Compliance with the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) · Directive 2010/75/EU
Your IED obligations, measured site by site and turned into a costed action plan.
10 themes, a 5-level scale. And the action that moves each level to the next.
The framework’s 10 themes, already written from L1 to L5. One company, one business unit, or 300 at once.
Compliance with the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) · Directive 2010/75/EU
10 themes, 5-level scale.
Nordhavn Industries
53 / 100
They measure their maturity with Datamensio
An example
This could be your situation.
Take one company as an example: three sites, three spreadsheets, no shared answer.
Nobody can consolidate.
Nordhavn Industries, 2,400 people in Hamburg, Lyon and Porto. A client asks where the group stands. Each site answers in its own spreadsheet, with its own scales.
Three weeks, a single base.
One Directive 2010/75/EU, as amended by Directive (EU) 2024/1785 assessment launched across all three sites at once, from the managers’ interview notes. The framework was already written, its 10 themes and levels L1 to L5 too.
Two costs avoided before being committed.
A score of 53 out of 100, with the gap concentrated on three themes. The AI companion spotted that two actions duplicated those of another audit. The committee report took one sentence to request.
What it saved them
- 3sites measured on the same base, instead of three questionnaires to reconcile
- 2duplicate actions caught before the spend
- 1committee report, with no manual rework
These figures are an example. They could be yours.
The standard imposes processes. Datamensio says where you stand.
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The framework is already written
Themes, questions and levels L1 to L5, all written. You do not start from an empty spreadsheet.
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The score lands the same day
Online, by self-assessment link or in interview. Theme by theme, comparable over time.
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The gap becomes a costed plan
Every step up carries its action. The AI prioritises on expected effect, not on the order of the standard.
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Progress can be demonstrated
Campaign after campaign, against your target and against your own past. That is what your board asks for.
The maturity scale
One level, the next, and the action that links the two.
This mechanism, one level, the level above, and the action linking the two, is what turns an inspection finding into an operating trajectory.
Does the emissions monitoring plan cover every parameter and frequency required by the permit?
- N1
No formal monitoring plan. Measurements are taken on an ad hoc basis, with no list of required parameters and no schedule.
- N2
A plan exists and covers the main parameters. Frequency gaps remain and some permit parameters are not monitored.
- N3
The plan covers every parameter and frequency in the permit. Campaigns are scheduled, results are archived and compared against limit values.
- N4
Results are used continuously: trends are tracked, internal alert thresholds are stricter than the limit values, and deviations are handled through traceable corrective action.
- N5
The plan is revised whenever BAT conclusions or the process change, with traceable revisions and lessons shared across installations.
Action to move from L2 to L3
Go through the permit requirement by requirement to draw up the full list of parameters and frequencies, turn it into an annual schedule of campaigns assigned to a named owner, and check its execution at the quarterly HSE review.
« With Datamensio, we meet our objectives far more efficiently. The ERDF inspection services and our supervising ministry particularly appreciated an approach that gives them reliable data. »
Director, CCI 94CCI Île-de-France
« We believe this is the most suitable solution to scale our transformation project and measure impact according to our needs. »
Maja SucekChief Operating Officer, Interreg Danube
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What this framework covers
Directive 2010/75/EU, known as the IED, governs the activities listed in Annex I: combustion installations, chemical industries, waste treatment, slaughterhouses, food processing, intensive pig and poultry farming, among others. It requires a single integrated permit, granted on the basis of the best available techniques conclusions published by the Commission. Operators must comply with the associated emission levels, monitor releases to air, water and soil, report their results, produce a baseline report on the state of soil and groundwater, and restore the site when activity ceases.
The difficulty is not knowing the text, it is holding the chain together over time. The permit file was often built by a team that has since moved on. The BAT conclusions applicable to your sector have since been revised. Three questions keep coming up in operational meetings: are all the requirements of the permit tracked and monitored, or only the most visible ones? Does the monitoring plan cover every required parameter, at the required frequencies, using recognised methods? Is the baseline report usable to demonstrate the initial state on the day activity ceases, or is it sitting unused in a file?
The 2024 revision, carried by Directive (EU) 2024/1785, tightens several points: setting limit values in the lower part of the BAT range where feasible, mandatory environmental management systems, a transformation plan towards 2050, a gradual extension of scope to new activities, and stricter thresholds for livestock farming. One common confusion is worth clearing up: holding ISO 14001 certification does not equate to IED compliance. The management system organises control, the permit sets binding obligations site by site.
A compliance audit ends with a binary finding: the requirement is met or it is not. The maturity assessment answers a different question: what level of control do your practices sit at, and what specific action moves you to the next level. One site can be formally compliant and entirely dependent on one person for its reporting. Another can have a minor gap and a solid system behind it. The maturity scale makes that difference visible, and prioritises effort across installations.
In Datamensio, the IED framework is ready to use and can be applied per installation, per sector or per entity. The AI adjusts the themes, questions and levels to your Annex I activity, or builds a variant from your permits and monitoring reports. It then groups the gaps from several sites into a consolidated roadmap, prioritised by impact on the score.
Reference standard: Directive 2010/75/EU, as amended by Directive (EU) 2024/1785
The themes assessed
Scope and permitting
Mapping to Annex I activities, completeness of the permit file, tracking of substantial modifications, handling of notifications and permit updates.
Best available techniques
Identifying applicable BAT conclusions, technique by technique gap analysis, justification of derogations, positioning within the associated emission level range.
Emission limit values and releases
Translating associated levels into emission limit values, control of air and water releases, prevention of releases to soil, handling of exceedances and abnormal operating conditions.
Monitoring and measurement
Monitoring plan, parameters and frequencies, continuous and periodic measurement, laboratories and methods, calibration, data reliability and retention.
Baseline report, soil and groundwater
Existence and scope of the baseline report, relevant hazardous substances, periodic monitoring of soil and groundwater, usability of data for comparison against the initial state.
Resource efficiency and waste
Energy, water and materials consumption, waste management hierarchy, recovery, prevention of accidents and pollution.
Environmental management system
Policy and responsibilities, documented procedures, operator competence, maintenance of pollution control equipment, internal audits and management review.
Reporting and relations with the authority
Annual monitoring report, emissions declaration, prompt notification in the event of an incident, handling of inspections, follow up on observations.
Public information and transparency
Making environmental information available, public participation in procedures, consistency between external communication and reported data.
Cessation of activity and site restoration
Planning for the end of operations, assessment of site condition, restoration commitments, financial guarantees and associated provisions.
A short version of the framework is available for the online self-assessment.
Frequently asked questions
Does the IED lead to a certification?
No. IED compliance is established through a permit issued by the competent authority and checked by the inspectorate, not by a certification body. The Datamensio assessment measures the maturity of your practices and prepares you for the review or inspection, it does not issue any credential.
How does this differ from a regulatory compliance audit?
An audit checks requirement by requirement and concludes with a gap or a compliance finding. The assessment places your practices on a progressive scale and identifies the action that moves you up a level. The two complement each other: the assessment prioritises, the audit confirms.
How long does the assessment take?
As a self assessment by an HSE manager who knows the site, it can be completed in one session. In collaborative mode with operations, maintenance and the laboratory, allow one to two weeks, most of the time spent retrieving supporting evidence.
Does the framework adapt to our Annex I activity?
Yes. Themes, questions and levels can all be edited, and the AI builds a variant from your permits and your sector’s BAT conclusions. A slaughterhouse, a combustion installation and an intensive farm are not assessed with the same questions.
How can we compare several installations within the same group?
Each site is assessed against the same framework, which makes scores comparable by theme. The benchmark places one installation against the others and against its own previous campaign. A cross site roadmap then consolidates common gaps into shared actions.
Does the assessment cover the 2024 revision of the directive?
Yes. The themes incorporate the points strengthened by Directive (EU) 2024/1785: mandatory environmental management system, positioning in the lower part of BAT ranges, transformation plan and broadened scope.
Do you need technical expertise to answer?
The questions concern control and traceability practices, not equipment sizing. Some require input from the process manager or the laboratory: collaborative mode allows these questions to be assigned to the right person.
Where is the data hosted?
In France, with OVH, backed up with Scaleway. No transfer outside the European Union. The AI models used can be selected, including from European providers.