VINCI - 2005 annual report

A RESPONSIBLE GROUP / CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Our civic involvement
VINCI decided to support community projects that promote solidarity and contribute
to improving social cohesion and the quality of life in urban neighbourhoods.
Consistent with its tradition and experience as a builder, VINCI is also heavily
involved in heritage preservation. As an extension of the Group’s commitment,
individual VINCI companies have initiated many of their own projects, with a
particular focus on long-term local action.
Over a
three-year period,
the VINCI
Foundation’s
support and
employee
involvement
have given more
than 150 people
access to a
work-experience
placement
or job within a
VINCI company.
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VINCI 2005 ANNUAL REPORT
Supporting
inclusion through
work
THE VINCI FOUNDATION
Designed as a means of channelling practical
and fi nancial support into the drive
to promote employment and build social
cohesion in diffi cult neighbourhoods,
the VINCI Foundation for the Community
works alongside more than 200 agencies
engaged in the fi ght against exclusion.
These include GEIQ (employer groups
that create job and training opportunities),
community associations and companies
that create jobs for the unemployed.
Therefore the VINCI Foundation has been
putting the Group’s commitment to social
responsibility into practice since its creation
in 2003.
In 2005, the VINCI Foundation supported
82 projects that created bridges between
the business world and the voluntary sector.
Its involvement combines fi nancial support
(an average of €15,500 per project) and
skills-based sponsorship: each project
is sponsored and monitored by a VINCI
Commitments
Support social inclusion
through work
Contribute to heritage
preservation
employee (called a “pilot”), who contributes
personal skills and draws on his or
her network of contacts. The third national
gathering of project pilots was held at
VINCI’s headquarters in November 2005.
In its three years of activity, the Foundation’s
support and employee involvement
have given more than 150 people access
to a work-experience placement or job
within a VINCI company, and helped
about 50 job creation organisations fi nd
commercial outlets.
The VINCI Foundation also supports
a number of external initiatives within
the context of its goal to promote social
inclusion through employment. With a
view to fostering equal opportunities,
it is a partner of the “Talents des Cités”
competition organised by the French
Senate and the Ministry of Employment,
Social Cohesion and Housing. In addition,
it has provided support to NGOs specialising
in helping disabled people fi nd jobs.
In 2005, the VINCI Foundation extended
its sphere of activity to other countries,
providing backing for projects in Africa
and Germany.
Examples of 2005 initiatives
‰ 82 projects supported by the VINCI Foundation.
‰ Support for “Talents des Cités” competition.
‰ Completion of the restoration of the fi rst half of the Hall
of Mirrors at Versailles.
‰ Corporate sponsorship of the Guimet Museum.
‰ Dissemination of information about archaeological
discoveries.