…We would first like to thank the team leading this project for offering the opportunity to share our observations on this report.

This report aims to analyze the influence and concrete effects of French legislation on the duty of vigilance regarding the prevention of forced labor in the specific context of Qatar. It also compares the Bouygues and Vinci vigilance plans and offers useful observations for improving the Group's vigilance plan, which has been steadily strengthened over the years…

The report makes several criticisms in its comparative analysis of the vigilance plans of the two above-mentioned groups, which VINCI takes note of in the continuation of its efforts to improve its vigilance plan…

Similarly, the recommendations concerning the accessibility of vigilance plans are welcome. The year's vigilance plan covering 2023 is currently available in English and French. As part of the effort to make the Compliance Plan more accessible, it is planned to eventually make it available in German and Spanish…

That said, the analytical work carried out in the report appears somewhat anachronistic, with the authors analyzing practices that predate the adoption of the Duty of Vigilance Act through the prism of the Act itself and its requirements. This could explain certain passages in the report, which make a questionable interpretation of certain practices or facts…