EFF-C-003 : Soil quality
Effinature criterion · theme: Living soils
The Effinature criterion “Soil quality” (EFF-C-003) belongs to the Living soils theme and applies to the EVO reference framework(s). It maps to 14 international provision(s), including strong matches with ESRS E4 (SBM-3), SBTN (S1b-R14), Taxonomie UE (2.2-SC).
International correspondences (14)
| Framework | Provision | Relation | Confidence | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESRS E4 | SBM-3 | Narrow match | Medium (60%) | The initial state/soil quality documents the site's baseline ecological state, the basis for identifying impacts on land degradation. |
| SBTN | S1b-R14 | Close match | Medium | The initial state and soil quality, land use, water-resource management and pollution treatment directly assess at site level the same land (soil use/pollution) and freshwater (water use/pollution) pressures as SBTN, the difference being scale (site vs value chain). |
| SBTN | S1b-R18 | Broad match | Medium | Soil quality/preservation, the CBS(h) (land use) and maintenance methods limiting inputs (pesticides/fertilisers) overlap with the SBTN indicators for land use and soil pollution (nutrient excess), without adopting their standardised indicators. |
| Taxonomie UE | 2.2-SC | Close match | Medium | The initial soil state, sustainable management and reuse of soil and pollution remediation restore the ecological quality of the site's soils. |
| SFDR | PAI-T2-LANDDEG | Related match | Indicative (50%) | Soil quality contributes to preventing the soil degradation targeted by the indicator. |
| GBF | Target 2 | Narrow match | Medium | The creation of structured biodiversity areas, the restoration of living soils and the re-establishment of ecological continuities contribute to the rehabilitation and improvement of ecological integrity and connectivity at the site scale. |
| GBF | Target 11 | Narrow match | Medium | Water-resource management, soil health, the installation of beehives and the provision of resources for pollinators strengthen ecosystem services (water, soils, pollination) explicitly cited by the target. |
| Nomenclature ZAN | ZAN-ART-3 | Related match | Medium | Stabilisation/compaction (cat. 3) degrades the soil quality that EFF-C-003 requires to be assessed; a link via the alteration of soil functions, without identity of object. |
| HQE | HQE-BD-C1.2d | Related match | Low | The quality of the soil as a biodiversity support overlaps with the soil-quality criterion. |
| ÉcoQuartier | Engagement 20 | Broad match | High | The ÉcoQuartier's soil preservation/restoration encompasses this Effinature requirement for preserving living soil (state, quality, land use, sealing, CBS/open ground). |
| Estidama | NS-2 | Related match | Medium | Soil quality - remediation / decontamination dimension. |
| LEED-ND | SLL-P4 | Related match | Indicative (45%) | LEED protects high-quality farmland (valuable soils); Effinature EFF-C-003 targets the site's soil quality. Partial overlap on soil value. |
| LEED-ND | SLL-C2 | Related match | Indicative (50%) | Brownfield Remediation addresses the decontamination of polluted soils, overlapping with the soil-quality requirement (EFF-C-003) for polluted sites. |
| ARB IdF | IND-10 | Close match | High | The soil-quality requirement overlaps with the assessment of soil quality before the project. |
Source & licence
- Publisher : IRICE (groupe NORMAXIS)
- Accreditation : Cofrac (Comité français d'accréditation) n°5-0655 rév. 1 (NF EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012), scope at www.cofrac.fr
- Dataset version : 9.1
- Licence : CC BY-ND 4.0