key, value)
@@ -144,3 +148,16 @@ func TestParseEnvironmentVariable(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, env.UnmarshalText(txt))
 	assert.True(t, envTest.Equal(env))
 }
+
+func TestEnvVar_ParseEnvironmentVariables(t *testing.T) {
+	username := faker.Username()
+	entries := []string{"DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/65357/bus", "HOME=/home/josjen01", faker.UUIDHyphenated(), "EDITOR=hx", "LOGNAME=josjen01", "DISPLAY=:0", "SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-eBrdhiWnaFYp/agent.4969", "KRB5CCNAME=FILE:/tmp/krb5cc_65357_XLwjEE", "GPG_AGENT_INFO=/run/user/65357/gnupg/S.gpg-agent:0:1", "LANGUAGE=en_US:", "USER=" + username, "XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/65357", "WINDOWID=54525966", "KITTY_PID=151539", "CMSIS_PACK_ROOT=/home/josjen01/.cache/arm/packs", "XDG_SESSION_ID=4", "XDG_CONFIG_DIRS=/etc/xdg/xdg-i3:/etc/xdg", faker.Name(), "GDMSESSION=i3", "WINDOWPATH=2", "SHLVL=1", "DESKTOP_SESSION=i3", "GTK_MODULES=gail:atk-bridge", "LANG=en_US.UTF-8", "FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS=--color dark,hl:#d65d08,hl+:#d65d08,fg+:#282828,bg+:#282828,fg+:#b58900,info:#ebdbb2,prompt:#268bd2,pointer:#2aa198,marker:#d33682,spinner:#268bd2 -m", "XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=i3", "XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11", "KITTY_PUBLIC_KEY=1:^1R-7)Aw|}io+D^KqaYVJF0R&a!f&dpX}gSSEIH&", "XDG_SEAT=seat0", "TERM=xterm-kitty", "XDG_DATA_DIRS=/usr/share/i3:/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/:/var/lib/snapd/desktop", "DESKTOP_STARTUP_ID=i3/kitty/4969-5-e126332_TIME31895328", "SHELL=/bin/bash", "KITTY_WINDOW_ID=6", "QT_ACCESSIBILITY=1", "COLORTERM=truecolor", "TERMINFO=/home/josjen01/.local/kitty.app/lib/kitty/terminfo", "SSH_AGENT_PID=5033", "XDG_SESSION_CLASS=user", "KITTY_INSTALLATION_DIR=/home/josjen01/.local/kitty.app/lib/kitty", "XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=i3", "MANPATH=:/home/josjen01/.local/kitty.app/share/man::/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/share/man", "XAUTHORITY=/run/user/65357/gdm/Xauthority", "CMSIS_COMPILER_ROOT=/etc/cmsis-build", "XDG_VTNR=2", "I3SOCK=/run/user/65357/i3/ipc-socket.4969", "USERNAME=josjen01", "PATH=/usr/local/go/bin:/bin:/home/josjen01/.local/bin:/home/josjen01/go/bin:/home/josjen01/.cargo/bin:/usr/local/go/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin:/opt/puppetlabs/bin", "PWD=/home/josjen01/Git/golang-utils/utils/environment", "GOCOVERDIR=/tmp/go-build1026478377/b001/gocoverdir", "test1=Accusantium voluptatem aut sit perferendis consequatur", "test2=Perferendis aut accusantium voluptatem sit consequatur.", faker.Word()}
+	environmentVariables := ParseEnvironmentVariables(entries...)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, environmentVariables)
+	assert.Len(t, environmentVariables, len(entries)-3)
+	env, err := FindEnvironmentVariable("USER", environmentVariables...)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, username, env.GetValue())
+	_, err = FindEnvironmentVariable("TEST1", environmentVariables...)
+	errortest.AssertError(t, err, commonerrors.ErrNotFound)
+}