Respect human rights
In all the countries where it operates, VINCI has a responsibility to prevent the risk of human rights violations. The Group exercises heightened vigilance in five areas: recruitment practices and labour migration; working conditions; living conditions; practices relating to subcontractors and temporary employment agencies; and relations with local communities. For each of these areas, guidelines have been included in VINCI’s Guide on Human Rights, available in 25 languages. This document applies to all VINCI businesses and locations. Additional tools are available to help identify risks and apply guidelines relating to actual businesses and their operating conditions. All Group entities have access to the Managing Human Rights platform on the vinci.net intranet. By answering more than 200 questions, Group companies can measure their practices meticulously, objectively and accurately before implementing the appropriate corrective actions.
By the end of 2024, almost 140 subsidiaries in operation, representing nearly 38,000 employees in 44 countries, were covered by human rights assessments carried out by assessors from the Group’s and its business lines’ head offices. The Group is also committed to following up on the evaluations carried out, particularly in priority countries. A page detailing the actions implemented by the QDVC subsidiary in Qatar since its creation is available on vinci.com.
VINCI regularly discusses its human rights policy with its multiple stakeholders (employee representatives, employees, investors, students, NGOs, research centres, etc.) to improve the effectiveness of its actions.
Foster social dialogue
At the Group level, as well as in its divisions and companies, VINCI ensures the quality of social dialogue with trade unions and employee representatives to give meaning to the company’s collective purpose.
Within each entity, close relations that are adapted to each business carve out a real role for labour representatives to play. The European Works Council and the Group Works Council (covering France) met 17 times in 2024. Their members benefit from training in health and safety, human rights and the environment.
Performance in 2024
At the end of 2024, human rights assessments covered a total of nearly VINCI employees, i.e. nearly of the Group’s workforce outside France and of the workforce in non-OECD countries.