ROME, May 9 - Environmental groups Greenpeace and ReCommon said on Tuesday they had launched a lawsuit against Italian energy group EniGreenpeace said it had served notices about the lawsuit to Eni as well as the Italian Economy Ministry and Italian state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti , which jointly control the company with a stake of around 30%."The plaintiffs are ...
It said it hoped to force a rethink of Eni's business strategy and stir the Italian government and CDP into playing "a stronger role in ensuring that ENI complies with the Paris Agreement and respects human rights." An Eni spokesperson said the company would "prove in court the groundlessness of the lawsuit" as well as the validity of its own "transformation and decarbonisation strategy".