ESG News For ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING L.P.

As policy priorities evolve, Japan’s focus on “responsible fiscal expansion” could reshape bond dynamics. After decades of ultra-low yields and chronic deflation, Japan’s government bond market is stirring.

AB ’s equity portfolio managers answer questions about the AI-driven boom in technology stocks and equity markets.

Companies today face intensifying pressures—from surging electricity demand and water shortages, to shifting policies and regulations, to a rise in megamergers. How companies handle these pressures matters to their bottom lines—and to shareholder value.

Blended finance has the potential to transform overlooked markets into investable opportunities.

Our research suggests that firms with sound executive pay practices yield healthier returns.

Most conversations around proxy voting focus on shareholder proposals and executive compensation. Meanwhile, the most significant votes tend to fly under the radar: director elections.

Water security is a critical issue for our changing world. Director of Responsible Investing Research, Sara Rosner shares a new approach to managing water risks, aimed at securing better outcomes for investors, companies and communities.

When it comes to measuring our vulnerability to nature's extremes, investors often lean on past data and simply assume that risks will rise.

Water security represents a critical challenge for the world: how to address too much, too little and too-polluted water. In this paper, we advocate a new approach to managing water risks, aimed at securing better outcomes for communities, companies and investors.

Investment in clean energy infrastructure may tick a lot of boxes for life insurers. Matching assets to long-term liabilities without compromising on return potential can be a challenge for insurers with long-duration liabilities.

The materiality of ESG factors differs across sectors and markets. Investors need to understand how.

Earlier this week, AB in partnership with the Emerging Markets Investors Alliance (EMIA) and Societe Generale hosted the Impact and Blended Finance Conference.

Abundant low-cost energy is foundational for President Trump’s program. Yet, while his initiatives to fast-track oil and gas development have grabbed the headlines, they’re only a part of the energy picture.

AllianceBernstein is honored to have been announced as the winner for the Best ESG Investment Fund: Thematic and Best ESG Research: Investment Manager at the ESG Investing Awards 2025.

Measuring the effectiveness of ESG-labeled bonds can be a challenge, particularly with “outcome bonds,” which have specific environmental or social goals but lack standardized assessment criteria.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is taking the world by storm, and for good reason. AI can help automate mundane tasks, improve operational efficiency and enhance human decision-making.

With human rights regulations expanding, investors need a broader approach to assessing risk and opportunity.

Whatever approach an investor chooses, we believe it’s important to manage a climate-related portfolio with the same research rigor and risk management as any other active equity strategy. That means ensuring that the portfolio has adequate diversification.

As a global disruptor, climate change remains one of a handful of mega-forces likely to permanently change how the world lives, works and consumes—all directly affecting countries, assets and companies on many levels.

Last week, AllianceBernstein hosted its sixth annual Day of Understanding.

Research—our own included—indicates that the age diversity of a company’s board of directors may correlate with operational performance and shareholder returns, making a strong case for multigenerational boards.

Responsible investing has been on a pendulum. Enthusiasm for incorporating ESG issues in investment strategies has given way to a reality check in recent years.

The US Inflation Reduction Act has boosted investment opportunities in renewable energy. Could the potential for new leadership in Washington change that? We don’t think so.

China has quickly risen to dominate the global battery electric-vehicle (BEV) industry, both as a manufacturer and as a market. Its dominance looks set to continue, but the industry—in China and elsewhere—faces headwinds.

Investors need to integrate financially material ESG risks and opportunities into their portfolios. But that’s no easy matter. Company ESG data, when it exists, can be hard to find and subjective.

AllianceBernstein is honored to be recognized as a Best Place To Work 24 for Disability Inclusion! We are proud to have earned high scores on the Disability Equality Index in both the U.S and the U.K.

Companies emitting high levels of GHG face complex challenges as they prepare for a low-carbon world. Our experience shows how constructive engagement can help support business strategies and investors’ returns.

AllianceBernstein is proud to host the Emerging Markets Investors Alliance (EMIA) 8th Annual ESG Engagement Conference, at our London office on September 16.

After a rapid ascent, issuance of ESG-labeled bonds has fallen back recently, even as we’ve observed that the overall quality of the market has improved. That’s an intriguing combination—with an explanation.

AllianceBernstein (AB) is honored to have been shortlisted in nine categories at the Investment Week Sustainable Investment Awards 2024.

llianceBernstein (AB) is proud to have been accepted as a signatory to the UK Stewardship Code for the fourth consecutive year. The Code sets high stewardship standards for those investing money on behalf of UK savers and pensioners, and those that support them.

Are European offices broken? We don’t think so. They’re just different.

Applications are now open for AllianceBernstein’s returnship program, ReInvest.

For investors, the regulatory uncertainty compounds AI’s other risks. To understand and assess how to deal with these risks, it helps to have an overview of the AI business, ethical and regulatory landscape.

As PRIDE month begins, AllianceBernstein is proud to honor our LGBTQ+ community and allies.

Will Americans return to the office? It may depend on where it is and what it offers.

Investors with an environmental, social and governance (ESG) focus are increasingly leaning toward passive portfolios, which may seem to offer the simplicity they crave in a complex market landscape.

AllianceBernstein is honored to have received the designation of Third Best Company Headquartered in the US by the Hirschel and Kramer Responsible Investment Brand Index 2024.

Synergy - our Women's Employee Resource Group, created the #SheInspires campaign to highlight inspiring women within the firm who embody AB's values.

AllianceBernstein is honored to have been announced as the winner for the Most Innovative ESG Initiative: Climate and Most Innovative ESG Initiative: Natural Capital at the ESG Investing Awards 2024.

On Earth Day 2024, AB’s Chief Responsibility Officer Erin Bigley and Director of Environmental Research & Engagement Sara Rosner highlight our PRISM platform.

Three mega-forces seem set to dominate the investment landscape for the next decade or longer, with major implications for the macro regime and portfolio design.

Understanding the social risks posed by climate transition requires discipline, nuance and a systematic approach.

From biodiversity and blended finance to a just transition and the cost of drugs, we preview the key ESG issues we’re targeting through research.

Investors have long theorized that companies with poor corporate governance practices may be more prone to mismanagement and weak returns. To investigate further, we’ve looked inward to a key data source: our proxy votes.

Last week, AB, in partnership with Columbia Climate School hosted the Biodiversity Training for AB Investors with biodiversity expert Dr. Jenna Lawrence.

Municipal bond issuers are responsible for building and supporting the physical infrastructure and the public goods and services that enable citizens to participate more in an inclusive economy.

There are several different ways you can approach investing in the climate-focused space.

A new approach to environmental, social and governance (ESG) research could ease investors’ frustrations with sourcing and evaluating the data required for objective credit analysis.

From South Africa’s endangered black rhinoceros to the shrinking Amazon rainforest, threats to the variability of life on Earth are mounting.