A greenhouse gas emissions assessment (BEGES) is mandatory for companies with more than 500 employees in mainland France (250 in overseas territories), renewed every 4 years, with scope 3 required only for companies obliged to publish a sustainability report (CSRD), themselves exempt from BEGES if that report contains their emissions assessment and transition plan. The fine reaches €50,000 for a first offence and €100,000 for repeat offences. Below these thresholds, no legal obligation applies, but CSRD requires large companies subject to it to provide climate reporting (scopes 1, 2 and 3), for which Bilan Carbone® is the natural foundation, and clients increasingly request it from their suppliers.
Read the source article: LCA or Bilan Carbone®: how do they differ, which to choose?