VINCI - 2005 annual report

A RESPONSIBLE GROUP / CUSTOMERS AND SUPPLIERS
QUALITY
Securing ISO 9001:2001 certifi cation is an
important quality management step in the
Group’s improvement programme.
At Eurovia, 89% of revenue generated by
roadworks subsidiaries was ISO 9001
certifi ed at the end of 2005. In the case
of VINCI Construction, 89% of GTM
Construction’s revenue, 84% of Sogea
Construction’s revenue, and 100% of
VINCI Construction’s revenue is certifi ed.
VINCI Energies’ subsidiaries, especially
those that operate in the industrial sector,
signifi cantly increased their certifi cations
and special authorisations such as UIC
and MASE in 2005. At VINCI Concessions,
Cofi route has ISO 9001 certifi cation for
the operation of its network.
Involving suppliers
VINCI’s purchasing policy is managed by
the central purchasing coordination unit
and by regional purchasing clubs, two
of which were set up in Belgium and the
Czech Republic in 2005.
The main aims of this policy are:
– to integrate the principles and criteria
of sustainable development into purchasing
employee practices: 758 Group employees
benefi ted from 4,788 hours of special
training in 2005, 50% more than in 2004;
– to include contractual clauses about
sustainable development in the Group’s
framework contracts;
– to establish partnership relations that
go beyond price negotiations, inviting
suppliers to take part in think tanks
focusing on the main themes of sustainable
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development (safety, fuel consumption and
reducing energy consumption).
Ringway, Eurovia’s UK subsidiary, organised
two working seminars with suppliers
and subcontractors as part of its project,
“The Way Forward”, and drew up
assessment grids of the results. The project,
based on the EFQM business excellence
model, has led to the establishment
of two-way dialogue between Ringway
and its subcontractors.
VINCI Energies extended its purchasing
initiative outside France, holding a meeting
for delegates from seven countries in
December 2005. Three specialist working
groups were set up (defi ned by type of
supplier) to draw up a joint strategic action
plan for purchases and to set up a panel
of European suppliers.
INCREASING SUPPLIER
AWARENESS OF
THE GLOBAL COMPACT
PRINCIPLES
Since 2005, VINCI’s approved supplier
contracts have systematically included
a clause inviting suppliers to observe
the Global Compact and setting out the 10
principles in the areas of human rights,
employment standards, environmental
protection and the fi ght against corruption
(see p. 109). VINCI has added a further
commitment that encourages the exchange
of best practices: it asks suppliers to
inform the Group of all initiatives taken
to promote the principles of the Global
Compact and, conversely, any request or
action that would be contrary to them.
All 102 framework contracts currently in
force internationally include this clause.
Suppliers refusing to accept it have been
excluded from any commercial relationship.
INVOLVING SUPPLIERS
IN VINCI’S SOCIAL AND
ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS
VINCI involves its principal suppliers
operationally in the implementation of its
social and environmental responsibility
policy.
In the case of temporary employment
agencies, the purchasing coordination
unit has included an accident prevention
clause in VINCI temporary employment
contracts for the 2005-2007 period.
The 57 approved temporary worker
recruitment agencies have rallied to
the zero accident goal and signed the
“Workplace Safety Charter for Temporary
Workers”, which contains 14 mutual
commitments.
With vehicle leasing and manufacturing
companies - Arval and Renault, to be more
precise - VINCI has launched a programme
to improve road safety and reduce fuel
consumption, setting the target at 2.5%
a year.
With the distributors of personal protection
equipment and as part of the renewal
procedure for framework contracts, VINCI
has launched a series of audit meetings
where each supplier reports on its
initiatives and results in the areas of social
and environmental responsibility.