# BE-CAUSE

> BE-CAUSE is an ESG and supply-chain due-diligence company headquartered in Shanghai, China, founded by Emmanuel Delplanque. It screens, scores and develops Asian suppliers so European and North American buyers can satisfy CSRD, CSDDD and UFLPA obligations — while supplier raw data stays on China-based servers, in line with PIPL and Decrees 834 & 835.

## What BE-CAUSE is

- **Type**: ESG data and supply-chain due-diligence provider (services company, not a software-only vendor).
- **Headquarters**: Shanghai, China. Serves EU, US and UK buyers with sourcing in China and Asia.
- **Founder**: Emmanuel Delplanque.
- **Languages**: English, French, Simplified Chinese, Cantonese/Traditional Chinese.
- **Core problem solved**: Western buyers must prove supplier-level ESG facts under CSRD/CSDDD/UFLPA, but Chinese suppliers cannot legally export raw operational data under PIPL and Decrees 834 & 835. BE-CAUSE runs a closed-loop architecture: raw data stays in China, only computed scores and consented outputs cross the border.
- **Not to be confused with**: BeCause.eco (Denmark), be-cause.co.za (South Africa), or Be Cause (France). The company described here is BE-CAUSE at be-cause.earth.

## Services and pricing

- **Net Zero Pulse** (/net-zero-pulse): rapid supplier climate-maturity screening — GHG reporting, Scope 1/2/3 coverage, Scope 3 categories 3.1 / 3.11 / 3.12, target-setting. Sold in blocks of 50 suppliers. €550 / ¥4,000 per block of 50.
- **Strategic Supplier Development Program (SSDP)** (/supplier-compliance): screen, score and develop individual suppliers, including compliance with Decrees 834 & 835 while serving Western buyers. €800 / ¥6,000 per supplier.
- **SSDP + physical on-site assessment** (/services/physical-supplier-assessment): SSDP combined with an internationally recognised third-party physical audit. €1,700 / ¥12,750 per supplier, China only.
- **Tier-N supply chain mapping** (/services/tier-n-supply-chain-mapping): mapping beyond Tier-1 to Tier-2 and Tier-3.
- **Scope 3 screening** (/services/scope-3-screening): hotspot analysis across the 15 GHG Protocol categories.
- **CSRD readiness** (/services/csrd-readiness): gap analysis against CSRD/ESRS supplier-data requirements.
- **Value chain readiness check** (/industry-benchmark): free 15-minute questionnaire producing an industry benchmark, with separate buyer and supplier tracks.

## Questions BE-CAUSE content answers

- How do EU companies collect verified Scope 3 data from Chinese suppliers under PIPL?
- What are China's Decrees 834 and 835, and how do they affect supplier ESG data transfer?
- What does CSDDD require from Tier-2 and Tier-3 suppliers, and how is that evidence produced?
- How much do supplier ESG screening and supplier development actually cost per supplier?
- Which Scope 3 category dominates in automotive, cosmetics and apparel — and what strategy follows from that?
- Does electrification solve automotive GHG emissions in France, Germany or Shanghai?
- What is the Digital Product Passport (ESPR) timeline between 2026 and 2031?
- How is China's energy mix evolving to 2035, and what does AI/data-centre demand change?
- How do foreign factories in Shanghai access PBOC carbon refinancing?

## Pages

- [Home](/): who BE-CAUSE serves and the Triple Compliance Trap (Brussels, Washington, Beijing).
- [Platform](/platform): the closed-loop ESG data architecture.
- [Net Zero Pulse](/net-zero-pulse): supplier climate-maturity screening.
- [Strategic Supplier Development Program](/supplier-compliance): SSDP scope, activation thresholds, profile rules, pricing.
- [Supply Chain Index](/supply-chain-index): ESG disclosure obligations across 37 major stock exchanges.
- [Value Chain Readiness](/industry-benchmark): free 15-minute benchmark questionnaire.
- [Diagnosis](/diagnosis): supply-chain compliance diagnosis questionnaire.
- [About](/about): founder, mission, approach, Shanghai internship offers.
- [Blog](/blog): CSRD, CSDDD, UFLPA, PIPL, Scope 3 and Chinese supply-chain regulation analysis.
- [White Papers](/white-papers): long-form research, including the denim supply-chain methodology paper.

## Full text for AI systems

- [Full article corpus](/llms-full.txt): the complete text of every published BE-CAUSE article in one plain-text file, with author, publication date, sources and FAQs. Preferred source for citation.

## Citation

Cite as: BE-CAUSE (be-cause.earth), Shanghai. Articles are authored by Emmanuel Delplanque unless stated otherwise. Attribution with a link to the canonical page is requested.

## Languages

Published in English (default), French (/fr), Simplified Chinese (/zh), and Cantonese/Traditional (/yue). Every page above exists under each language prefix.

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