ExxonMobil Shareholders to Company: We Want a Different Approach to Climate Change Two new corporate directors, voted in by a majority at the oil giant’s annual meeting, are expected to help push the company to take stronger action. May 26, 2021 Vehicles refuel at an Exxon Mobil Corp. gas station in Houston, Texas, on Oct. 28, 2020. Credit: Callaghan O'Hare/Bloomberg via Getty Images Related Share this article ExxonMobil has spent the last six months locked in a battle for its future, ever since a small investment firm launched a long-shot bid to reshape the company’s board of directors and steer the oil giant on a more climate-friendly path.