Open Letter to the Ministry of Economy and Finance

 

To
Mr. Giancarlo Giorgetti
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Italy

Copy: Department of Treasury Department of Finance

 

Subject: Whistleblowing Report vs Eni's Statement on Respect for Human Rights

Dear Mr. Giancarlo Giorgetti,

Ministry of Economy and Finance and CDP Group are Eni's largest shareholders and therefore have responsibility for the "actions" and "omissions" of Eni's Board of Directors.

For your information, I forward a message sent to Eni's Board of Directors (read text below) the expectation that Ministry of Economy and Finance (and CDP Group) may "require" Eni to carry out "due diligence" on my case, due to the guidelines in "Principle 4" (The State-Business Nexus) of the UNGP 31 that Italy is an "adherent nation".

Best Regards.

Douglas Linares Flinto
Chairman & CEO
Brazilian Business Ethics Institute

 

To

Eni’s Board of Directors

Mr. Giuseppe Zafarana

Chairman

Italy

 

Copy: Eni’s Management

 

   

  

Subject: Whistleblowing Report vs Eni’s Statement on Respect for Human Rights

 

 

 

Dear Mr. Giuseppe Zafarana,

 

The duly proven “attacks” (Doc. 01 and Doc. 02) that Eni unfairly promoted against my honor and reputation both in 2010 (judicial process) and 2017 (ENI’s AGM), are condemned by the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” (Article 12). 

 

Eni has a document on this topic. This is “Eni’s Statement on Respect for Human Rights”, where the company states that: “Eni’s vision on human rights builds on the dignity of every human being and on companies’ responsibility to contribute to the well-being of local individuals and communities”. 

 

In this “public” statement, “Eni reaffirms its commitment to respect the human rights contained in the International Bill of Human Rights, the International Labour Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and the other applicable human rights as set out in international Treaties and Standards”, also recognizing that, “Eni adheres to the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact”. 

 

Eni further states that, by being “consistent with established principles, ENI is committed to not violating human rights and to remedying any critical actions that may result from activities in which the company is involved”. 

 

Therefore, I reiterate my request that the Eni Board of Directors can finally do "due diligence" on my case, according to my "whistleblowing" reported on the Eni Whistleblowing Channel which received the number 2719 0442 4028 1367 (Doc. 3).

 

Note that it is necessary for the Eni Board to be guided by “Eni’s Management of Whistleblowing Report” available on the company’s website (Doc. 04) and also by “Whistleblowing reports received, including anonymously, by Eni SpA and by its subsidiaries in Italy and abroad” (Doc. 05).

 

Best Regards.

 

Douglas Linares Flinto

Chairman & CEO

Brazilian Business Ethics Institute