Sustainable Development

In order to develop the Group's creative potential by turning employees' innovations to good account, every two years VINCI organises a major competition open to all employees: the VINCI Innovation Awards Competition. The 2009 competition attracted huge interest: 1,438 projects were submitted by more than 3,500 employees, 33% more than in the preceding competition. Altogether, 110 prizes will be awarded in the regional competitions and 10 in the final competition at a ceremony bringing together 2,000 people in January 2010.

The Innovation Awards Competition has a number of goals: to identify innovations, encourage their dissemination throughout VINCI and present an external image of an innovative and dynamic group.

Prizes are awarded in the following categories:

-    Materials, Processes and Techniques
-    Management
-    Equipment and Tools
-    Marketing and Services
-    Dissemination
-    Safety
-    Sustainable development
-    Technology leap