Material IROs related to biodiversity issues
| Material impacts, risks and opportunities | Businesses concerned | Position in the value chain and on the time horizon | Stakeholders concerned |
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| Activities in or near biodiversity-sensitive areas | |||
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Negative impact : biodiversity-sensitive areas – disruption or degradation of ecosystems related to Group operations Significant disruptions or degradation to the state of ecosystems and of flora and fauna, related to Group activities located close to or inside protected areas, Unesco sites, key biodiversity areas or sensitive areas |
Negative impact : biodiversity-sensitive areas – disruption or degradation of ecosystems related to Group operations Significant disruptions or degradation to the state of ecosystems and of flora and fauna, related to Group activities located close to or inside protected areas, Unesco sites, key biodiversity areas or sensitive areas Businesses concerned
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Negative impact : biodiversity-sensitive areas – disruption or degradation of ecosystems related to Group operations Significant disruptions or degradation to the state of ecosystems and of flora and fauna, related to Group activities located close to or inside protected areas, Unesco sites, key biodiversity areas or sensitive areas Position in the value chain and on the time horizon
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Negative impact : biodiversity-sensitive areas – disruption or degradation of ecosystems related to Group operations Significant disruptions or degradation to the state of ecosystems and of flora and fauna, related to Group activities located close to or inside protected areas, Unesco sites, key biodiversity areas or sensitive areas Stakeholders concerned
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Controversy risk : biodiversity-sensitive areas Controversies and major media exposure related to stakeholder pressure, such as from NGOs, on operations for the benefit of users of infrastructure |
Controversy risk : biodiversity-sensitive areas Controversies and major media exposure related to stakeholder pressure, such as from NGOs, on operations for the benefit of users of infrastructure Businesses concerned
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Controversy risk : biodiversity-sensitive areas Controversies and major media exposure related to stakeholder pressure, such as from NGOs, on operations for the benefit of users of infrastructure Position in the value chain and on the time horizon
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Controversy risk : biodiversity-sensitive areas Controversies and major media exposure related to stakeholder pressure, such as from NGOs, on operations for the benefit of users of infrastructure Stakeholders concerned
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| Land use change | |||
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Negative impact : soil sealing Degradation or destruction of natural environments and soil depletion related to soil sealing resulting from the Group’s new construction and earthworks activities and its extraction of raw materials |
Negative impact : soil sealing Degradation or destruction of natural environments and soil depletion related to soil sealing resulting from the Group’s new construction and earthworks activities and its extraction of raw materials Businesses concerned
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Negative impact : soil sealing Degradation or destruction of natural environments and soil depletion related to soil sealing resulting from the Group’s new construction and earthworks activities and its extraction of raw materials Position in the value chain and on the time horizon
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Negative impact : soil sealing Degradation or destruction of natural environments and soil depletion related to soil sealing resulting from the Group’s new construction and earthworks activities and its extraction of raw materials Stakeholders concerned
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Risk : controversy related to the use of wood from deforestation Controversies and major media exposure related to stakeholder pressure / NGOs if wood from deforestation is used |
Risk : controversy related to the use of wood from deforestation Controversies and major media exposure related to stakeholder pressure / NGOs if wood from deforestation is used Businesses concerned VINCI Construction |
Risk : controversy related to the use of wood from deforestation Controversies and major media exposure related to stakeholder pressure / NGOs if wood from deforestation is used Position in the value chain and on the time horizon
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Risk : controversy related to the use of wood from deforestation Controversies and major media exposure related to stakeholder pressure / NGOs if wood from deforestation is used Stakeholders concerned
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Opportunity : revenue from land recycling operations (urban reconstruction by reusing its assets) Implementation of land recycling projects |
Opportunity : revenue from land recycling operations (urban reconstruction by reusing its assets) Implementation of land recycling projects Businesses concerned VINCI Immobilier |
Opportunity : revenue from land recycling operations (urban reconstruction by reusing its assets) Implementation of land recycling projects Position in the value chain and on the time horizon
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Opportunity : revenue from land recycling operations (urban reconstruction by reusing its assets) Implementation of land recycling projects Stakeholders concerned
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The Group’s activities have impacts on natural environments, which VINCI strives to mitigate by applying the avoid, reduce, compensate (ARC) hierarchy. VINCI has undertaken to achieve no net loss of biodiversity by 2030. In 2024, it renewed its commitments to act4nature international, which were validated by the steering committee (whose members include the French Committee of the IUCN, environmental non-profits, France’s National Museum of Natural History, the Global Compact Network France, etc.). The four main commitments remain aligned with past initiatives while targeting the issues identified in materiality assessments: strengthening governance, improving knowledge, reducing the pressures on biodiversity of the Group’s activities, and developing the Group’s expertise in restoring natural environments and supporting its customers. VINCI’s commitments and progress report are published in French and in English on the act4nature international website. In December 2024, VINCI’s commitments were also recognised by the global It’s Now for Nature campaign by Business for Nature, a global coalition of more than 85 influential partner organisations and forward-thinking companies. In 2024, VINCI’s business lines worked together to set targets and build road maps addressing the five key drivers of biodiversity loss. Several VINCI companies have forged partnerships with the scientific community and non-profit organisations (see paragraph 3.1.5, “Dialogue with stakeholders”, page 232) to inform their programmes with accurate expertise.
At VINCI Autoroutes, the ARC approach is an essential part of any motorway project and integrated into all processes, from design and construction to operation and maintenance. It builds many structures along motorways to provide safe crossings for wildlife and reduce the fragmentation of their habitats.
VINCI Concessions is rolling out a policy to address biodiversity issues while taking into consideration the diversity of its activities. Biodiversity experts in the international network, which represents all three VINCI Concessions business lines, were involved in shaping the Biodiversity policy to ensure its close adaptation to local challenges and realities.
For many years, VINCI Construction has been implementing measures to promote biodiversity and mitigate the inherent impacts of its businesses. VINCI Construction companies strictly apply the ARC hierarchy with the aim to achieve no net loss of biodiversity. Thanks to its acquired expertise, the commitments it has made and the engineering work accomplished across its businesses, VINCI Construction can now demonstrate concrete results and examples of its preservation of biodiversity.
VINCI Immobilier is the first nationwide property developer to make a “no net land take” commitment, ahead by more than 20 years on the target set by France’s Climate and Resilience Law. By 2030, each square metre of soil sealed will be offset by unsealing one square metre on another project. Due to this, VINCI Immobilier prioritises operations on soil that has already been sealed and no longer undertakes any project in which the number of square meters of land take exceeds the floor area built.
