Exxon Mobil Corp. needs to do better at documenting the valuation risk its assets face as the economy moves toward lower-emitting energy sources, according to shareholders

KEY INSIGHTS

1. Investors wants to know impact of International Energy Agency (IEA) Net-Zero scenario on asset retirement; especially "Decommisioning' costs
2. The potential for productive assets in a fossil fuel-based economy to become stranded has yet to be fully grasped by the market. 
3. Level of disclosure is imperative for investors to better evaluate long-term risks and economic viability of the business in a carbon constrained future
4. Exxon currently doesn’t provide such disclosure on its downstream assets because its says these obligations can’t be reasonably estimated.
5. Operators may assume an asset can operate indefinitely, but this may not prove out. Investors are simply asking: what is the total cost of meeting these liabilities?
6. The speed of energy transition and nature of the move away from fossil fuels pose significant potential volatility for portfolios

BOTTOMLINE

1. Shareholder resolutions asking America’s biggest banks to phase out financial support for fossil fuels.
2. It plans to back proposals that would require Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo & Co. to adopt a “time-bound policy to phase out lending and underwriting for fossil fuel exploration and development