NBIM alone among peers in opposing climate action

NBIM

Analysis of proxy voting by the five largest investors in Norway at Shell and BP (2020–2025) 

Publication date

maart 2, 2026

Written by

Kaja Jakubiec, David Haus & Karel Kuipéri 

Key takeaways

  • NBIM stands alone in opposition. Of the 40 total votes cast by the five investors on Shell and BP climate resolutions, NBIM voted against all nine of its own votes 
  • NBIM’s votes contradict its own stated policy. The fund’s 2030 Climate Action Plan commits to supporting shareholder climate proposals, and its investment mandate requires portfolio companies to align with the Paris Agreement (the exact goal the resolutions pursued) yet NBIM voted against them anyway. 
  • The pattern appears inconsistent rather than principled. NBIM supported similarly framed climate resolutions at US oil majors like Chevron and ExxonMobil while opposing the same type of resolution at Shell and BP, undercutting its stated rationale that it only rejects “overly prescriptive” proposals. 

This March 2026 research report by Follow This examines the proxy voting records of the five largest institutional investors active in Norway (NBIM, Nordea, DNB, Storebrand, and KLP) on climate resolutions filed at Shell and BP between 2020 and 2025.

It argues that NBIM, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, voted against every single climate resolution at these two companies over six years, while its four Norwegian peers largely voted in favor.

The report contrasts NBIM’s voting record with its own published climate commitments, investment mandate, and financial stress test findings. 

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