2021 UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT

In May 2021, the foundation published the findings of its eighth European survey on responsible driving. This extensive survey, covering over 12,400 people in 11 European countries, assesses the behaviour of European drivers in order to better target prevention messages in each country. The foundation also published the findings from two scientific studies. In June 2021, a joint study on the behaviour and health of truck drivers was carried out by researchers from Université Gustave Eiffel and Université Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. It shows that even experienced drivers are exposed to a risk of accidents linked to a lack of attention and driving while tired or drowsy, and that their lifestyle could be healthier. In October 2021, the foundation also published the findings from a study looking at how to prevent young people who have had a first driving accident from having another accident. Led by a research team from Henri Laborit hospital in Poitiers, this study found that one in four young people injured in a road traffic accident risk having another accident within one year, and that a short period of counselling can help reduce this risk by 50%.

In response to the unacceptable number of road maintenance vehicles hit by other drivers on the motorways, and the risks that this involves for patrol team members, VINCI Autoroutes and the VINCI Autoroutes Foundation organised four exhibitions to present trucks damaged following such an accident. This travelling exhibition, entitled “#Exposés”, aimed to remind drivers and members of the public about the risks facing road maintenance staff linked mainly to a lack of care by drivers and fatigue at the wheel. This operation was widely covered in the media and was also the focus of a major digital communications campaign, which generated more than 21.5 million views.

Across the entire VINCI Autoroutes network, many awareness actions concerning road safety and the safety of personnel working on motorways were conducted over the course of the year, directed at different categories of road users.

Accident figures for the VINCI Autoroutes network under concession  ^(*)

(*) Data for 2021 excludes Arcos, given that the western Strasbourg bypass was only commissioned on 17 December 2021.

2.2 Relations with suppliers and subcontractors

2.2.1 Group-wide approach to promote responsible purchasing

For several years, the proportion of purchases has remained stable, representing 56% of the Group’s revenue at end-2021 (unchanged relative to 2020). They include €10.7 billion for materials (€9.7 billion in 2020), €5.5 billion for external services (€4.7 billion in 2020) and €9.8 billion for subcontracting (€8.6 billion in 2020).

Percentage of revenue allocated to purchases

In 2021, VINCI continued rolling out its responsible purchasing approach, aiming to measure and take into account workforce-related, social, ethical and environmental factors when selecting its partners. Responsible purchasing is seen not only as a requirement, in order to prevent risks to people and the environment, but also as a real source of performance, innovation and sustainability (customer-supplier) for the Group. The criteria for responsible purchasing and the various actions to take these criteria into account are set out in the Group’s responsible purchasing guide.

The governance for purchasing teams was adapted to ensure that this approach could be deployed at various levels within the Group:

• – The Purchasing Correspondents Committee is led by an Executive Committee member, as the Group Purchasing Correspondent, alongside six purchasing correspondents from the various business lines. These correspondents represent the senior management teams from each business line. This committee’s members also include VINCI’s Human Resources Director and its General Counsel, who are both Executive Committee members, as well as the Ethics and Vigilance Director and the Group Purchasing Coordination Director.
• The committee meets twice a year to oversee the global road map for purchasing within the Group. This decision-making body also takes strategic decisions concerning cross-business purchase categories, and sets project priorities and budgets. These strategic choices are implemented in the Group’s business lines and divisions.
• - The Inter-Business Line Purchasing Committee is the operational branch of the Purchasing Correspondents Committee. Made up of purchasing directors and managers from each of VINCI’s business lines and divisions, it is responsible for taking the necessary operational decisions to implement the road map and develop synergies between business lines for Group purchases, while aiming for all-round performance, including both financial and non-financial aspects
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• In addition, dedicated cross-business correspondents are in place to support Group companies and operations:

  • – A Group Purchasing Coordination unit, which reports to the Group Purchasing Correspondent. This unit supports the operational teams, working closely with the purchasing departments in the business lines and subsidiaries through an extensive network of buyers, and puts in place framework agreements for approved suppliers, liaising with their local internal users;
  • –A Sustainable Purchasing Manager, who liaises between the Group purchasing teams and the teams focused on non-financial aspects (environmental, workforce-related, social and ethical). This initiative aims to ensure that the issues relating to these areas are incorporated into the methodologies applied for choosing, assessing and supporting suppliers;
  • – Purchasing Pivot Clubs in six French regions and the main countries where the Group operates, linked to the executive Pivot Clubs, whose role is to help improve purchasing synergies and to promote and implement the Group purchasing policy at local level.