Victorien Delangue
Victorien Delangue
Critical Minerals · ESG · Supply Chain Strategy

I help companies get critical minerals right.

Lithium, cobalt, rare earths — the materials powering the energy transition are under intense regulatory and reputational scrutiny. Most organisations don't have the in-house expertise to navigate that. I do.

Who I Am

Energy engineer. Founder. Seven years at the intersection of Earth observation, life cycle assessment, and critical mineral supply chains.

I founded Rosa Earth to bring satellite data into battery metal sourcing decisions — building tools, raising money, and working with 100+ stakeholders across the battery value chain. Before that, I led business development at Elum Energy across sub-Saharan Africa and sold LCA tools to major French construction companies (Bouygues, Vinci...) at One Click LCA. I've operated on remote sites, in European regulatory gatherings, and in boardroom negotiations with procurement teams.

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Built the tools
I didn't study critical minerals from a desk. I built an ESG assessment platform combining Earth observation with LCA methodology for more than 40,000 mining sites. I know what the data actually captures — and what it misses.
02
Sold to clients
Bouygues, Vinci, EDF, African energy developers. I understand how sustainability arguments land in a commercial conversation — and how to make them hold under procurement scrutiny.
03
Operated in markets
South Africa, Singapore, France, The Netherlands, Brazil, Norway. Time spent where extraction happens and where regulation is written. EU Battery Regulation, CRMA, CSRD — followed from drafting to implementation.
Currently Based in Paris, available globally.

Selected Work

Projects & references

A track record built at the intersection of Earth observation, ESG tools, and supply chain strategy.

Startup · 2022 – 2026
Rosa Earth
Founder & CEO
Critical Minerals · ESG · Space Tech

I founded Rosa Earth to bring satellite Earth observation into ESG assessment for critical metal mining sites — giving battery manufacturers, investors, and regulators the site-level environmental intelligence they couldn't get anywhere else. Built from zero: the product architecture, the go-to-market, the institutional partnerships. The venture later evolved into Rosamap, a non-profit building the world's first independent, open database of mining site impacts.

Supported by ESA — European Space Agency ADEME BRGM Startupbootcamp EuraTechnologies

Product demo

€130K Pre-seed raised
100+ Stakeholders engaged
3,500+ Startupbootcamp applicants beaten
3 Institutional partners

Other experience

2024 – 2025
One Click LCA
Drove LCA carbon tool adoption to French construction companies including CAC 40 Bouygues Construction and Vinci. Positioned technical methodology as a commercial argument for procurement teams navigating RE2020.
LCA · Carbon Enterprise sales Bouygues · Vinci
2019 – 2021
Elum Energy
Opened South Africa market for energy management software for a better solar penetration — €1M revenue in 18 months across South Africa, and later other Sub-Saharan countries.
Business development Sub-Saharan Africa €1M / 18 months
TBC
Amazon Restoration
Forest restoration project in the Amazon basin. Details coming.
Restoration Amazon Biodiversity

What I Do

From supply chain mapping to boardroom strategy

I work with companies navigating the complexity of responsible sourcing — translating technical depth into decisions that hold up to investor, regulator, and customer scrutiny.

ESG & Compliance

Responsible Sourcing Audits

Mapping and assessing ESG risk across Tier-N supply chains for battery metals, rare earths, and copper. Aligned with EU Battery Regulation, CRMA, and CSRD.

Strategy

Critical Minerals Strategy

Supporting industrial groups, investors, and startups in positioning for the energy transition — market mapping, sourcing strategies, and regulatory readiness.

Business Development

Market Entry & BD

Opening new markets for ESG data and sustainability tools in mining and energy. From stakeholder mapping to signed contracts — with technical credibility that keeps doors open.

Analysis

LCA & Carbon Footprinting

Life cycle assessments for battery materials and energy systems. Scope 3 quantification, hotspot identification, and decarbonisation pathway modelling.

Due Diligence

Supply Chain Due Diligence

ESG due diligence for M&A, investment mandates, and procurement decisions involving critical mineral assets — lithium brine in Chile, cobalt in the DRC.

Regulation

Regulatory Navigation

Translating EU Battery Regulation, CRMA, and CSRD into practical programmes — from gap analysis to implementation roadmaps for procurement and sustainability teams.

Areas of depth

Critical Minerals Battery Supply Chains EU Battery Regulation CRMA CSRD Life Cycle Assessment Scope 3 Emissions Earth Observation Lithium · Cobalt · REEs Mining ESG Responsible Sourcing Battery Passport Due Diligence Business Development

Let's work together.

Whether you're mapping a supply chain, preparing for compliance, or exploring a new market — I'm happy to have a first conversation.

Based
Paris, France — available globally
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/victoriendelangue