EFF-C-007 : IVS determination
Effinature criterion · theme: Species and habitats
The Effinature criterion “IVS determination” (EFF-C-007) belongs to the Species and habitats theme and applies to the EVO reference framework(s). It maps to 29 international provision(s), including strong matches with ESRS E4 (E4-4), ESRS E4 (E4-5), TNFD (Metrics & targets B).
International correspondences (29)
| Framework | Provision | Relation | Confidence | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESRS E4 | E4-4 | Narrow match | Indicative (50%) | The Ecological Value Index (IVS/IVE management) serves as a measurable ecological-performance target. |
| ESRS E4 | E4-5 | Narrow match | Indicative (50%) | The Ecological Value Index measures the state of biodiversity relative to a baseline. |
| CSRD | ESRS-E4-4 | Broad match | Medium | The determination of the IVS sets a measurable plant-value objective, feeding a biodiversity target. |
| TNFD | Metrics & targets B | Close match | Medium | The determination of ecological indices (IVS) and the ecological assessment quantify impacts on nature, aligned with Metrics & targets B. |
| SBTN | S1b-R23 | Close match | Medium | Effinature combines biodiversity indicators at species level (flora/fauna monitoring) and at ecosystem/habitat level (IVS, IVE, ITCE, habitat characterisation), which overlaps with the SBTN requirement for two biodiversity indicators; a different usage framework (project vs corporate target). |
| ISO 17298 | 7.4 | Close match | High | The ISO requirement to define at least one indicator per action corresponds to Effinature's standardised ecological indicators (ITCE, IVS, IVE management). |
| ISO 17298 | 9.2 | Close match | High | The regular documentation of ISO indicator results corresponds to the periodic updating of Effinature's ecological indices (ITCE, IVS, IVE management). |
| CDP | 10.4 (Bio) | Close match | Medium | The determination of the IVS (Ecological Value Index of the Soil) is a quantified biodiversity indicator. |
| GBF | Target 12 | Narrow match | Medium | These requirements for the choice, planting, management and monitoring of plant heritage improve the quality and durability of urban green spaces, contributing more specifically to the target's objective. |
| NRL | Art. 8 | Narrow match | Medium | The Ecological Value Index (IVS/IVE) and its update quantify the ecological value of vegetated areas, a complementary indicator for monitoring urban green spaces. |
| Code env. | L110-1-connaissance | Narrow match | Indicative (45%) | The determination of the IVS produces a knowledge indicator of ecological value. |
| Nomenclature ZAN | ZAN-NAT-10 | Related match | Low | The IVS (EFF-C-007, plant-heritage value index) qualifies the value of the vegetated surfaces that cat. 10 classes as non-artificialised; convergent approaches to valuing vegetation but distinct metrics. |
| UICN SfN | Critère 3 | Close match | High | The Ecological Value Index (IVS) provides a measurable and comparable result of ecological quality, as required by 3.2. |
| ÉcoQuartier | Engagement 20 | Broad match | High | The ÉcoQuartier's preservation/restoration of plant biodiversity encompasses this Effinature requirement relating to flora, the plant palette, building greening and biodiversity areas. |
| BNG | BNG-01 | Related match | Indicative (45%) | Effinature sets no quantitative +10% threshold, but its ecological-gain indices (ITCE, IVS/IVE, CBSh) and the ecological assessment pursue the same objective of a measurable net biodiversity improvement between the initial state and the delivered/managed state. |
| BNG | BNG-03 | Related match | Indicative (40%) | Quantifying the baseline value via the statutory metric (biodiversity units as a function of size, distinctiveness, condition, location) partially overlaps with Effinature's indices (IVS/IVE, ITCE, CBSh): the same logic of an ecological score of the initial state, but a different tool and units (DEFRA methodology vs Effinature indices). |
| Crédits biodiv | BC-P04 | Close match | Medium (75%) | The IVS is an ecological indicator in the basket of monitored metrics. |
| IFC PS6 | PS6-§10 | Related match | Indicative (45%) | Effinature does not require a formal offset mechanism, but its ecological-gain indices (ITCE, IVS/IVE, CBSh) pursue a partially analogous objective of a measurable no-net-loss/net-gain outcome. |
| DGNB | ENV2.4 | Close match | Medium | Biodiversity index of the plot ~ Effinature IVS (ecological value index) determination. |
| Green Star | GSB-NAT-ECOVALUE | Close match | Medium | Both quantify and reward improvement of a site's ecological/vegetation value via an index. Effinature IVS (Indice de Valeur des Sols/vegetation) parallels Green Star's biodiversity value metric. |
| Green Star | GSDAB-LUE-ECOVALUE | Close match | Medium | Both use a weighted land-type / vegetation index to score ecological value. Green Star's Change in Ecological Value calculator parallels Effinature's IVS determination. |
| Green Mark / CBI | GM-GnPR | Related match | Medium | Effinature's plant IVS quantifies the vegetation present, close to the GnPR leaf-area measure. |
| Green Mark / CBI | SI-11 | Related match | Medium | The IVS quantifies the vegetation/canopy whose climatic benefits are measured by indicator 11. |
| Estidama | NS-3 | Close match | Medium | Improvement of the site's ecological value (value index / native planting). |
| ISO 17620 | 5.2 | Close match | High (82%) | The IVS (Ecological Value Index) is the Effinature metric quantifying the ecological state used to measure the change. |
| ISO 17620 | 7.3.2 | Close match | Medium (75%) | The IVS provides a measurable ecological-state target to be reached for the gain. |
| BREEAM LE | LE04 | Related match | Medium (65%) | The determination of the IVS measures the plant value underpinning the targeted ecological improvement. |
| BREEAM Communities | LE 04 | Narrow match | Indicative (55%) | The determination of the IVS (ecological value index) is a measurement instrument for LE04's enhancement. |
| SITES | Soil+Veg C4.8 | Related match | Indicative (55%) | Optimisation of plant biomass = determination of the IVS (ecological value index). |
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