3.2.1.1 Actions to reduce direct emissions
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| Industrial activities | Industrial activities Actions taken
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Industrial activities Performance indicators
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| Vehicles and site machines | Vehicles and site machines Actions taken
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Vehicles and site machines Performance indicators
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| Buildings and site facilities | Buildings and site facilities Actions taken
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Buildings and site facilities Performance indicators
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| Renewable energy | Renewable energy Actions taken Prioritise the use of renewable energy, especially by installing solar power systems to produce electricity for self-consumption |
Renewable energy Performance indicators Percentage of renewable energy used |
In 2019, in-depth work was carried out on the actions needed to achieve the Group’s Scope 1 and 2 reduction target for its various activities. This approach mobilised all of VINCI’s operational entities and identified the factors for progress and the related investments required. Quantitative action plans, including financial aspects, have been adopted for all the business lines. The achievement of the target for a 40% reduction by 2030 requires further technological advances that are under development, which means that there is still some uncertainty as to when they will be completed. In 2022, these action plans, which cover four priority areas for action, were maintained: the environmental performance of site machinery and heavy vehicles, the mobility of VINCI employees, the energy optimisation of industrial processes and buildings, and the decarbonisation of energy used.
• Environmental performance of site machinery and heavy vehicles
The consumption of energy relating to the use of site machinery and heavy vehicles is the primary source of Scope 1 and 2 emissions for VINCI, representing 35% of total emissions. To reduce the corresponding emissions, VINCI entities are working with their suppliers to take action in three key areas: monitoring consumption in real time, providing training for operators and modernising their fleets. To monitor consumption, VINCI Construction continues to roll out e-Track, which captures data for machines, trucks and utility vehicles fitted with telematics systems, with a view to optimising their use and therefore their energy consumption. In 2022, several thousand additional machines and vehicles were connected to e-Track. At Sogea-Satom, 30% of the fleet of site machinery and heavy vehicles are equipped with telematics systems, and 750 employees have been trained in eco-driving.
VINCI is investing in modernising its fleet of vehicles and trucks:
- VINCI Energies is standardising the use of biofuels for its fleet of vehicles, based on local availability and guidance from external consultants to assess the indirect effects of these biofuels, such as changes in land use. Biofuel consumption tripled from 2021 to 1.7 million litres, avoiding 4,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent in fossil fuel emissions. The VINCI Energies fleet currently has 3,600 hybrid or electric vehicles (8% of total vehicles).
- VINCI Construction is developing the use of hybrid and electric site machines: Sogea Île-de-France (Networks France Division) has completed several projects using exclusively electric power, including the works for Compagnie Parisienne de Chauffage Urbain (CPCU) in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. The Civil Engineering France and Networks France Division are using hybrid excavators and concrete mixer trucks for the works on the Part-Dieu multimodal transport hub in Lyon.
Manufacturer innovations were also tested in 2022:
- VINCI Autoroutes tested Fiat’s first long-range all-electric van, the e-Ducato, which cannot yet be rolled out across the entire network;
- VINCI Airports introduced the first electric de-icer at the Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport in France. With a 62 kWh battery, the e-Mini MY Lite designed by Vestergaard Company can perform 8 to 12 de-icing operations and travel up to 75 km on a single charge.
- One of the cleaning boats owned by the Earthworks, Maritime and River Works delegation of VINCI Construction’s Networks France Division has been selected to be re-powered with an electric propulsion system, as an in-house experiment, with a view to taking part in the “Launch procedure for financing platforms to support the ecological transition of river vessels and mobilise river boat owners”, signed in March 2022. The programme aims to eventually refit 40 vessels moving up and down the Seine in the Greater Paris area.