Effinature × Green Star
Green Star
Compared with Green Star, Effinature covers the applicable biodiversity criteria as follows: NCO 4/13, EVO 8/13, HOR 2/13, HVE 0/13. The remaining Effinature criteria go beyond this framework's biodiversity scope.
With Effinature certification, you already meet Green Star
The Effinature EVO reference covers 8/13 of Green Star's applicable biodiversity criteria — and documents 0 additional criteria that Green Star does not require.
Inverse coverage per Effinature reference
Share of this framework's applicable biodiversity criteria covered by each Effinature reference. "And more" = Effinature criteria beyond the framework's scope.
NCO
4/13
EVO
8/13
HOR
2/13
HVE
0/13
Detailed correspondences (36)
| Framework provision | Effinature criterion | Relation | Confidence | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSB-NAT-SITE Nature - Sensitive Sites and Species Protection (Site Ecological Value / Conditional) |
EFF-C-070
Environmental impact assessment
|
Related match | Medium | Both require an assessment of environmental incidences of the project on protected species/habitats before development. Green Star screens against EPBC-listed species/communities; Effinature evaluates environmental incidences. |
| GSB-NAT-SITE Nature - Sensitive Sites and Species Protection (Site Ecological Value / Conditional) |
EFF-C-071
Prefectural order of the environmental authority – flora component
|
Related match | Low | Green Star's EPBC screening / referral to the federal minister is analogous to Effinature's reliance on the prefectural authorisation of the environmental authority (flora). Different jurisdictions, similar regulatory-gate function. |
| GSB-NAT-SITE Nature - Sensitive Sites and Species Protection (Site Ecological Value / Conditional) |
EFF-C-062
Areas set aside for biodiversity
|
Related match | Low | Protecting sites of high ecological value and no-net-loss echoes Effinature's sanctuarised biodiversity spaces, though Green Star protects existing value rather than mandating a sanctuary. |
| GSB-NAT-ECOVALUE Nature - Ecological Value / Biodiversity Enhancement (No net loss / 10% net gain in biodiversity value) |
EFF-C-007
IVS determination
|
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. |
| GSB-NAT-ECOVALUE Nature - Ecological Value / Biodiversity Enhancement (No net loss / 10% net gain in biodiversity value) |
EFF-C-036
Update of the Ecological Value Index (IVE management)
|
Related match | Medium | Green Star's net-gain in biodiversity value corresponds to Effinature's actualisation of the Indice de la Valeur Ecologique (IVEgestion), both measuring ecological value change over the project. |
| GSB-NAT-ECOVALUE Nature - Ecological Value / Biodiversity Enhancement (No net loss / 10% net gain in biodiversity value) |
EFF-C-099
Update of the CBSh (harmonised Biotope Area Factor)
|
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. |
| GSB-NAT-ECOVALUE Nature - Ecological Value / Biodiversity Enhancement (No net loss / 10% net gain in biodiversity value) |
EFF-C-123
Estimate of investments in favour of biodiversity
|
Related match | Low | The requirement to demonstrate a quantified net gain in biodiversity aligns with Effinature's estimation of investments in favour of biodiversity as an outcome measure. |
| GSB-NAT-CONNECT Nature - Nature Connectivity / Contribution to Nature (biodiverse green spaces, people-nature connection) |
EFF-C-019
Assessment of ecological continuities and habitat characterisation
|
Related match | Medium | Green Star rewards ecological connectivity / biodiverse green spaces; Effinature evaluates ecological continuities and characterises habitats - both address landscape connectivity. |
| GSB-NAT-CONNECT Nature - Nature Connectivity / Contribution to Nature (biodiverse green spaces, people-nature connection) |
EFF-C-061
Ecological continuities and habitat characterisation
|
Related match | Low | Effinature's ecological continuities and habitat characterisation at operation scale overlaps with Green Star's nature connectivity aim. |
| GSB-NAT-CONNECT Nature - Nature Connectivity / Contribution to Nature (biodiverse green spaces, people-nature connection) |
EFF-C-091
Biodiversity awareness
|
Related match | Low | The people-nature connection aim of the credit partly overlaps with Effinature's biodiversity awareness of users, though Green Star is broader. |
| GSB-NAT-STEWARD Nature - Nature Stewardship (long-term ecological management / off-site nature investment) |
EFF-C-065
Plant-heritage management plan
|
Related match | Low | Long-term nature stewardship aligns with Effinature's plan de gestion du patrimoine végétal (ongoing ecological management plan). |
| GSB-NAT-STEWARD Nature - Nature Stewardship (long-term ecological management / off-site nature investment) |
EFF-C-069
Sustainable management of plant heritage
|
Related match | Low | Sustainable long-term management of vegetation/nature is common to both, though Green Star may allow off-site investment. |
| GSB-NAT-STEWARD Nature - Nature Stewardship (long-term ecological management / off-site nature investment) |
EFF-C-123
Estimate of investments in favour of biodiversity
|
Related match | Low | Investment in nature outcomes corresponds to Effinature's estimation of investments in favour of biodiversity. |
| GSB-NAT-LIGHT Nature - Managing Light Pollution |
EFF-C-081
Reduction of light nuisance
|
Close match | High | Both credits reduce light pollution to protect fauna/ecological amenity. Direct topical match (réduction des nuisances lumineuses). |
| GSB-NAT-LIGHT Nature - Managing Light Pollution |
EFF-C-082
Assessment of outdoor-lighting needs
|
Related match | Medium | Managing light pollution presupposes evaluating exterior lighting needs, as in Effinature's évaluation des besoins en éclairage extérieur. |
| GSB-NAT-LIGHT Nature - Managing Light Pollution |
EFF-C-048
Outdoor lighting
|
Related match | Medium | Green Star light-pollution management corresponds to Effinature's HVE éclairage extérieur operational criterion. |
| GSB-NAT-WATERWAY Nature - Waterway Protection (stormwater quality / peak discharge / WSUD) |
EFF-C-068
Sustainable stormwater management
|
Close match | Medium | Waterway protection via WSUD/reduced peak discharge maps to Effinature's gestion durable des eaux pluviales. |
| GSB-NAT-WATERWAY Nature - Waterway Protection (stormwater quality / peak discharge / WSUD) |
EFF-C-067
Water-resource management plan
|
Related match | Low | Both entail a plan/strategy for the water resource; Effinature's plan de gestion de la ressource en eau overlaps with waterway protection planning. |
| GSB-NAT-WATERWAY Nature - Waterway Protection (stormwater quality / peak discharge / WSUD) |
EFF-C-018
Stormwater management along roads
|
Related match | Low | Stormwater management along developed areas overlaps with Effinature's gestion des eaux pluviales le long des voiries. |
| GSB-RES-HEAT Resilient - Heat Resilience / Urban Heat Island reduction |
EFF-C-006
Combating soil sealing and heat islands
|
Close match | Medium | Both reduce urban heat island effect via vegetation/permeable surfaces. Effinature: lutte contre l'imperméabilisation et les îlots de chaleur. |
| GSDAB-LUE-COND Land use and ecology - Conditional Requirement / Sustainable Sites (no old-growth forest, wetland protection, MNES) |
EFF-C-027
Compliance with legislation
|
Related match | Low | The conditional requirement enforces compliance with environmental legislation (EPBC Act, wetland protection), analogous to Effinature's respect de la législation. |
| GSDAB-LUE-COND Land use and ecology - Conditional Requirement / Sustainable Sites (no old-growth forest, wetland protection, MNES) |
EFF-C-071
Prefectural order of the environmental authority – flora component
|
Related match | Low | EPBC screening for flora/wetland protection parallels Effinature's prefectural authorisation of the environmental authority (flora volet). |
| GSDAB-LUE-REUSE Land use and ecology - Sustainable Sites: Reuse of Land & Best Practice Soil Remediation |
EFF-C-115
Pollution treatment and risk prevention
|
Related match | Medium | Best-practice remediation of contaminated soil maps to Effinature's traitement des pollutions et prévention des risques. |
| GSDAB-LUE-REUSE Land use and ecology - Sustainable Sites: Reuse of Land & Best Practice Soil Remediation |
EFF-C-029
Soil quality
|
Related match | Low | Remediating contaminated soil to permitted-use levels relates to Effinature's qualité des sols requirement. |
| GSDAB-LUE-REUSE Land use and ecology - Sustainable Sites: Reuse of Land & Best Practice Soil Remediation |
EFF-C-054
Land use
|
Related match | Low | Reuse of previously developed land is conceptually related to Effinature's occupation du sol (land occupation) analysis. |
| GSDAB-LUE-ECOVALUE Land use and ecology - Ecological Value (Change in Ecological Value calculator, threatened species) |
EFF-C-007
IVS determination
|
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. |
| GSDAB-LUE-ECOVALUE Land use and ecology - Ecological Value (Change in Ecological Value calculator, threatened species) |
EFF-C-004
Harmonised Biotope Area Factor (CBSh)
|
Related match | Low | Green Star's plan-area weighting of land types resembles Effinature's Coefficient de Biotope par Surface harmonisé (CBSh) surface-weighting logic. |
| GSDAB-LUE-ECOVALUE Land use and ecology - Ecological Value (Change in Ecological Value calculator, threatened species) |
EFF-C-062
Areas set aside for biodiversity
|
Related match | Low | Excluding sites with endangered/vulnerable species relates to Effinature's spaces sanctuarised for biodiversity. |
| GSDAB-LUE-ECOVALUE Land use and ecology - Ecological Value (Change in Ecological Value calculator, threatened species) |
EFF-C-063
Plant palette
|
Related match | Low | Rewarding planted native vegetation and higher-weighting land types echoes Effinature's palette végétale (favouring native/indigenous plantings). |
| GSDAB-LUE-HEAT Land use and ecology - Heat Island Effect Reduction |
EFF-C-006
Combating soil sealing and heat islands
|
Close match | Medium | Heat Island Effect Reduction maps directly to Effinature's lutte contre l'imperméabilisation des sols et les îlots de chaleur. |
| GSDAB-LUE-HEAT Land use and ecology - Heat Island Effect Reduction |
EFF-C-021
Greening and buildings
|
Related match | Low | Green roofs/vegetated surfaces used for heat mitigation relate to Effinature's végétalisation et bâti. |
| GSDAB-EMI-STORM Emissions - Stormwater (peak discharge & pollution targets) |
EFF-C-068
Sustainable stormwater management
|
Close match | Medium | Stormwater peak-discharge and pollution reduction maps to Effinature's gestion durable des eaux pluviales. |
| GSDAB-EMI-STORM Emissions - Stormwater (peak discharge & pollution targets) |
EFF-C-018
Stormwater management along roads
|
Related match | Low | Managing stormwater along developed surfaces overlaps with Effinature's gestion des eaux pluviales le long des voiries. |
| GSDAB-EMI-STORM Emissions - Stormwater (peak discharge & pollution targets) |
EFF-C-042
Integrity check of stormwater-harvesting systems
|
Related match | Low | Stormwater treatment devices relate to Effinature's contrôle de l'intégrité des dispositifs de récupération des eaux pluviales. |
| GSDAB-EMI-LIGHT Emissions - Light Pollution |
EFF-C-081
Reduction of light nuisance
|
Close match | High | Direct match on limiting light pollution; Effinature réduction des nuisances lumineuses. |
| GSDAB-EMI-LIGHT Emissions - Light Pollution |
EFF-C-082
Assessment of outdoor-lighting needs
|
Related match | Low | Light pollution control implies assessing lighting needs, as in Effinature's évaluation des besoins en éclairage extérieur. |
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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