EFF-C-027 : Compliance with legislation
Effinature criterion · theme: Governance and steering
The Effinature criterion “Compliance with legislation” (EFF-C-027) belongs to the Governance and steering theme and applies to the HVE reference framework(s). It maps to 17 international provision(s), including strong matches with GBF (Target 14), IFC PS6 (PS6-§20), ESS6 (ESS6-§26-27).
International correspondences (17)
| Framework | Provision | Relation | Confidence | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSRD | ESRS-E4-2 | Broad match | Medium | Compliance with legislation reflects a conformity commitment, a component of a biodiversity policy in the sense of E4-2. |
| GRI 101 | 101-1 | Related match | Low | Compliance with legislation attests to a commitment to environmental regulatory conformity, an element of a biodiversity policy, but does not cover the voluntary commitment to halt/reverse biodiversity loss aligned with the GBF. |
| TNFD | Governance A | Related match | Low | Adherence to the ecological charter and compliance with legislation reflect a formal commitment by the organisation, without constituting board oversight in the TNFD sense. |
| Taxonomie UE | DNSH-BIO-EIE | Related match | Medium | The environmental impact assessment and prefectural 'flora/fauna component' orders transpose the appropriate assessment under the Habitats/Birds Directives. |
| Taxonomie UE | MIN-SAFEGUARDS | Related match | Low | Compliance with legislation reflects a legality requirement but does not cover the OECD/UN due diligence of the minimum safeguards. |
| SFDR | DNSH | Related match | Indicative (40%) | Compliance with environmental legislation is a basic condition of DNSH. |
| ISO 17298 | 4.1 | Related match | Medium | The scope of the ISO biodiversity approach corresponds, at project scale, to the perimeter of the operation framed by the Effinature operation/project management system. |
| CDP | 10.1 (Bio) | Related match | Low | Compliance with legislation attests to a compliance commitment, narrower than a voluntary public biodiversity commitment. |
| GBF | Target 14 | Close match | High | The initial states, environmental impact assessments, prefectural orders, environmental specifications (CPAUPE) and ecological assessments formally integrate biodiversity into the project's planning and impact assessment. |
| Habitats/Oiseaux | HAB-Art16 | Broad match | Indicative (55%) | Compliance with legislation encompasses conformity with the protected-species derogation regime. |
| Habitats/Oiseaux | OIS-Art9 | Broad match | Indicative (55%) | Compliance with legislation guarantees conformity with the derogation regime of the Birds Directive. |
| Loi biodiv 2016 | BIO-04 | Related match | Medium | Compliance with legislation (Effinature) requires conformity with the legal framework, including the ecological-damage reparation regime enshrined by law. |
| IFC PS6 | PS6-§20 | Narrow match | Indicative (55%) | Effinature's compliance with legislation effectively covers conformity with legally protected areas (French law), over a narrower scope than the internationally recognised areas of PS6. |
| ESS6 | ESS6-§26-27 | Narrow match | Indicative (55%) | Effinature's compliance with legislation effectively covers conformity with legally protected areas (French law), over a narrower scope than the internationally recognised areas of ESS6. |
| EP4 | EP-P3 | Close match | Medium (70%) | Effinature's compliance with legislation responds directly to the primary requirement of Principle 3: compliance with the environmental laws and regulations of the host country. |
| EP4 | EP-P8 | Narrow match | Indicative (50%) | The commitment to compliance with environmental laws and permits at the heart of the EP4 covenants corresponds, in its regulatory dimension, to Effinature's compliance with legislation. |
| Green Star | GSDAB-LUE-COND | Related match | Low | The conditional requirement enforces compliance with environmental legislation (EPBC Act, wetland protection), analogous to Effinature's respect de la législation. |
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