Decarbonising a Chinese operation from a European headquarters rarely works. Emission factors differ, grid data is provincial, supplier documents are in Chinese, and the incentives that actually move a plant manager — PBOC carbon-reduction refinancing, provincial energy quotas, customer audits — are local.
We are based in Shanghai. We visit sites, read the Chinese invoices, run the supplier interviews and translate the results into a Scope 1-2-3 inventory your European or American headquarters can report.
What we do in Shanghai
Site carbon inventories
Scope 1 and 2 for your Chinese plants using provincial grid factors and metered data, not national averages.
Supplier audits and screening
On-site and remote supplier assessment in Mandarin, with document verification rather than self-declaration.
Green finance access
Structuring energy and efficiency projects to qualify for PBOC carbon-reduction refinancing and provincial support schemes.
Headquarters-ready reporting
Data delivered in the format your group needs for CSRD, CDP or SBTi, with a compliant cross-border data path.
Who we work with in Shanghai
- European and American manufacturers with plants in the Yangtze River Delta
- Brands sourcing from Chinese tier-1 and tier-2 suppliers
- China GMs asked by group HQ for carbon data they cannot produce
- Chinese exporters facing CBAM, CSRD or customer ESG audits
How an engagement runs
Site visit and data pull
We come to the plant, meet the energy and quality teams and extract meter, purchasing and production data.
Inventory and hotspots
We build the inventory with Chinese provincial factors and identify the reduction levers with real payback.
Implementation support
We support financing files, supplier engagement and the annual data cycle.
Carbon consulting in Shanghai — FAQ
Talk to our Shanghai team
Run the free maturity diagnosis, or book a site-visit conversation.