Act for the climate
VINCI is taking action to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in line with the commitments of the Paris Climate Agreement. Consequently, the Group has pledged to reduce its direct emissions (Scopes 1 and 2) by 40% from 2018 levels by 2030 and reduce its indirect upstream and downstream emissions (Scope 3) by 20% from 2019 levels by 2030. This target has been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and means that the Group’s targets are aligned with the well below 2°C scenario,, while guaranteeing its methodological framework. VINCI continues its research, development and foresight analysis on its trajectory to contribute to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. In response to the challenge of adapting to the consequences of climate change, a research group from the Leonard innovation and foresight platform, reflecting the full scope of VINCI’s expertise, has continued its work in addressing resilience. The aim is to increasingly incorporate resilience into the Group’s projects, structures and solutions.
Économie circulaire
Ambition 2030
20m tonnes of recycled materials produced by VINCI Construction.
Zero wasteto landfill for all concessions.
45% of reclaimed asphalt pavement from VINCI Autoroutes recycled at its own worksites.
More than 50% of revenue generated by VINCI Immobilier through land recycling operations.
Circular economy
Performance in 2023
16m tonnesde granulats recyclés dans la production totale annuelle de VINCI Construction (84 Mt en 2023).
50 % d’agrégats d’enrobés de VINCI Autoroutes recyclés sur ses propres chantiers.
70 % du chiffre d’affaires de VINCI Immobilier générés par des opérations de recyclage urbain.
18 sites « zéro déchet en décharge » pour VINCI Concessions.
VINCI’s commitments
- Promote the use of construction techniques and materials that save natural resources.
- Improve waste sorting to implement waste recovery more widely.
- Expand the offer of recycled materials to limit extraction of virgin materials.
Optimise resources thanks to the circular economy
In a context of increasing scarcity of natural resources, some of which are essential to the operation of its businesses, VINCI intends to limit the footprint of its activities by making them part of a circular economy approach. The Group will achieve this objective by improving its design and production processes, reducing the extraction of virgin raw materials, favouring efficient techniques and behaviour, and promoting reuse and recycling.
Attention to supply goes hand in hand with improving waste management – the Group’s business sectors are among the leading generators of waste. VINCI is also developing effective solutions for the recovery of its own waste and the waste produced by its users, and is incorporating recycled materials into its products and services, particularly in its road activities.
Preserve natural environments
VINCI aims to reduce its impacts on natural environments by aligning its businesses on long-term ecological challenges. The Group is accelerating the rollout of its ecological engineering expertise across all its businesses, to ensure that they can give more consideration to biodiversity and natural environments in all their operations and for projects of any size. To protect water resources, VINCI addresses needs at the local level and promotes innovative hydraulic infrastructure and water treatment processes. Governance, the sharing of best practices, and partnerships with ecological institutions and organisations are being improved to contribute to the Group’s progress. As part of some projects carried out for their customers, its companies are also developing comprehensive ecological engineering solutions and alternative versions that are better for natural environments. In 2020, VINCI joined the act4nature international initiative, reiterating its commitments to preserve biodiversity.