2025 Universal Registration Document

Monitoring of the duty of vigilance plan with regard to suppliers and subcontractors is described below in section 5, “Duty of vigilance in procurement”.

5. Duty of vigilance in procurement

Mapping environmental and social risks by purchasing category

To enable a tailored responsible procurement approach, social and environmental risks are mapped to identify and analyse the most relevant issues for every main purchasing category. In each business line, the mapping is carried out at the most appropriate level, as determined by the purchasing organisation and governance in place. This ensures that the risk map will be an effective decision-making tool and support the implementation of concrete and relevant measures.

To date, more than 100 purchasing categories have been mapped across the Group, covering the main purchasing categories of VINCI’s three core businesses: Construction, Concessions and Energy Solutions. All types of purchases are represented: supplies (such as construction materials, lighting equipment, cables, site machinery and power transmission equipment), subcontracting (structural work, building envelope, technical trades, etc.), services (waste collection and processing, cleaning, security, etc.) and temporary employment agencies. Each category was scrutinised to assess its exposure to 18 social and environmental risks, covering:

• negative impacts on human rights: illegal work, forced labour, child labour and violations of young workers’ rights, inappropriate pay or working hours, social dialogue obstacles and discrimination, negative impacts on workplace health and safety, degraded living conditions and violations of the rights of local communities;
• negative impacts on the environment : contribution to climate change, destruction of natural environments, soil erosion, damage to and destruction of species (biodiversity loss), deforestation, water consumption and water stress, depletion of natural resources (other than water), risks relating to the production, processing and disposal of waste, water pollution, soil pollution, air pollution and other local pollution (noise, light, visual, etc.).

About ten business lines and divisions, in France and around the world, have mapped their purchasing-related social and environmental risks using the developed methodology, contributing to a Group-wide risk map providing an overall view of the purchasing categories to be addressed as a priority. Those with the highest risk exposure include temporary workers, transport services with drivers, subcontracting, steel, concrete, aggregates, sand and clay. Each of these priority categories is covered by specific risk management procedures in line with the salient issues identified. The scope and features of the action plans are defined and adapted in line with the level of risk identified during the mapping process.

Purchasing-related risk mapping continues to be carried out at all levels of the Group, in France and around the world. For a more comprehensive view of the responsible procurement approach, see paragraph 3.2, “Human rights and health and safety in the value chain (ESRS S2)”, of the sustainability report, page 269.

Risk management tools

To manage the risks identified during the mapping process, several tools have been implemented by the Group and by business lines:

• an ESG assessment questionnaire for suppliers, subcontractors and service providers, which was updated in 2025 and is being deployed in all businesses;
• the Responsible Procurement Committee, whose members include the Group’s ESG and Procurement departments and the procurement departments of business lines, which meets each quarter to coordinate the approach;
• about ten indicators developed to monitor the risk management measures implemented and assess their effectiveness, involving a detailed Group reporting protocol developed with the input of all businesses;
• a specific procedure for Group framework agreements requiring supplier ESG assessments, the integration of ESG clauses in contracts and the communication of information on the Group’s whistleblowing system.

These tools are described in more detail in paragraph 3.2, “Human rights and health and safety in the value chain (ESRS S2)”, of the sustainability report, page 269. Other initiatives related to responsible procurement, which specifically address environmental, health and safety and human rights issues, are described in the corresponding sections of the duty of vigilance plan.