VINCI - 2005 annual report

Priority areas and projects
Limit the environmental
impact of VINCI activities
Innovate to anticipate the
effects of climate change
Ensure transparency
Control procedures
Commitments
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE See pp. 132-143
‰ Control usage of natural
resources.
‰ Optimise waste
management and recycling.
‰ Preserve biodiversity.
‰ Reduce CO 2 emissions.
‰ Foster eco-effi ciency.
‰ Increase R&D.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE See pp. 152-168
‰ Provide information to
shareholders, investors and
analysts.
‰ Improve internal control.
How the rating agencies assess VINCI
➤ Examples of 2005 initiatives
‰ Implementation of the
environmental management
system.
‰ Creation of a “climate” task
force within VINCI.
‰ Upgrade of vehicle fl eet
(to reduce CO 2 emissions).
‰ Creation of the
Shareholders’ Club.
‰ Shareholder
satisfaction survey.
‰ Meetings with 1,200 investors.
‰ Programme of internal audits.
➤ Future actions
‰ Audit of the worksite waste
management system in the
Paris region and deployment
in other regions.
‰ Promote high environmental
quality (HQE ® ) building approach.
‰ Develop intermodal
transport solutions.
‰ Ensure systematic
dissemination of relevant
information.
‰ Carry out annual survey
on internal control in France
and elsewhere.
ASPI EUROZONE
VINCI is one of the shares monitored by Vigeo Group, a European corporate social responsibility (CSR) rating
agency for socially responsible investment research (investor-solicited rating). The scores obtained in 2005
confi rmed VINCI’s presence in the ASPI Eurozone index, which includes the 120 listed companies in the Euro
zone most highly rated by Vigeo Group.
VINCI LISTED IN DJSI
VINCI was included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) in September 2005. This index selects those
companies that have achieved the best sustainable development performance from among the 2,000 largest
market capitalisations, based on an analysis carried out by SAM Group.
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