BPS standard
Biodiversity Performance Score
A tool for assessing the biodiversity performance of the built environment, producing a score from A to G, intended for ESG reporting (CSRD, ESRS E4, SFDR, taxonomy) and for decision support.
Chain of responsibility
- The BPS standard is owned by NORMATYS, which develops and maintains it; its versions are settled by the Biodiversity Standard Council.
- The BPS trademark is owned by NORMAXIS.
- The tool is operated by IRICE, a third-party assessment body, on biodiversity-performance.com. The assessment gives rise to a documented report and a score statement.
Charter on the use of the BPS score
The A to G score may be communicated in B2B contexts and in regulatory reporting without restriction: exchanges between professionals, investment files, CSRD/ESRS E4, SFDR and taxonomy reports.
As soon as it is used in a commercial communication aimed at buyers or tenants, it must be accompanied by a statement of its nature (a score produced by an assessment tool), of its scope (it does not constitute a certification and is not covered by any accreditation) and of the identity of the body that established it (IRICE). Failing that, the score becomes a sustainability sign subject to the third-party certification requirement of Directive (EU) 2024/825, and it is the trader publishing it who answers for it.
Recommended wording: « BPS score [grade], established by IRICE under the BPS standard. The BPS is an assessment tool producing a score; it does not constitute a certification. »
Access to the standard
The conditions governing the application of the standard are published in the scheme conditions; its full text is made available by IRICE, exclusive licensee, on its download platform. The history is traced in the version history.
| Function | Entity | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Trademark holder | NORMAXIS | Licenses the use of the signs |
| Standard owner | NORMATYS | Develops and maintains the requirements. Trade name of DAVANTI, Aix-en-Provence Trade and Companies Register 878 397 595 |
| Certification body | IRICE | Accredited by Cofrac under no. 5-0655, scope available at www.cofrac.fr |
NORMATYS and IRICE belong to two separate companies within the NORMAXIS group. NORMATYS develops the standard, IRICE assesses and decides on certification. NORMATYS takes no part in the certification process.