Open Letter to the Chancellor of Italy

To
Farnesina
Mr. Antonio Tajani
Chancellor
Italy

Copy: CIDU, Italian Embassy in Brazil and The Permanent Mission of Italy and Brazil to the UN

              

Subject: CIDU Italy vs Eni SpA

 

Dear Mr. Antonio Tajani,

More than 120 days ago, I sent a message to the CIDU - Interministerial Human Rights Committee (see message below). Despite the seriousness of the allegations of non-compliance by Eni SpA in relation to Human Rights, “strangely” I did not receive any type of contact from CIDU.

It is important to observe CIDU's competencies, described on the institutional website:

. Scopo di  assolvere in via principale agli obblighi assunti dall’Italia in esecuzione dei numerosi accordi e convenzioni adottati sul piano internazionale nella materia della protezione e promozione dei diritti umani;

. Promuovere l’adozione di provvedimenti che si rendano necessari od opportuni per assicurare il pieno adempimento degli obblighi internazionali già assunti o che dovranno essere assunti dall’Italia a seguito della ratifica delle Convenzioni da essa sottoscritte;

. Seguire l’attuazione delle Convenzioni internazionali e la loro concreta osservanza sul territorio nazionale.


Note that Italy is an "adherent nation" to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP 31). Now, the duly proven “attacks” that Eni unfairly promoted against my honor and reputation (see Doc. 01 and Doc. 02) both in 2010 (judicial process) and 2017 (Eni’s AGM), are condemned by the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” (Article 12).

Therefore, Eni, in relation to my case, is not in compliance with its own Declaration of Respect for Human Rights, much less with UNGP 31.

In all these more than 22 long years of "ethical conflict", Eni refused to carry out "due diligence" on my case. So, based on "Principle 4" of UNGP 31, which guides adhering nations on the nexus between the State and state-controlled companies, I request that the Italian government (Eni's controlling shareholder) "demand" that the Board of Directors of the Italian oil giant do due diligence on my case.

I await your contact as soon as possible.

Best Regards.

Douglas Linares Flinto
Chairman & CEO
Brazilian Business Ethics Institute

To

CIDU – Comitato Interministeriale Diritti Umani

Mr. Fabrizio Petri

President

Italy

Copy:       Chancellor Italy (Farnesina)

Chancellor Brazil (Itamaraty)

Ministry of Human Rights – Brazil

Embassy of Italy in Brazil

Permanent Mission of Italy to the UN

Permanent Mission of Brazil to the UN

 

Subject:       CIDU - Whistleblowing against ENI for violation of “human rights”

(Article 12 - Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

 

 

Dear Mr. Fabrizio Petri,

  

A very important fact that needs to be noted by CIDU in relation to the "3rd version" about my dismissal from AGIP Brazil (former Brazilian subsidiary of Eni). Note that there are only two possibilities for the content of Eni's presentation - in the AGM 2017 - regarding the "3rd version" of my dismissal: either the version is "true" or the version is "false".

I have prepared a "new material" (see attached document) so that you can analyze the strategy that Eni's executives has been using to handle my case: "a systemic imposition of instrumentally engineered retaliation and victimization - with attacks on my honor and reputation - that distorts and manipulates the truth to exempt itself from its own responsibility regarding all the damage I have suffered over these more than 21 long years".

This document fully proves that I am not the "villain" of this story, but the main "victim", despite having complied with Eni's Code of Ethics when I whistleblowing fraud and acts of corruption in AGIP Brazil with deviations million dollars a year. Therefore, I am the whistleblower, as recognized by the Labor Court of Brazil!

For this reason, I ask CIDU to request "clarifications" from Eni's Board of Directors on this situation, which is directly violating the commitments assumed by the company, whether corporate commitments or international commitments such as the "UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights" (Principle 4: The nexus between the State and companies), especially that the Italian government is an adherent nation.

 

And, because of this Principle 4 (UNGP 31), I request that Italian government - as the "controlling shareholder” of ENI - require the company's Board of Directors to finally carry out a "due diligence" on my case in the light of the “chronology of the facts” (see attached file) which was sufficiently capable of “reconstructing the events” about the “actions” and “omissions” of ENI’s Brazilian subsidiary and of ENI itself to my disadvantage.

I place myself, from now on, at your disposal, and I look forward to your contact.

Best Regards.

 

Douglas Linares Flinto

Chairman & CEO

Brazilian Business Ethics Institute