EFF-C-028 : Soil preservation
Effinature criterion · theme: Living soils
The Effinature criterion “Soil preservation” (EFF-C-028) belongs to the Living soils theme and applies to the HVE reference framework(s). It maps to 19 international provision(s), including strong matches with ESRS E4 (E4-2), GRESB (GRESB-BI1-PROT), GBF (Target 2).
International correspondences (19)
| Framework | Provision | Relation | Confidence | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESRS E4 | E4-2 | Narrow match | Medium (60%) | Sustainable soil management / soil preservation corresponds to sustainable land practices. |
| GRESB | GRESB-BI1-PROT | Close match | Medium (60%) | Soil/habitat preservation secures on-site natural areas from disturbance, matching GRESB on-site habitat protection. |
| 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. |
| NRL | Art. 4(11-12) | Narrow match | Medium | The preservation of soils and the initial plant heritage and sustainable soil management avoid significant deterioration of habitats and their support at site scale, consistent with the non-deterioration obligation. |
| SNB 2030 | SNB-M11 | Related match | Low | Soil preservation avoids degradation to be restored later. |
| Code urb. | L151-22-CPT | Broad match | Medium | The preservation of soils through regulatory open ground overlaps with Effinature's soil-preservation requirement, without covering its full scope. |
| Code urb. | L101-2-ZAN | Broad match | Low | The objective of land sobriety and soil preservation partially overlaps with Effinature's soil preservation, without operational requirement. |
| Nomenclature ZAN | ZAN-NAT-6 | Related match | Low | The qualification of non-artificialised natural soils (cat. 6) joins Effinature's soil-preservation objective (EFF-C-028), but the category is purely descriptive/accounting and carries no obligation; a link of principle only. |
| Nomenclature ZAN | ZAN-DESIMPER | Related match | Medium | Renaturation (ZAN) aims to restore a functional soil, an objective shared with the preservation/restoration of soils (EFF-C-028); convergence of ecological objective, mechanisms of different scope. |
| HQE | HQE-BD-C1.2d | Related match | Low | The consideration of the soil overlaps with soil preservation. |
| 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-R2 | Close match | Medium | Preservation of existing soils during the project. |
| BREEAM LE | LE01 | Related match | Medium (60%) | Soil preservation reflects the intention to reuse/valorise an existing support rather than artificialise virgin land. |
| SITES | Context P1.1 | Related match | Indicative (45%) | Preservation of the living soil resource, at the heart of the soil-preservation component. |
| SITES | Soil+Veg C4.4 | Close match | Medium (70%) | Preserving healthy soils = soil preservation. |
| LEED-ND | SLL-C4 | Related match | Indicative (40%) | Soil preservation (EFF-C-028) - LEED protects sloping soils against erosion and degradation. |
| LEED-ND | GIB-C5 | Close match | Medium (60%) | Minimized Site Disturbance preserves the existing soils and vegetation outside the footprint - corresponds to Soil Preservation (EFF-C-028). |
| ARB IdF | IND-12 | Close match | High | Soil preservation covers the reduction of the footprint of foundations on soils. |
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
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