Aker BP won Norwegian investor relations award

Annually, the Finance Society Norway awards the Stockman Prize to the listed company in Norway that is best at informing the financial community and shareholders. Aker BP won the award today.

The Stockman Award is the financial market’s award, based on direct input from brokerage houses and Norway’s most prominent investors, which proposes relevant candidates and answers a market survey based on a list of criteria from the Finance Society Norway Stockman committee, which chooses a winner.

– This was both very pleasant and very inspiring. For us in the Investor Relations team, this award is proof that our clients in the capital market appreciate the work we do. Everyone who works with IR knows that this is a team effort. Many people in the company have contributed differently to where we are today, says VP of Investor Relations Kjetil Bakken.

The committee emphasizes several criteria such as accounting, financial presentations and information, and ESG reporting, which counts for 30 percent of the price.

Aker BP’s ESG reporting for last year has already received top marks in pure ESG ratings.

– This is yet another important recognition for the company and our thorough work within ESG over the years. Our ESG goals are an integral and essential part of Aker BP’s corporate strategy and perhaps the most critical reason we score so well in this assessment, says Sustainability Professional Eline Hagen Holsvik, who was responsible for the ESG report.

A wide range of people and functions in Aker BP are involved for the reporting to function optimally.

– Accounting and reporting are real teamwork, and this award is a great encouragement to continue and build the one team culture in Aker BP around our processes. There are quite a few people who work with the end product itself. Still, many more work behind the scenes and contribute to high integrity and trust in our reporting in the external market, says Jon Håkon Østhus, VP Financial Accounting & Integrated Reporting.