The WEF's assessment: a still unstable market

The WEF's 2023 report confirms several key points:

• There is a growing interest in biodiversity credits, particularly through voluntary contributions.
• But the supply remains fragmented, without a shared framework for definition, measurement or governance.
• The main obstacles mentioned are: the lack of a standardized unit, the fear of further greenwashing, the lack of trusted third parties, and the difficulty in linking projects to verifiable environmental results.
• the absence of a standardized unit,
• the fear of a new greenwashing scheme,
• the lack of a trusted third party,
• and the difficulty in linking projects to verifiable environmental results.

In summary: a strong need, but a lack of infrastructure.

Credits and scores: do not confuse a financial instrument with an evaluation tool

The report emphasizes that credit can only be credible if it is based on:

• a preliminary assessment of the site or project,
• identified pressures,
• measurable dynamics,
• transparent monitoring.

However, these elements are not related to the market. They are related to the method.

This is where IRICE comes in. The Biodiversity Performance Score is a scientific, independent, and reproducible assessment tool. It does not create credit. It measures actual ecological performance.

Effinature: anticipating market maturity

Effinature, a standard developed and certified by IRICE, enables:

• to evaluate an urban or territorial project based on its ecological performance,
• to certify its effects on biodiversity (functions, pressures, coexistence),
• to objectively assess its real environmental benefits,
• to provide evidence consistent with future ESG requirements or contribution credits.

In other words: Effinature is structuring today what the markets will be looking for tomorrow.

For public and private actors: do not wait for rules to structure action

Many project developers wait for the market to organize itself before taking action. But that's like building without a plan.

Local authorities, developers, planners, and asset managers can already:

• to objectify their actions,
• structure their biodiversity reporting,
• to ensure a trajectory compatible with the Global Biodiversity Framework, thanks to the BPS and Effinature certification.

Conclusion

Biodiversity credits may be the future. But without proof, they will remain just a promise. The only possible foundation is a replicable, independent, and enforceable measure.

This is what we have been building since 2023.

At IRICE, we don't sell living organisms. We certify their regeneration.