VINCI Autoroutes is committed to promoting responsibility among all its stakeholders—from road users to companies carrying out work and breakdown or accident response teams—to ensure the health and safety of all motorway employees. In 2025, VINCI Autoroutes led the fourth observatory on collisions involving response vehicles, in conjunction with employee representatives. A new action plan for 2025 to 2027 was drawn up to address the risk of response vehicles being involved in collisions, based on reviews by working groups led by regional operations management teams. This work focused on training, employee certification, changes to operational procedures, technological developments, and stakeholder awareness.
After setting out its safety essentials in a framework document that summarises its safety commitments, principles and guidelines, as well as its expectations for all senior executives, VINCI Energies launched a dedicated new training campaign on the “stop work” procedure in 2025, aimed at its managing directors, area directors and business unit managers.
In 2025, Cobra IS launched a program to further strengthen its safety culture in line with the highest standards. To achieve this, 360° safety culture assessments were carried out using a methodology that analyses occupational health and safety protocols and behaviors, then benchmarks them against best-in-class industry practices. This program supported the application of the following core safety pillars:
In addition to the actions already presented for the VINCI Construction business line, awareness campaigns, management training and support systems for the prevention and management of psychosocial risks have been introduced across many VINCI locations: dedicated hotlines, psychological support services, training to recognise early signs of depression or distress, and broader initiatives focused on mental health and stress management.
Looking beyond psychosocial risks, Group companies also collaborate with public authorities and specialist providers to lead various health prevention efforts: promoting exercise, building nutritional awareness to prevent the risks of developing chronic diseases, offering diabetes and cardiac risk screenings, conducting information campaigns on certain addictions (smoking, alcohol, drugs, etc.) or diseases (cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer’s, etc.).
With regard to the risk of cardiovascular incidents, VINCI’s largest sites are equipped with defibrillators. Training modules to help identify early signs of cardiac or vascular emergencies and covering first aid procedures were put online in 2025, in all the Group’s main languages. Practical exercises developed in association with healthcare professionals or emergency medical services were also organised at various sites. The actions rolled out also include reducing workers’ exposure to the risks of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). The health and safety network has further strengthened its expertise to promote good posture and proper body mechanics while developing innovative solutions. Examples include the deployment of exoskeletons by VINCI Construction and the introduction of equipment to facilitate manual baggage handling by VINCI Airports.
Some of the Group’s activities may be affected by social or political instability manifested in various forms (acts of terrorism, armed conflicts, riots, strikes, etc.), by malicious acts and petty offenses (worksite vandalism, theft), or even by serious crimes (assault, kidnapping). The local geopolitical and social context as well as the local security conditions can change rapidly and unexpectedly. This is one of the main factors causing security conditions to worsen for the Group’s employees and subcontractors.
The Group’s Security Department is responsible for assessing, preventing, and supporting the management of these risks, which cover risks of large-scale natural and health disasters, by recommending necessary actions. Alongside its work to monitor emerging developments and map and assess risks, it offers prevention training and awareness programs for travelling and expatriate employees. The Security Department also carries out specific protection plans and audits, and holds regular discussions with customers regarding the terms for partially or completely shutting down operations if local conditions deteriorate.
All of these actions are included in the budget for the human resources departments of the VINCI Group and its business lines and companies.
In terms of safety, the Group’s ambition is to achieve zero accidents. All the stakeholders involved at all the worksites and production sites controlled by Group entities are covered by a health and safety management system.
VINCI has achieved progress across all its safety performance indicators, reflecting the efforts made in terms of prevention, despite a higher number of workplace accidents, linked to the Group’s strong growth. Information is provided for 2020 and 2024 for comparison.
