Additional measures are taken by business lines and subsidiaries, for example:
| Business line |
Examples of supplier assessment |
| VINCI Autoroutes |
VINCI Autoroutes Examples of supplier assessment
- Due diligence during consultations
- Supplier audits including sustainability criteria
- Supplier assessments during performance, using dedicated internal tools, and sharing of results at meetings
- Collaboration with suppliers on environmental issues (such as products used for road maintenance)
- Initial and follow-up assessments of selected suppliers in the Cofiroute network (questions incorporating environmental issues)
- Assessment of environmental suppliers (providing programme management assistance)
- Consolidation of purchases through framework agreements
- Streamlining of the number of purchases and deliveries to lighten the logistics load
- Mapping of CSR risks per purchasing category
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| VINCI Airports |
VINCI Airports Examples of supplier assessment
- Assessment of the main social and environmental risks for each purchasing category
- Integration of environmental and social contractual clauses into supplier consultations
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| VINCI Energies |
VINCI Energies Examples of supplier assessment
- Yearly or half-yearly assessment, using a questionnaire, of each company’s top 10 suppliers and top five subcontractors, and support provided to them in their identified areas for improvement
- Assessment of VINCI Energies suppliers, using the Actradis platform
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| VINCI Construction |
VINCI Construction Examples of supplier assessment
- In 2023, all suppliers covered by a framework agreement with VINCI Construction’s Road France Division and whose contracts are managed by the division’s Purchasing Department answered VINCI’s ethics and vigilance questionnaire, designed to assess their environmental, social and ethical commitments in particular. The questionnaire was sent to every supplier having participated in a tender in 2023, enabling the identification of the best performers.
- Environmental criteria included in annual assessments of subcontractors and suppliers (Sogea-Satom)
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| VINCI Immobilier |
VINCI Immobilier Examples of supplier assessment
- Development of “green” specifications for all operations in each sector of activity (residential property, office space, hospitality industry, commercial space, and redevelopment), setting minimum environmental requirements in each focus area (natural environments, the circular economy and energy/climate)
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| Cobra IS |
Cobra IS Examples of supplier assessment
- Supplier audits including sustainability criteria
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4.4.3 Tailored actions to mitigate risks and prevent serious impacts
a. Policies and procedures to prevent and mitigate risks in operations
To address the major issues identified for VINCI’s business activities (see paragraph 4.4.1, “Mapping of the Group’s major environmental risks”, page 280), the Group’s environmental ambition for 2030 has been translated into key targets and action plans in three areas: climate change, the circular economy, and the preservation of natural environments. The Group’s entities are implementing this ambition by building road maps that are aligned with their business activities and using environmental management systems.
| Issue |
Commitments |
| Resources and the circular economy |
Resources and the circular economy Commitments
- Reduce direct greenhouse gas emissions (Scopes 1 and 2) by 40% from 2018 levels by 2030
- Reduce indirect emissions (Scope 3) by 20% from 2019 levels by 2030, by taking action across the value chain for the Group’s businesses
- Adapt infrastructure and activities to improve their climate resilience
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| Resources and the circular economy |
Resources and the circular economy Commitments
- Promote the use of construction techniques and materials that economise on natural resources
- Improve waste sorting to implement waste recovery more widely
- Expand the offer of recycled materials to limit extraction of virgin materials
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| Preservation of natural environments |
Preservation of natural environments Commitments
- Optimise water consumption, especially in areas of water stress
- Prevent pollution and incidents by systematically implementing an environmental management plan in all businesses
- Aim to achieve no net loss of biodiversity
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Environmental management and incident prevention
To achieve its environmental ambition, the Group implements environmental risk prevention management systems at Group entities (see paragraph 3.1.1.2, “Identifying and managing risks”, of the “Environmental performance” section, page 224), which also cover their worksites and sites under operation. VINCI Immobilier applies its own worksite charter that enumerates obligations for all companies operating at the worksite, to monitor and reduce nuisances and environmental impacts.
VINCI Construction is taking actions of increasing scale to prevent all types of pollution. It is implementing efficient and innovative methods to prevent pollution in natural environments, ranging from impermeable areas for the refuelling of machinery to new techniques to prevent the discharge of water containing suspended matter into the natural ecosystem. In 2023, VINCI Construction outlined the definition of environmental incidents and set up a regular review process for major incidents. At VINCI Construction’s divisions in France, monitoring systems and environmental incident reporting procedures have been put in place, with the development of applications such as e-Care and Watch.
Various business lines, divisions and subsidiaries also develop internal labels to prevent risks specific to their business activities and to recognise worksites that have done an exemplary job in protecting the environment. In 2023, nearly 300 worksites were certified with the Attitude Environnement label and 53 VINCI Construction worksites received the in-house Environmental Excellence label.
VINCI Concessions is expanding ISO 14001 certification to enhance risk prevention in airports and other concessions, which requires:
- a regulatory monitoring and compliance assessment process;
- an assessment of significant environmental aspects and impacts during normal operations and in the event of an incident;
- proactive systems to reduce risks (containment pallets under hazardous products, for example);
- clear procedures and training to ensure that workers are informed and fully prepared to respond effectively in the event of an incident;
- drills to practise responding to emergency situations.
