Guidelines

Code of ethics and conduct

VINCI was built on strong values, which underpin our corporate culture and guide our activities. For most of us, these values are implicit and unwritten. In a group that hires several thousand new employees every year, it is important to spell them out.

This is the primary purpose of this document, which invites all Group employees to exercise a great vigilance in the proper implementation of this Code.

Anti-corruption Code of Conduct

Our Code of Ethics and Conduct lays down the rules of conduct applicable to all our companies and to all our employees. Combatting corruption is at the forefront of these principles.

For all VINCI Group employees, this means behaving in an irreproachable manner, as well as participating, within the scope of their activities, in corruption prevention measures.

These measures are largely based on this Anti-Corruption Code of Conduct, on the identification of corruption risks, and on the implementation of preventive actions.

Guide on Human rights

To support our international development

As an international company, VINCI employs a large number of people on our sites and in our businesses, whether by recruiting them directly or through our subcontractors. While the institutional context and working environment can vary markedly from one country to another, we have a duty everywhere to observe the rights of those persons and of local communities that might be affected by our projects and activities.
Thus, as early as 2003, the Group voluntarily took the step of signing the United Nations Global Compact, whereby it undertakes to support and promote human rights in its sphere of influence. In 2013, VINCI developed a handbook on fundamental social rights.

A framework document prepared jointly with the Group’s business divisions

VINCI’s companies operate in a growing number of countries. Therefore, we decided to formalize a more specific joint commitment, named VINCI’s guidelines on human rights. They constitute a direct extension of the VINCI Manifesto, which covers all aspects of our corporate responsibility.
VINCI’s guidelines have been carried out by the Group’s network of Human Resources Departments and business divisions. This collective thinking has resulted in the identification of the main risks associated with human rights and the principles and behaviour to be adopted to prevent such risks.

Occupational health and safety

On 1 June 2017, Xavier Huillard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of VINCI, and Noureddine Boudjeniba, Secretary of the European Works Council, signed a joint declaration concerning occupational health and safety.

 The declaration reflects a shared determination to achieve the Zero Accidents objective and provide a reference frameworkfor the essential and fundamental actions to implement and follow-up actions and analyses that must take place within Group companies.

 The declaration reflects the constructive regular dialogue between management and labour. As part of a continuous improvement policy, it affirms that that progress can only be made with all employees and their representatives involved through the promotion of our safety culture.

Subcontractor relations guidelines

VINCI was built on the strong values that underpin its identity. We strive, in our Together progamme, to reach out to all our stakeholders and engage in dialogue with them.

The VINCI Manifesto presents our social and environmental responsibility policy. Our Code of Ethics and Conduct sets out the conduct expected of our employees. These Subcontractor Relations Guidelines spell out the six fundamental commitments made by the Group’s purchasing and contract management officers, who will see to it that they are implemented, and reflects the importance of forging working relationships based on fairness with our subcontractors and suppliers.