At Group level, environmental issues are a core part of VINCI’s risk assessment criteria (see paragraph 2.4.3, “Procedures related to commitments and the VINCI Risk Committee”, of chapter D, “Risk factors and management procedures”, page 172).
When certain worksites present a high risk of environmental impact, in particular with regard to local biodiversity, environmental managers partner with ecologists (specialist design offices, research institutions or non-profit organisations) to increase monitoring.
Additional analyses and various checks may be carried out at the subsidiary or project level.
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| VINCI Autoroutes |
VINCI Autoroutes Examples of internal control measures
- Inspection of measures to protect wildlife around motorways and supervision and monitoring agreements with many local and national organisations, such as the French Bird Protection League (LPO)
- Inspection of work performed by specialist providers (including environmental performance)
- Publicly released assessments of socio-economic and environmental impacts, called “Loti audits”, for new transport connections, established by the French domestic transport planning law (Law 82-1153 of 30 December 1982)
- Mapping of CSR risks depending on the purchasing category (especially subcontracting), with the addition of assessment criteria and specific clauses in contracts, which involve penalties in the event of non-compliance
- Internal audits to verify environmental management system compliance are organised each year with the aim of covering all processes and sites over a three-year certification cycle
- Regulatory audits are carried out periodically by outside consultants (e.g. Apave or Antea) in order to provide an external perspective on the business line’s regulatory monitoring procedures and to verify the level of compliance at a selection of sites
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| VINCI Concessions |
VINCI Concessions Examples of internal control measures
- Environmental and social due diligence for investments and projects under development in order to analyse and manage environmental and social risks at the earliest possible stage of a project
- Internal environmental audits at alll airports in the VINCI Airports network handling more than 100,000 passengers per year
- In order to obtain ISO 14001 certification, which is a key objective of VINCI Concessions’ environmental policy, its subsidiaries must carry out an assessment of material environmental impacts and risks, with the deployment of related action plans
- Regulatory monitoring procedures are implemented locally, in line with ISO 14001 requirements
- Internal and external audits are carried out to ensure that these impacts and risks are being properly managed
- External audits are performed as part of the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) programme
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| VINCI Energies |
VINCI Energies Examples of internal control measures
- EcoVadis certification obtained by VINCI Energies companies in 2024 – Gold in France and across its entire Europe East Division, Platinum in the Netherlands, and Silver for several Belgian entities – recognising the quality of their sustainability management systems
- CO2 Performance Ladder certification obtained at Level 5 for the Netherlands and Level 3 for several Belgian companies
- Integrity Next self-assessment process put in place at VINCI Energies Germany
- Regulatory monitoring procedures are implemented locally, particularly for ISO 14001 certified companies, as required by this standard
- Risk assessment and environmental health and safety regulatory watch, centralised on an internal tool designed for VINCI Energies companies
- Risk assessments at project level with analyses and action plans for environmental performance and compliance depending on local regulations
- Compliance audits carried out at local level for projects to evaluate QHSE compliance and performance by sites
- Use of Preventeo by VINCI Energies companies in France to obtain consolidated compliance results and translate non-compliance incidents into measures included in action plans
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| Cobra IS |
Cobra IS Examples of internal control measures
- Internal audits of subsidiaries and subcontractors
- ISO 14001 certification obtained in recognition of the environmental assessment methods deployed by subsidiaries
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| VINCI Construction |
VINCI Construction Examples of internal control measures
- EcoVadis certification obtained in 2024 by the Building France and Civil Engineering France divisions (Gold) and by the Road France Division (Silver), while the Networks France Division is currently carrying out assessments for each delegation and by Sogea-Satom and ETF (Silver), recognising the quality of their sustainability management systems
- Assessment of environmental risks for activities being acquired as well as investments in quarries or fixed production plants
- Internal assessment of environmental risks for each project using a questionnaire based on local regulations and ISO 14001 (Earthworks, Maritime and River Works Delegation)
- Legislative monitoring procedures are developed by all businesses
- Regular internal audits as part of the “The Way We Work” quality initiative to ensure that entities have incorporated environmental action plans into their strategic business plans
- Annual environmental audit (incorporated into the management system) for all local branches, which are all ISO 14001 certified, and monthly health, safety and environment (HSE) inspections by management for each project (Sogea-Satom)
- Regulatory compliance audits (100 in France in 2024 for Road France Division entities)
- 26 internal compliance audits in 2024 to assess worksite performance (Earthworks, Maritime and River Works Delegation) and 23 internal audits for the Road France Division, to verify the implementation of environmental action plans
- Development of a specific environmental and product acceptance certification process for the Road France Division’s production plants, with two of them obtaining a five-star rating in 2024 (Chammes and Nantes Enrobés)
- Internal audits of worksites applying for the Attitude Environnement label (Building France Division) or the Excellence Environnement label (Road France Division)
- Audits of subsidiaries and subcontractors, with the requirement for subcontractors to provide an environmental risk assessment and environmental protection plan
- Assessments of subcontractors, suppliers and partners by works management after service completion, using a dedicated internal tool (Dodin Campenon Bernard and Earthworks, Maritime and River Works Delegation)
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| VINCI Immobilier |
VINCI Immobilier Examples of internal control measures
- Quality audits carried out systematically at all residential property worksites (with the exception of certain joint developments) for example in compliance with VINCI Immobilier’s charter for clean worksites
- In 2024, VINCI Immobilier took a new step forward in its commitment to NF Habitat and NF Habitat HQE™ certification by obtaining validation from Cerqual that its management system meets the most demanding requirements of the certification framework (Maturity 3). As in previous years, 100% of its residential property development activity achieved NF Habitat certification, with at least 25% of residential programmes awarded NF Habitat HQE™ certification.
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4.2.2 Assessing the situation of suppliers
As indicated in paragraph 3.2.2.1, “Human rights and health and safety issues for purchasing and subcontracting”, of the Sustainability report, page 256, the responsible purchasing task force has developed and shared a process to assess the way to which suppliers and subcontractors manage the following environmental risks: climate change, depletion of resources, loss of biodiversity and pollution. For purchasing categories that significantly impact revenue or carry high social or environmental risks, a separate analysis is performed and a specific sustainability questionnaire is used to assess suppliers. These questionnaires are tailored to the specific ESG issues affecting each purchasing category and their inclusion in calls for tenders is increasingly systematic. Based on the results, a supplier may be excluded from a tender process or invited to set up an action plan, complete with measures to verify its implementation. Following the assessment, on-site audits of subcontractors or a supplier’s production facilities are carried out, based on the level and nature of the identified risks.
