New email OECD WPRBC (June 15, 2023)

To
OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct
Ms. Christine Kaufmann
Chair

Copy:
OECD
OECD Investment Committee
Bureau Members at OECD WPRBC
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NCP Brazil (The Host NCP)
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Eni’s Stakeholders

Dear Ms. Christine Kaufmann,

I greatly appreciate your kind words, but the OECD WPRBC response (Doc. A) does not resolve the issues raised by me and, more importantly, other Submitters may continue to be harmed by other NCPs around the world, as I was harmed by the NCP Brazil (according to the facts and full proofs about the errors, disrespect, partiality and arbitrariness of the rapporteur of my case as well as the inefficiency, negligence, complacency and injustices of the NCP Brazil to my disadvantage).

Despite my messages (Doc. 01 - May 30, 2023, and Doc. 02 - June 8, 2023) sent to the OECD WPRBC, with serious facts (fully proven) about how the Specific Instance nº 04/2020 was handled by the NCP Brazil, I only have one word to express my feelings after these three long years of expectations: disappointment, including, of course, the position of the OECD WPRBC on my request for help.

Now, who can help a Submitter against actions promoted by an NCP to benefit and favor a multinational company? The response from the OECD WPRBC states that Submitters are on their own!

I also inform you that I have created a website on the domain: ENIFLIX is based on the orientation of the OECD Watch: “The Submitter also feel free to publish your own Statement Final on the case proceedings and outcome submitted to an NCP”.

Note that ENIFLIX describes the Italian oil giant's non-compliance to the “OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises” and also the “essence” of my whistleblowing to the NCP Brazil: “An 'unfair dismissal' in a proven 'retaliation' imposed by the executives — including the members of the direction of Eni — which I had denounced; the lack of ‘whistleblower protection’ (in violation of the Code of Ethics), and the inclusion of my name on the ‘black list’ of the Brazilian labor market, as well as Eni's corporate strategy to conduct this case that completed 21 long years: a ‘systemic imposition of retaliations with attacks on my honor and reputation, and a victimization instrumentally architected to exempt Eni from its own responsibilities’, due to the ‘actions’ and ‘omissions’ by both Eni’s Brazilian subsidiary and Eni itself, which resulted in immeasurable 'damage' and countless 'losses' to my disadvantage, all in accordance with the facts and supporting documents presented to the NCP Brazil”.

These attitudes of Eni, totally contrary to the principles and values of “Responsible Business Conduct” (RBC) — which is the heart of the “OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises” and the foundation of the “OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct” — destroyed my professional career forever and took my retirement away from my hands. As if that were not enough, when I was unfairly fired, Eni made me “miss the chance” of living a promising career at Petrobras alongside all my honest colleagues from Eni's Brazilian subsidiary, who have been working there from 2004 to this present day.

I also inform you that this message will be published as an "article" (Open Letter to OECD WPRBC), on my LinkedIn profile.

Finally, I will continue my fight, without anyone's help, and with all the legal means at my disposal, to rescue and restore my name, my honor and my reputation that continues to be denigrated by the Italian oil giant.

Best Regards.

Douglas Linares Flinto
Founder & CEO at Brazilian Business Ethics Institute
Submitter of Specific Instance nº 04/2020 of NCP Brazil