INVOLVING LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Infrastructure projects in the VINCI Concessions network always support regions and remain closely linked to their social and economic dynamics.
Local communities are involved in our infrastructure projects and benefit from their positive impacts through multiple initiatives, many of which are aimed at young people and jobseekers. In France, airports in the network organise a number of careers fairs. In 2024, the “forum Destination emploi” aviation careers fair organised by the Lyon Aéro Emploi initiative – a partnership between Aéroports de Lyon and France Travail Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes – brought together almost 400 people and 30 partner companies with around 100 job vacancies. Lyon-Bron airport, in partnership with the Fondation VINCI pour la Cité, hosted 13 young people supported by Télémaque – a non-profit that helps young people from disadvantaged areas – for a tour of the airport and masterclasses on the different careers it offers. Meanwhile, Grenoble Alpes Isère airport made its terminal available to the Isère department teams for their Autonomy Day.
Encouraging more female hires
A number of programmes focus on encouraging girls and women to pursue careers in the mobility sector. In France, MESEA, a partner of the Elles Bougent non-profit since 2018, has introduced an ambitious policy to promote the appeal of railway careers and increase gender diversity within its teams. In Slovakia, girls from Nitra vocational high school learnt about the diverse careers available at VINCI Highways and visited the operations centre for the Via Pribina expressway for International Women’s Day. In Colombia, Lyda Esquivel, Vice President of the National Infrastructure Agency, and Belen Marcos, President of VINCI Highways, took part in an event organised by Vía Sumapaz to promote careers in science, attended by over 300 female middle school students from the area directly affected by the highway.