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Recycling has been a priority at Eurovia for some 20 years and there has been a veritable boom in the development of innovative products
and processes that use smaller amounts of natural resources and energy. Eurovia now has 130 facilities that recycle most of the waste
produced by worksites. The company has set itself the target of exceeding 20% of recycled mix aggregate in its total amount of mix. In France,
the percentage increased 15% over 2012, making Eurovia the market leader in this field.
Waste recycling and recovery at Eurovia in 2013, and change
2013 2012
World
2013/2012
change France
2013/2012
change World France
Percentage of mix manufactured with recycled mix aggregate 11.4 (9%) 14.7 12% 12.5 13.1
Production of recycled material (in millions of tonnes) 7.1 (16%) 5.9 (9%) 8.5 6.5
Total recycled material as a percentage of
total aggregate production
8.0 (19%) 10.0 (9%) 9.9 11.0
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2.3 Combating climate change
In 2007, VINCI initiated a proactive programme to reduce and control greenhouse gas emissions in order to anticipate, monitor and comply
with legislation in the most advanced countries in this area. The impact of current carbon emissions regulations on VINCI’s activities is mainly
indirect. VINCI has eight facilities that are subject to phase III of the European emissions trading scheme’s National Allocation Plan (see page
130) and must comply with the Carbon Reduction Commitment in the United Kingdom. VINCI Autoroutes continued to raise awareness
about its CO₂ activities and supports the actions of the Shift Project. New regulations are opening up opportunities for VINCI, whose companies
now offer their customers climate-friendly solutions that enable them to reduce their own greenhouse gas emissions. VINCI has been
committed to green growth since 2012, with a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2020. This target covers the Group’s
like-for-like Scope 1 and 2 CO₂ emissions and uses 2009 as its base year (the first year when coverage exceeded 90%). The Group is also
taking initiatives to reduce its clients’ energy emissions.
2.3.1 Greenhouse gas emissions
The methodology used to determine the greenhouse gas emissions of VINCI’s businesses is based on the Group’s environmental reporting
data and measures ISO 14064 Scope 1 and 2 emissions. Scope 1 includes direct emissions from the use of fossil fuels (fixed sites, worksites
and company vehicles), as well as non-energy emissions (mainly from decarbonising limestone at Eurovia’s lime plant). Scope 2 includes
indirect emissions produced to make energy (mainly electricity) purchased and used at fixed sites and for projects. Overall, VINCI’s CO₂
emissions in 2013 amounted to almost 2.5 million tonnes. In 2013, 32 French subsidiaries were concerned by and applied Article 75 of the
Grenelle II Environment Law, which requires companies to perform greenhouse gas audits and define action plans to reduce them. The
Group’s emissions are determined using factors included in the carbon database of Ademe (France’s environment and energy management
agency). The factors were applied to data from previous years and recalculated for a pro forma comparison.
Greenhouse gas emissions (Scopes 1 and 2), and change
Tonnes of CO₂ equivalent Tonnes of CO₂ equivalent 2013/2012 change
2013 2012
Concessions 55,641 52,975 5.0%
VINCI Autoroutes 37,945 37,243 1.9%
VINCI Concessions 17,696 15,732 12.5%
Contracting 2,432,854 2,335,502 4.2%
VINCI Energies 207,830 186,937 11.2%
Eurovia 1,100,711 1,126,463 (2.3%)
VINCI Construction 1,124,313 1,022,102 10.0%
VINCI Immobilier and holding cos. 656 605 8.4%
Total 2,489,151 2,389,082 4.2%
Carbon intensity (tonnes of CO₂ equivalent per million euros of revenue) 61 62 (0.7%)
Data extrapolated to cover 100% of VINCI’s revenue.
The Group’s direct emissions (Scope 1 and 2) per million euros of revenue fell slightly to 61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent compared with 2012
(62 en 2012). Since 2009, when the figure stood at 71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent, carbon intensity has decreased 14%.
Group companies have introduced ambitious policies to achieve the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 30% by 2020. Eurovia’s
2012-2015 policy aims to reduce its emissions by 4% per year, making it one of the 33 companies selected by the Association Bilan Carbone
to work on the greenhouse gas emissions management system (the actions taken are detailed in paragraph 2.2.3).
To broaden its range of low-CO₂, solutions, VINCI is continuing to develop specific tools and carry out studies to better quantify and control
greenhouse gas emissions resulting from its business (ISO Scope 1, 2 and 3).