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The company have begun a pilot of the Apprise tool that directly interviews workers in their supply chain.

"In 2020 , with Apprise tool we did a pilot in four countries. A total of 35 workers took the questionnaire to test key functionalities of the application, such as:

● If the response from workers were recorded confidentially , securing their anonymity

● The questions from Apprise and its relevance to the country risks

● Assessor Interpretation and Analysis & other interface functions"

"In 2020 Decathlon piloted the Apprise Audit Tool, which helps to uncover potential indicators of forced labor during the worker interview process through the use of technology."