EFF-C-099 : Update of the CBSh (harmonised Biotope Area Factor)
Effinature criterion · theme: Living soils
The Effinature criterion “Update of the CBSh (harmonised Biotope Area Factor)” (EFF-C-099) belongs to the Living soils theme and applies to the EVO/NCO reference framework(s). It maps to 33 international provision(s), including strong matches with ESRS E4 (E4-4), ESRS E4 (E4-5), TNFD (Metrics & targets A).
International correspondences (33)
| Framework | Provision | Relation | Confidence | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESRS E4 | E4-4 | Narrow match | Indicative (55%) | The (harmonised) Biotope Area Factor sets a quantified threshold/target of biodiversity-favourable area. |
| ESRS E4 | E4-5 | Narrow match | Indicative (55%) | The CBSh measures the share of ecologically functional area, an indicator of the site's ecosystem state. |
| TNFD | Metrics & targets A | Close match | Medium | The Effinature ecological assessment and updated indices (IVE, ITCE, CBSh) are the nature-impact monitoring metrics, aligned with Metrics & targets A. |
| TNFD | Metrics & targets A | Close match | Medium | The Effinature ecological assessment and updated indices (IVE, ITCE, CBSh) are the nature-impact monitoring metrics, aligned with Metrics & targets A. |
| TNFD | C1.0 | Close match | Medium | Land use and the Biotope Area Factor measure the project's spatial footprint and permeable/rehabilitated areas. |
| TNFD | C1.0 | Close match | Medium | Land use and the Biotope Area Factor measure the project's spatial footprint and permeable/rehabilitated areas. |
| TNFD | C1.0 | Close match | Medium | Land use and the Biotope Area Factor measure the project's spatial footprint and permeable/rehabilitated areas. |
| TNFD | C1.0 | Close match | Medium | Land use and the Biotope Area Factor measure the project's spatial footprint and permeable/rehabilitated areas. |
| TNFD | RE.A1.1 | Exact match | High | Building greening, the native plant palette and the Biotope Area Factor directly measure the green spaces created and the share of native species of RE.A1.1. |
| TNFD | RE.A1.1 | Exact match | High | Building greening, the native plant palette and the Biotope Area Factor directly measure the green spaces created and the share of native species of RE.A1.1. |
| SBTN | S1b-R22 | Related match | Low | The soil ecological-quality monitoring methodology and the site's ecological indices (CBSh, ITCE) approximate state-of-nature indicators sensitive to soil/water pressures, without adopting the SoNP indicators prescribed by SBTN. |
| SBTN | S2b-R9 | Related match | Low | The site's ecological indices (CBSh, IVE, ITCE) are synthetic per-site values combining state and pressure, analogous in spirit to the SBTN pressure index, but built with a different project methodology. |
| SBTN | S2b-R11 | Related match | Low | Updating the site's ecological indices (CBSh, ITCE) produces per-location values combining several variables, which weakly overlaps with the SBTN requirement for per-location index values; SBTN imposes a formal spatial harmonisation absent on the project side. |
| Taxonomie UE | 7.1-SC-c | Close match | Medium | The CBS/CBSh, the definition of open ground and combating sealing minimise land take and maximise vegetated/permeable areas. |
| CDP | 10.4 (Bio) | Close match | Medium | The update of the CBSh is a quantified indicator of the eco-developed area. |
| GBF | Target 12 | Close match | High | The core of the Effinature standard (creating green spaces (plant heritage, CBS, open ground, building greening) and blue spaces (stormwater), ecological continuities and user well-being/connection to nature in the built environment) corresponds directly to the increase in area, quality and connectivity of urban green and blue spaces targeted by the goal. |
| NRL | Art. 8 | Close match | High | The Biotope Area Factor (CBS/CBSh) and its updates measure and steer the share of vegetated/eco-developable surfaces of the project; it is the direct operational tool for maintaining and then increasing the urban green spaces required by the article. |
| NRL | Art. 20 | Narrow match | Medium | Updates of ecological indices (CBSh, IVE, ITCE) and the end-of-operation ecological assessment ensure the measured and periodic monitoring of the project's ecological evolution, echoing the monitoring obligation. |
| SNB 2030 | SNB-M01 | Related match | Medium | The update of the CBSh in operation verifies the maintenance of the non-artificialisation level over time. |
| Code urb. | L151-22 | Close match | Medium | The update of the CBSh at the end of the project verifies the achievement of the minimum share of eco-developable surfaces, at the heart of L151-22. |
| UICN SfN | Critère 3 | Related match | Medium | The update of the CBSh measures the surface ecological performance, a comparable conservation result. |
| 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-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. |
| Crédits biodiv | BC-P03 | Broad match | Indicative (50%) | The update of the CBSh objectivises the biotope gain brought by the project. |
| Crédits biodiv | BC-P05 | Close match | High (80%) | The CBSh measures the share of eco-developed surface per unit of area, updated to objectivise the gain. |
| 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. |
| EP4 | EP-P9 | Related match | Indicative (45%) | Post-delivery environmental monitoring/reporting overlaps with Effinature's flora/fauna monitoring and updates of ecological indices (IVE, ITCE, CBSh), which document performance over time. |
| Green Star | GSB-NAT-ECOVALUE | Related match | Low | Effinature's CBSh (Coefficient de Biotope par Surface) actualisation is a surface-based biodiversity index conceptually comparable to Green Star's ecological value scoring, though the methods differ. |
| Green Mark / CBI | GM-GnPR | Related match | Medium | The update of the CBSh tracks the greening ratio over time, consistent with the GnPR. |
| ISO 17620 | 5.2 | Narrow match | Medium (62%) | The update of the CBSh measures the evolution of the biotope coefficient, a component of the measured change. |
| BREEAM LE | LE06 | Close match | Medium (75%) | The update of the CBSh measures the evolution of the site's biotope potential (a quantitative proxy for ecological value). |
| BREEAM Communities | LE 04 | Narrow match | Indicative (50%) | The update of the CBSh measures the gain in biotope area, contributing to LE04's ecological-value enhancement. |
| ARB IdF | IND-03bis | Narrow match | Medium | The update of the CBSh ensures monitoring of the achieved open-ground ratio. |
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