Effinature × GRESB
GRESB – nature/biodiversity module
Effinature provides evidence for 16 requirement(s) of GRESB – nature/biodiversity module.
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A single field certification, third-party-verified under ISO/IEC 17065, provides the evidence for 16 GRESB requirements.
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Effinature provides evidence for 16 requirement(s) of GRESB – nature/biodiversity module
Detailed correspondences (50)
| Framework provision | Effinature criterion | Relation | Confidence | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRESB-BI1-NHG Biodiversity & Habitat – Net habitat gain (reporting-year performance + targets) |
EFF-C-035
Specific management of the Structured Biodiversity Area (EBS)
|
Close match | Medium (70%) | Net habitat gain aggregates habitat enhanced/protected minus removed; Effinature's Structured Biodiversity Space (EBS) is the core on-site created/enhanced habitat unit tracked over the operation. |
| GRESB-BI1-NHG Biodiversity & Habitat – Net habitat gain (reporting-year performance + targets) |
EFF-C-036
Update of the Ecological Value Index (IVE management)
|
Narrow match | Medium (60%) | GRESB tracks net habitat change quantitatively; Effinature's IVEgestion index quantifies ecological value evolution of managed spaces, a comparable outcome indicator. |
| GRESB-BI1-NHG Biodiversity & Habitat – Net habitat gain (reporting-year performance + targets) |
EFF-C-123
Estimate of investments in favour of biodiversity
|
Related match | Indicative (50%) | Both express a summary biodiversity outcome for the site/portfolio over the reporting period. |
| GRESB-BI1-ENH Biodiversity & Habitat – Habitat enhanced or restored |
EFF-C-103
Implementation of a Structured Biodiversity Area (EBS)
|
Close match | Medium (72%) | Habitat enhanced or restored = disturbed habitat improved for native species; Effinature EBS implementation is the physical creation/restoration of structured biodiversity habitat. |
| GRESB-BI1-ENH Biodiversity & Habitat – Habitat enhanced or restored |
EFF-C-031
Management of plant heritage
|
Broad match | Indicative (55%) | Enhancement/restoration of habitat is delivered through Effinature's overall management of the vegetal heritage. |
| GRESB-BI1-ENH Biodiversity & Habitat – Habitat enhanced or restored |
EFF-C-062
Areas set aside for biodiversity
|
Close match | Medium (62%) | Sanctuarised biodiversity spaces are enhanced/restored areas dedicated to native species. |
| GRESB-BI1-PROT Biodiversity & Habitat – Habitat protected (on-site / off-site) |
EFF-C-100
Preservation of the initial plant heritage
|
Close match | Medium (68%) | Habitat protected = habitat secured from impacts to prevent fragmentation; Effinature preservation of the initial vegetal heritage protects existing on-site habitat. |
| GRESB-BI1-PROT Biodiversity & Habitat – Habitat protected (on-site / off-site) |
EFF-C-028
Soil preservation
|
Close match | Medium (60%) | Soil/habitat preservation secures on-site natural areas from disturbance, matching GRESB on-site habitat protection. |
| GRESB-BI1-PROT Biodiversity & Habitat – Habitat protected (on-site / off-site) |
EFF-C-108
Fauna preservation
|
Narrow match | Indicative (55%) | Fauna preservation secures wildlife habitat on-site against impacts. |
| GRESB-BI1-PROT Biodiversity & Habitat – Habitat protected (on-site / off-site) |
EFF-C-055
Urban continuities
|
Related match | Indicative (45%) | GRESB habitat protection prevents fragmentation; Effinature urban/ecological continuities preserve connectivity against fragmentation. |
| GRESB-BI1-REM Biodiversity & Habitat – Habitat removed / net loss avoidance |
EFF-C-010
Needs assessment
|
Close match | Medium (60%) | Habitat removed captures destruction/displacement of habitat; Effinature needs assessment initiates the avoid-reduce-compensate (ERC) sequence to minimise habitat loss. |
| GRESB-BI1-REM Biodiversity & Habitat – Habitat removed / net loss avoidance |
EFF-C-070
Environmental impact assessment
|
Close match | Medium (60%) | Environmental incidence assessment quantifies expected habitat loss/impact, matching the 'habitat removed' concept. |
| GRESB-BI1-REM Biodiversity & Habitat – Habitat removed / net loss avoidance |
EFF-C-058
Prioritising on-site reuse of soil
|
Related match | Indicative (40%) | Reusing on-site soils reduces displacement/loss of the natural substrate. |
| GRESB-BI1-MAINT Biodiversity & Habitat – Habitat maintained (management, weeding, pest control) |
EFF-C-032
Maintenance of vegetated areas
|
Close match | Medium (68%) | Habitat maintained = retained through management (weeding/pest control); Effinature maintenance of vegetated spaces is the direct equivalent activity. |
| GRESB-BI1-MAINT Biodiversity & Habitat – Habitat maintained (management, weeding, pest control) |
EFF-C-033
Mowing of green spaces
|
Close match | Medium (60%) | Mowing regime of green spaces is a habitat maintenance management practice. |
| GRESB-BI1-MAINT Biodiversity & Habitat – Habitat maintained (management, weeding, pest control) |
EFF-C-069
Sustainable management of plant heritage
|
Close match | Medium (60%) | Sustainable management of the vegetal heritage maintains habitat condition through ongoing practices. |
| GRESB-BI1-MAINT Biodiversity & Habitat – Habitat maintained (management, weeding, pest control) |
EFF-C-065
Plant-heritage management plan
|
Narrow match | Indicative (55%) | The vegetal-heritage management plan operationalises habitat maintenance over the operation. |
| GRESB-BI1-WILD Biodiversity & Habitat – Wildlife support & wildlife fatalities |
EFF-C-074
Fauna preservation programme
|
Close match | Medium (65%) | Wildlife support relates to organisms living wild on the asset; Effinature fauna preservation programme organises support/protection of local wildlife. |
| GRESB-BI1-WILD Biodiversity & Habitat – Wildlife support & wildlife fatalities |
EFF-C-044
Fauna monitoring
|
Close match | Medium (60%) | GRESB tracks wildlife/fatalities on the asset; Effinature fauna monitoring (suivi de la faune) provides the wildlife presence data. |
| GRESB-BI1-WILD Biodiversity & Habitat – Wildlife support & wildlife fatalities |
EFF-C-108
Fauna preservation
|
Close match | Medium (60%) | Fauna preservation supports wildlife occurring on the asset. |
| GRESB-BI1-WILD Biodiversity & Habitat – Wildlife support & wildlife fatalities |
EFF-C-045
Installation of shelters (roosts)
|
Narrow match | Indicative (55%) | Installing shelters/gîtes is a concrete wildlife-support measure. |
| GRESB-BI1-WILD Biodiversity & Habitat – Wildlife support & wildlife fatalities |
EFF-C-013
Limiting the crushing of microfauna
|
Related match | Indicative (40%) | Limiting microfauna crushing reduces wildlife fatalities linked to works on the asset. |
| GRESB-BI1-TE Biodiversity & Habitat – Threatened & Endangered (T&E) species (IUCN Red List / protected species) |
EFF-C-073
Initial fauna state
|
Close match | Medium (60%) | T&E species assessment (IUCN/protected) requires baseline fauna knowledge; Effinature initial fauna state establishes species inventory incl. protected species. |
| GRESB-BI1-TE Biodiversity & Habitat – Threatened & Endangered (T&E) species (IUCN Red List / protected species) |
EFF-C-060
Initial flora state
|
Close match | Medium (60%) | Initial flora state inventories plant species incl. protected/threatened flora, matching T&E species reporting. |
| GRESB-BI1-TE Biodiversity & Habitat – Threatened & Endangered (T&E) species (IUCN Red List / protected species) |
EFF-C-071
Prefectural order of the environmental authority – flora component
|
Narrow match | Indicative (55%) | Prefectural environmental authorisation (flora) addresses protected species requiring derogation. |
| GRESB-BI1-TE Biodiversity & Habitat – Threatened & Endangered (T&E) species (IUCN Red List / protected species) |
EFF-C-079
Prefectural order of the environmental authority – fauna component
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Narrow match | Indicative (55%) | Prefectural environmental authorisation (fauna) addresses protected/endangered fauna. |
| GRESB-NAT-STRAT Nature & Biodiversity strategy (TNFD-aligned: dependencies, impacts, risks, opportunities) |
EFF-C-092
Adherence to the Effinature ecological charter
|
Broad match | Indicative (50%) | GRESB nature strategy is an entity-level commitment on nature dependencies/risks/opportunities; Effinature charter adhesion is the analogous formal biodiversity commitment. |
| GRESB-NAT-STRAT Nature & Biodiversity strategy (TNFD-aligned: dependencies, impacts, risks, opportunities) |
EFF-C-010
Needs assessment
|
Related match | Indicative (45%) | A nature strategy starts from assessing needs/impacts; Effinature needs evaluation initiates the ecological approach. |
| GRESB-NAT-STRAT Nature & Biodiversity strategy (TNFD-aligned: dependencies, impacts, risks, opportunities) |
EFF-C-070
Environmental impact assessment
|
Related match | Indicative (45%) | TNFD-aligned strategy requires identifying nature-related impacts/risks; Effinature environmental incidence assessment identifies project impacts. |
| GRESB-SITE-NATIVE Site biodiversity initiatives – Native plant species / pollinator planting |
EFF-C-063
Plant palette
|
Close match | Medium (72%) | Native/pollinator planting; Effinature plant palette specifies species selection favouring local/native biodiversity. |
| GRESB-SITE-NATIVE Site biodiversity initiatives – Native plant species / pollinator planting |
EFF-C-064
Choice of the plant palette
|
Close match | Medium (70%) | Choice of the plant palette directly governs native/pollinator species selection. |
| GRESB-SITE-NATIVE Site biodiversity initiatives – Native plant species / pollinator planting |
EFF-C-105
Choice, quality and provenance of plants
|
Close match | Medium (60%) | Choice/quality/provenance of plants determines native sourcing on site. |
| GRESB-SITE-NATIVE Site biodiversity initiatives – Native plant species / pollinator planting |
EFF-C-020
Spontaneous flora
|
Close match | Medium (60%) | Spontaneous flora reflects native, non-introduced plant establishment on site. |
| GRESB-SITE-NATIVE Site biodiversity initiatives – Native plant species / pollinator planting |
EFF-C-009
Nectar and pollen resources
|
Close match | Medium (60%) | Nectar and pollen resources = pollinator-friendly native planting. |
| GRESB-SITE-CHEM Site biodiversity initiatives – Reduction of harmful chemicals (pesticides/herbicides) |
EFF-C-047
Maintenance methods limiting pollution
|
Close match | Medium (70%) | Reduction of harmful chemicals; Effinature maintenance methods limiting pollutions directly reduce pesticide/herbicide use. |
| GRESB-SITE-CHEM Site biodiversity initiatives – Reduction of harmful chemicals (pesticides/herbicides) |
EFF-C-032
Maintenance of vegetated areas
|
Narrow match | Indicative (50%) | Ecological maintenance of vegetated spaces implies reduced chemical inputs. |
| GRESB-SITE-GREENROOF Site biodiversity initiatives – Green roofs / living walls / rain gardens |
EFF-C-066
Building greening
|
Close match | Medium (70%) | Green roofs/living walls; Effinature building greening (végétalisation du bâti) is the equivalent on-building habitat. |
| GRESB-SITE-GREENROOF Site biodiversity initiatives – Green roofs / living walls / rain gardens |
EFF-C-021
Greening and buildings
|
Close match | Medium (65%) | Vegetation-and-building requirement covers green roofs/facades as habitat. |
| GRESB-SITE-GREENROOF Site biodiversity initiatives – Green roofs / living walls / rain gardens |
EFF-C-034
Maintenance of vegetated roofs and facades
|
Narrow match | Indicative (50%) | Maintenance of vegetated roofs/facades sustains this green-roof habitat. |
| GRESB-SITE-LIGHT Site biodiversity initiatives – Light pollution reduction (bird/nocturnal wildlife friendly) |
EFF-C-081
Reduction of light nuisance
|
Close match | Medium (75%) | Light pollution reduction / bird-friendly; Effinature reduction of light nuisances (trame noire) is the direct equivalent. |
| GRESB-SITE-LIGHT Site biodiversity initiatives – Light pollution reduction (bird/nocturnal wildlife friendly) |
EFF-C-082
Assessment of outdoor-lighting needs
|
Close match | Medium (65%) | Assessment of outdoor lighting needs underpins light-pollution reduction. |
| GRESB-SITE-LIGHT Site biodiversity initiatives – Light pollution reduction (bird/nocturnal wildlife friendly) |
EFF-C-048
Outdoor lighting
|
Close match | Medium (60%) | Outdoor lighting requirement governs light-emission control for nocturnal wildlife. |
| GRESB-SITE-LIGHT Site biodiversity initiatives – Light pollution reduction (bird/nocturnal wildlife friendly) |
EFF-C-002
White infrastructure: control of noise nuisance
|
Related match | Indicative (40%) | GRESB bird-friendly design mitigates sensory nuisance to wildlife; Effinature trame blanche mitigates noise nuisance to fauna (parallel nuisance-reduction trame). |
| GRESB-SITE-STORM Site biodiversity initiatives – Stormwater / rain garden ecosystem management |
EFF-C-068
Sustainable stormwater management
|
Close match | Medium (68%) | Rain gardens/nature-based stormwater; Effinature sustainable stormwater management is the direct equivalent. |
| GRESB-SITE-STORM Site biodiversity initiatives – Stormwater / rain garden ecosystem management |
EFF-C-067
Water-resource management plan
|
Close match | Medium (60%) | Water-resource management plan governs stormwater/rain-garden ecosystem management. |
| GRESB-SITE-STORM Site biodiversity initiatives – Stormwater / rain garden ecosystem management |
EFF-C-018
Stormwater management along roads
|
Narrow match | Indicative (50%) | Stormwater management along roadways is a specific nature-based stormwater measure. |
| GRESB-BI1-EXTREV Biodiversity & Habitat – External review / third-party verification of data |
EFF-C-124
Effinature ecological assessment – End of operation
|
Close match | Medium (60%) | External review/verification of biodiversity data; Effinature end-of-operation ecological assessment is the third-party ecological verification/audit. |
| GRESB-BI1-EXTREV Biodiversity & Habitat – External review / third-party verification of data |
EFF-C-012
Site visits by the ecologist
|
Narrow match | Indicative (50%) | Site visits by the ecologue provide independent expert verification of on-site ecological delivery. |
| GRESB-BI1-INVEST Biodiversity investment / spend on biodiversity measures |
EFF-C-123
Estimate of investments in favour of biodiversity
|
Close match | Medium (70%) | Biodiversity spend/investment; Effinature estimation of biodiversity investments is the direct equivalent. |
| GRESB-BC1-CERT Building Certifications – green building certification coverage & scope |
EFF-C-092
Adherence to the Effinature ecological charter
|
Broad match | Indicative (40%) | GRESB rewards green-building certification coverage; Effinature itself is a biodiversity certification/charter to which the project adheres, contributing certification breadth. |
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