eni’s approach tohuman rights has developed in parallel with the international debate, at times even anticipating it.
eni’s approach to human rights has developed in parallel with the international debate, at times even anticipating it.
In 2010 eni approved an integrated assessment standard that includes all the elements required to analyse the social impact of its operations on local communities.
eni’s approach to human rights has developed in parallel with the international debate, at times even anticipating UN approval of the fundamental documents regarding business and human rights. This is demonstrated by the strategies, systems and processes that eni has adopted or is in the process of adopting.
In particular, in 2013 efforts were focused on putting in place and checking the various aspects of the management system required by the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (“due diligence”).
In addition, following the coming into force of the Final Rule of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Conflict Minerals, eni has started checks to exclude the presence of “conflict minerals” in its products. Conflict minerals means tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and bordering Countries, where their sale may contribute to funding armed groups and violations of human rights.
Impact assessments>
Impact assessments, which are highly technical in nature, have progressively gained prominence in the international debate due to the role they can have in preventing potential abuses of human rights.
In line with international standards, in 2010 eni approved an integrated assessment standard that includes all the elements required to assess the social impact of its operations on local communities. The company’s aim is to add the missing human rights content to the impact assessments and to bring its own experience to the task force set up by IPIECA to develop shared guidelines for the oil and gas industry in this area.
In December 2013 collaboration between the main Oil&Gas companies led to the publication of the guide “Integrating human rights into environmental, social and health impact assessments”.
Risk assessment>
The 2013 Risk Assessment cycle considers human rights for the first time in terms of both content and impact assessment metrics. The assessment of strategic risks for the company in fact includes a check on the risk of human rights violations.
In 2010 eni approved an integrated assessment standard that includes all the elements required to analyse the social impact of its operations on local communities.
