EFF-C-052 : Initial soil state
Effinature criterion · theme: Living soils
The Effinature criterion “Initial soil state” (EFF-C-052) belongs to the Living soils theme and applies to the HOR/NCO reference framework(s). It maps to 35 international provision(s), including strong matches with ESRS E4 (SBM-3), CSRD (ESRS2-SBM-3), TNFD (Risk & impact management A).
International correspondences (35)
| 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. |
| CSRD | ESRS2-SBM-3 | Close match | Medium | The initial soil state documents the dependence on soil ecosystem services (fertility, regulation) and the impacts of artificialisation. |
| TNFD | Risk & impact management A | Close match | Medium | The initial states and flora/fauna/soil/pollution analyses constitute the process for identifying and assessing the site's nature-related issues, at the heart of LEAP Locate/Evaluate. |
| TNFD | Risk & impact management A | Close match | Medium | The initial states and flora/fauna/soil/pollution analyses constitute the process for identifying and assessing the site's nature-related issues, at the heart of LEAP Locate/Evaluate. |
| SBTN | S1a-R3 | Broad match | Low | The environmental impact assessment and initial states (flora, fauna, soil, pollution) identify at site level the material pressures on nature, the same substantive approach as SBTN screening but at the project rather than the company scale. |
| 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-R21 | Broad match | Low | The initial flora/fauna states characterise, through field surveys, the site's current state of nature, the same object as SBTN's State of Nature; SBTN relies on global datasets rather than project surveys, hence a strong but not identical correspondence. |
| Taxonomie UE | 2.2-SC | Close match | High | The initial soil state, sustainable management and reuse of soil and pollution remediation restore the ecological quality of the site's soils. |
| ISO 17298 | 4.2 | Close match | High | The ISO requirement for an initial survey translates in Effinature into the initial states and analyses (flora, fauna, soil, pollution) carried out at the start of the operation. |
| CDP | 2.1 (Bio) | Close match | Medium | The initial soil state identifies and assesses the site's pedological issues. |
| 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. |
| NRL | Art. 20 | Narrow match | Medium | The initial states of soil, flora and fauna and their monitoring provide the monitoring of habitat and species state and trends required by the article, at the site scale. |
| Code env. | R122-5-etat-initial | Narrow match | Indicative (50%) | The initial soil state completes the description of the current state of the environment (soil factor). |
| Doctrine ERC | ERC-P5 | Broad match | Medium | The initial soil state completes the characterisation of ecological issues prior to the Avoid-Reduce-Offset sequence. |
| Nomenclature ZAN | ZAN-ART-5 | Related match | Low | The initial soil state (EFF-C-052) documents the footprint before/during the worksite that cat. 5 qualifies as temporarily artificialised; a weak contextual link. |
| HQE | HQE-BD-C1.2d | Close match | Medium | The consideration of the plot's soil constraints overlaps with the initial soil state. |
| UICN SfN | Critère 3 | Close match | High | The initial soil state is a component of the factual assessment of the ecosystem and its degradation factors (3.1). |
| 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). |
| BNG | BNG-02 | Close match | Medium (72%) | The baseline ecological survey (habitats, condition, extent) corresponds directly to Effinature's initial states: analysis and initial state of flora and fauna, characterisation of habitats and ecological continuities, initial soil state. |
| Crédits biodiv | BC-P01 | Close match | High (90%) | The initial soil state constitutes a component of the ecological baseline. |
| IFC PS6 | PS6-§6 | Close match | High (80%) | Effinature's initial states and impact assessments (flora, fauna, soil, pollution, continuities) constitute the required process for identifying risks and impacts. |
| ESS6 | ESS6-§8 | Close match | Medium (78%) | Effinature's initial states and impact assessments (flora, fauna, soil, pollution, ecological continuities) constitute the process for identifying impacts on habitats and biodiversity required by ESS6. |
| ESS6 | ESS6-§10-11 | Close match | Medium (72%) | The characterisation of Effinature's initial state (analysis and initial state of soil, flora, fauna, pollution, ecological continuities) meets ESS6's requirement for a proportionate baseline. |
| EP4 | EP-P1 | Related match | Indicative (40%) | Effinature's initial states (soil, flora, fauna) provide the knowledge base of risks that EP4 categorisation aims to establish, but Effinature does not perform an A/B/C classification of the project. |
| EP4 | EP-P2 | Close match | Medium (65%) | Effinature's initial states and environmental analyses (soil, flora, fauna, pollution, continuities, habitats) materialise the prior environmental assessment required by Principle 2. |
| DGNB | ENV-DIST-WATERSOIL | Related match | Low | Soil protection at district scale ~ initial soil state. |
| Estidama | NS-R1 | Close match | Medium | Both require a characterisation of the site's initial soil state before works. |
| ISO 17620 | 7.2.1 | Close match | Medium (78%) | The initial soil state characterises the reference state of the biodiversity support. |
| ACT Biodiv | 2.1 | Narrow match | Indicative (50%) | The initial soil state documents the site's baseline ecological state, the basis for assessing the impact trend in direct operations. |
| BREEAM LE | LE01 | Related match | Medium (70%) | The initial soil state documents the nature/quality of the supporting land, a prerequisite for assessing the reuse of a developed/contaminated site. |
| BREEAM Communities | LE 02 | Narrow match | Indicative (50%) | The initial soil state is a component of LE02's land-use assessment. |
| LEED | AÉS Crédit : Évaluation du site | Narrow match | Medium (70%) | The site assessment includes soils, which is specifically covered by Effinature's initial soil state. |
| SITES | Pre-Design P2.2 | Narrow match | Medium (60%) | The prior diagnosis includes the initial soil state. |
| ARB IdF | IND-05 | Narrow match | Medium | The initial soil state corresponds to the soil component of the ecological survey. |
| ARB IdF | IND-10 | Close match | High | The initial soil state corresponds to the prior agro-pedological survey. |
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