IBPC - International Biodivercity Properties Council

What IBPC - International Biodivercity Properties Council does

CIBI (Conseil International Biodiversité Immobilier), formerly known as IBPC and now doing business internationally as the International Biodivercity Properties Council, is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) headquartered in Versailles, France, founded in 2013. It develops and operates the BiodiverCity® certification framework for evaluating and valorizing biodiversity consideration in urban real estate projects, issuing the BiodiverCity® Construction label for new builds and renovations, and the BiodiverCity® Life label for the operational phase of existing buildings. The methodology is developed and maintained through a scientific committee and is supported by technical working groups such as GT BatiFaune (which produces guidance on building-and-fauna interactions including bird-collision prevention on glass surfaces) and by a network of accredited assessors.

The business model combines tiered annual membership fees (payable by companies, associations, and public bodies), per-project label certification fees, and training program revenue delivered in partnership with CSTB Formations. Distribution is hybrid: direct through CIBI membership for projects, channel/resale through a 2017 partnership with CERTIVEA for commercialization and delivery of BiodiverCity® Construction, and training through CSTB Formations. Go-to-market is primarily event- and community-led, anchored on annual participation in SIMI (Salon de l'Immobilier), SIBCA, Biomim'expo, MIPIM, the Green Solutions Awards, and the Association's own Campus and Vivant'Jeudi community programming.

CIBI's certified project base reached 33 projects covering 1,122,000 m² as of April 2018, surpassed 100 committed projects at MIPIM in March 2019, and reached 300 projects analyzed under a Deloitte study presented at Campus 2025. The membership roster includes enterprise-class organizations such as Bouygues Immobilier (whose RSE Director serves as CIBI President), Eiffage, VINCI Construction France, ENGIE, ADP Group, Action Logement, Emerige, and Mairie de Paris, alongside trade associations including UNEP, LPO France, and A-IGECO. Leadership comprises a multi-stakeholder board with Olivia Conil Lacoste as Présidente and Pauline Plewa as Déléguée Générale; the Conseil d'Administration was renewed in 2025 with directors drawn from Linkcity, Biodiversio, Crédit Agricole Immobilier, AIA Life Designers, Veolia Eau, and Le Prieuré. In 2018, CIBI merged with the association Le Vivant et la Ville, consolidating the French urban biodiversity standards landscape.

Name

IBPC - International Biodivercity Properties Council

Legal name

Cibi / BiodiverCity

Website

https://cibi-biodivercity.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CIBI, a French non-profit association founded in 2013, operates the BiodiverCity® certification label suite for evaluating biodiversity in real estate projects. It serves developers, construction firms, public authorities, and landscape professionals via membership fees, certification, and training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Versailles

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual membership fees for organizations joining the association, tiered by category (companies, associations, public bodies).
2. Label certification fees: Fees for project certification and labeling under BiodiverCity standards.
3. Training programs: Revenue from training sessions conducted with partners like CSTB Formations for understanding BiodiverCity labels.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

CIBI develops and manages the BiodiverCity® label suite, providing third-party certification tools (BiodiverCity® Construction for new/renovation projects and BiodiverCity® Life for operational-phase buildings) that evaluate and valorize biodiversity integration across building, block, and district scales in France and internationally. Certification is delivered through an accredited assessor network and supported by training programs in partnership with CSTB Formations.

Product overview

CIBI (Conseil International Biodiversité Immobilier) is a multi-stakeholder association that promotes biodiversity in urban real estate through the BiodiverCity® label suite. The organization's main offering consists of certification/labeling tools: BiodiverCity® Construction for new construction and renovation projects, and BiodiverCity® Life for existing buildings. These labels serve as accompaniment, evaluation, and valorization tools for biodiversity consideration in real estate projects, covering scales from individual buildings to urban blocks and districts. CIBI does not offer a technology product but rather a certification framework with associated assessors, training programs (in partnership with CSTB), and technical guides such as the Bâti Faune working group's guidance on bird collisions with glass surfaces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BiodiverCity® Construction Certification label for evaluating and valorizing biodiversity consideration in construction and renovation real estate projects, covering scales from individual buildings to neighborhoods and districts.
• BiodiverCity® Life Certification label for assessing ongoing biodiversity management and performance in existing buildings throughout their operational life cycle.
• BiodiverCity® Labels Portfolio Suite of BiodiverCity® labels serving as tools for supporting, evaluating, and valorizing biodiversity consideration across all real estate projects, delivered through CIBI accredited assessor network.

Quantifiable outcome

• 33 labeled projects, 1,122,000 m² certified as of April 2018
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Action LogementcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 February 2026Reference actor for social and intermediate housing in France for over 70 years. Joined CIBI to integrate biodiversity considerations into housing development, with RSE strategy inseparable from development activities.
• SIBCA (Salon de l'Immobilier Bas Carbone)majorGTM or Marketing Partner · 29 August 2025CIBI partner for SIBCA 2025, collaborating on Biodiversity and Climate Adaptation pavilion with Les Jardins de Gally, OID, N'CO Conseil, and UNEP.
• Green Solutions AwardsmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 29 November 2024Partner of 10th edition awards recognizing sustainable buildings, neighborhoods, and infrastructure projects.
• Victoires du PaysagemajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 November 2024Awards recognizing public sector clients, social landlords, companies and individuals for landscaping achievements, organized by VALHOR.
• A-IGECO (Association fédérative des acteurs de l'Ingénierie et du Génie Ecologiques)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 September 2024CIBI joined A-IGECO, which promotes quality technical and scientific ecological engineering. Opportunity to strengthen exchanges for valuing ecological engineering professions in urban settings.
• Biomim'expomajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 12 June 2024Event partnership for biomimicry and bio-inspired innovations exhibition, showcasing nature-based solutions for urban environments.
• CSTB FormationscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 April 2024Association to develop training in virtual classroom format for 'Understanding the BiodiverCity Construction label', responding to growing demand for information on BiodiverCity labels.
• ENGIEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 May 2019Global reference in low-carbon energy and services. Joined to contribute to biodiversity integration in energy and real estate projects.
• CERTIVEAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 25 September 2017Partnership for commercialization and delivery of BiodiverCity Construction label certification, expanding reach for certification services.
• LPO France (Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipated in 'Building renovation and biodiversity' program, developing practical guide for considering biodiversity in energy renovation projects.
• Unep - Les Entreprises du PaysagecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization representing landscape professionals. Vice-President Pierre Darmet serves as Director of Institutional Relations for Unep.
• Salon des Maires et des Collectivités LocalesmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPresence at 1st edition of Biodiversity and Ecological Engineering trade show within broader municipal leaders event, alongside CIBI members.
• DeloittemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducted analysis of 300 BiodiverCity projects, providing data and insights on label performance and adoption.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Effinature: French biodiversity label for construction and real estate projects covering building, lot and neighborhood scales. Directly comparable as another French biodiversity-focused real estate certification competing for the same developer and local-government buyers.
• CERTIVEA: French certification body for sustainable buildings, certifier of HQE schemes and CIBI's channel partner for BiodiverCity® Construction. Comparable as both a peer certifier and as the distribution partner for CIBI's construction-phase label.
• HQE (Alliance HQE-GBC): Alliance HQE-GBC manages the HQE environmental quality certification framework for buildings and urban projects in France. Comparable because it offers a competing French certification suite that bundles environmental criteria including biodiversity.
• BBCA (Bâtiment Bas Carbone): French low-carbon building label used by major developers and construction firms. Comparable because it sits in the same French sustainability-certification stack developers apply alongside (or instead of) BiodiverCity®.
• EcoQuartier: French government-backed label for sustainable neighborhoods and urban development. Comparable because it competes for the same public-authority and developer-led urban-scale projects that CIBI also certifies.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Green Building Council (LEED): Operator of LEED, the dominant global green building rating system. Comparable as the incumbent international sustainability benchmark that already addresses biodiversity as one criterion and competes with specialized labels like BiodiverCity®.
• DGNB (German Sustainable Building Council): Operator of the DGNB certification system for sustainable buildings across Europe. Comparable as a broader European certification framework whose biodiversity-related criteria overlap with CIBI's labeling scope.
• BRE Group (BREEAM): Operates BREEAM, one of the world's most widely used sustainability assessment methods for buildings and infrastructure. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose community-and-ecology credit categories overlap directly with BiodiverCity®'s scope.

Others

• CSTB (Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment): French scientific and technical center for the building sector, and CIBI's training partner through CSTB Formations. Comparable as the enabling scientific/technical infrastructure provider behind many French building certifications.
• Observatoire Immobilier Durable (OID): French sustainable real estate observatory benchmarking ESG performance of real estate portfolios. Comparable as an ecosystem peer that informs the same institutional-investor and developer ESG decisions that drive demand for BiodiverCity® certifications.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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