VINCI employee mobility
With a fleet of over 80,000 passenger and utility vehicles, fuel consumption relating to the use of vehicles by VINCI employees is a significant source of direct emissions for the Group. Reducing these emissions requires studying relevant, locally available travel solutions, as well as transitioning the vehicle fleet and travel policy. The measures taken range from optimising journeys and kilometres travelled to the use of low-emission vehicles, awareness initiatives and training in eco-driving practices.
More and more light and utility vehicle fleets are being replaced with electric or other alternative energy vehicles. In 2023, 33% of new vehicle orders were for low-emission vehicles. By 2030, the Group plans to have converted more than 40% of its fleet in France and 20% in other countries. At 31 December 2023, VINCI’s fleet in France comprised nearly 12% all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. VINCI Immobilier employees can now choose between a mobility loan and an electric company vehicle, thus terminating the leasing contracts for internal combustion or hybrid vehicles starting in May 2023. The fleet of electric and hybrid vehicles at Cobra IS is also growing and now includes 290 electric vehicles.
VINCI takes action to encourage its employees to use non-motorised forms of transport. Escota (VINCI Autoroutes) regularly takes part in the Mobility Challenge from its head office in Mandelieu. During European Mobility Week, employees are encouraged to travel by means other than their own cars. From carpooling to cycling to working remotely, these alternatives have helped to decarbonise or significantly reduce the kilometres travelled (decrease of 15,000 passenger-kilometres). Cobra IS has a car-sharing programme for vehicles used for employee travel between their homes, sites and temporary accommodation at one of its subsidiaries in Chile. VINCI Construction has trained 80% of its employees in eco-driving and is teaching operators about reducing idle times worldwide through Energic challenges and 15-minute environment sessions. At VINCI Energies, 4,180 employees were trained in eco-driving in 2023 and 2,500 EV charge points were deployed internally across its fixed sites to facilitate electric mobility.
Optimising energy for industrial activities
Due to the industrial nature of their business, VINCI Construction entities account for 29% of the Group’s total energy consumption. Since 2016, the Road France Division of VINCI Construction has developed and implemented its environment strategy, with ambitious energy efficiency targets for each business segment. In 2023, VINCI Construction’s industrial facilities continued to reduce their energy consumption through further investment. Respectively, 34% and 20% of plants had covered storage facilities for asphalt pavement and sand, and more than half of plants had switched to electric-powered binder equipment systems and from coal or oil burners to natural gas burners. In parallel, the Edrive digital tool was rolled out at nearly half of VINCI Construction’s industrial facilities, enabling sites to monitor reductions in energy consumption and CO2 emissions in real time.
Energy optimisation of buildings and site facilities
All of the Group’s entities are committed to reducing energy consumption levels for their buildings. These actions, some of which were initiated in 2020, are part of the energy conservation plan that VINCI adopted in 2022. They include:
Decarbonising the energy used
In addition to reducing their energy consumption, several entities have taken steps to decarbonise the energy they use, by installing renewable energy systems for self-consumption, using biofuel, or setting up power purchase agreements (PPAs) and purchasing guarantee of origin certificates.
Self-consumption of renewable energy is developing at VINCI Autoroutes. For example, solar canopies installed at the Vedène car park in 2023 produce the equivalent of 12% of the site’s energy use. VINCI Concessions had a total installed capacity of 51 MWp at the end of 2023. At OMA’s airports in Mexico, lithium storage batteries with a capacity of 28.2 MWh boost the power of solar farms for self-consumption (9.6 MWp). At VINCI Energies, 25 projects were in progress or operational at the end of 2023, with a total capacity of 2.8 MWp. In 2023, more than 3,600 MWh of the electricity produced that was not used by the Group was injected into the grid.Biofuel is being used increasingly at VINCI Energies, VINCI Construction and VINCI Autoroutes, which in 2023 tested the use of XTL HVO100, a biofuel made from waste products such as used cooking oils (e.g. used fryer oil), animal fats and wood pulp.
Reporting tools are constantly improved to monitor performance. VINCI Energies is standardising tools for calculating and monitoring the carbon emissions of projects. This year, its eVE tool was launched for consolidating and monitoring the business line’s direct emissions.
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