Proactive and pioneering, our approach goes beyond the scope of our operations. It also involves our partners and the regions that place their trust in us, to bring about the sustainable transformation of mobility.
VINCI Concessions’ decarbonisation strategy is based on taking action in three priority areas: leading the way by reducing our own emissions through energy efficiency measures and the use of renewables; contributing beyond our activities by helping stakeholders (transporters, travellers and more) reduce their own carbon footprint; and supporting regions in their climate transition. VINCI Concessions committed to reducing its own carbon footprint in line with the pathway defined by the Paris climate agreements and aims to achieve net zero emissions within its direct scope by 2050. The company already achieved its aim of halving direct (Scope 1 and 2) greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 seven years ahead of schedule. The strict energy-saving measures rolled out at various network infrastructure in the face of the energy crisis made a significant contribution to this result. It was the combination of multiple phenomena gas and energy savings, the return on investment from renewable energy facilities (solar), and the replacement of energy-intensive heating, air conditioning and lighting with more efficient equipment such as LED light fittings.
The solar plan rolled out widely since 2018 also contributed to this push to decarbonise energy. Total capacity of 50 MWp has now been installed, mostly for self-consumption at VINCI Concessions sites in the United States, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Portugal, Japan, France, Germany, Slovakia and Mexico.
Although we have achieved our aim of leading the way in Scope 1 and 2 emissions, we must now focus our efforts on Scope 3 that is to say, at every step of the value chain, i.e. with users and partners. This is because indirect emissions have an enormous impact, making up 98% of VINCI Concessions’ overall footprint. We are therefore developing innovative tools and incentives to help our stakeholders step up their own decarbonisation. In 2021, VINCI Airports became the first operator to apply sliding scale landing fees based on carbon emissions to airlines, encouraging them to renew their fleets with aircraft that generate less emissions. After France, the rollout of this fee system is now going international in Brazil, Serbia and soon Portugal.
