As a global company and leader in its sector, VINCI must lead by example and work towards the common good. Because its projects serve the public interest, VINCI strongly emphasises listening and dialogue with its stakeholders in all its business lines. In response to the major challenges facing the world today, VINCI aims to be a force for good by actively contributing to the environmental transition, peaceful coexistence and social inclusion in cities and regions. Its humanist corporate culture also impacts the way it looks after its employees.
This goal of all-round performance is outlined in the VINCI Manifesto, which sets out the values shared by all employees and lays down the Group’s commitments to all its stakeholders. Published in some 30 languages, the Manifesto forms a bond between VINCI’s businesses, and aims to coordinate how its operating entities and their teams act in all the countries in which it operates.
The Group has developed a decentralised structure, through a network of subsidiaries operating autonomously. This structure requires a high level of responsibility from managers and their teams, as they are best placed to identify local issues and problems, as well as the most appropriate solutions. In line with this structure, each entity is responsible within a common framework set down by the Group for establishing its own terms of reference and all-round performance targets in light of its businesses and local issues.
Environmental, social and ethical issues are addressed at the highest level of responsibility by the Strategy and CSR Committee of VINCI’s Board of Directors, which ensures that they are integrated into the Group’s strategy (see page 18), while the Audit Committee oversees the preparation of sustainability-related information and ensures the effectiveness of internal control and risk management systems.
The Human Resources Department, through its Social Responsibility Department, is in charge of social and workplace-related policy; the Environment Department is responsible for the environment policy; the Ethics and Compliance Department for the ethics policy. The Human Rights, Environment and Ethics and Compliance committees regularly meet with the representatives of the business lines to identify the major issues and implement compliance practices to prevent human and environment risks, and to facilitate the dissemination of measures and best practices.
