Responsible Investing:

ESG Integration Can Drive Investment Decisions

Proprietary tools and systems can enable ESG engagement, research and collaboration among our global team of analysts. By following an investor-driven approach, they’re positioned to do the deep fundamental research necessary to truly understand the material ESG risks and opportunities facing issuers.

The Active Engagement Advantage

As active investors, engagement is important to our responsible investment and research processes. Each year, AB analysts engage with leaders of companies and noncorporate entities, including municipalities, supranational and sovereign issuers. We also engage selectively through our proxy voting activities.

These connections allow us to assess, discuss and encourage issuers to better address material ESG risks or take advantage of ESG opportunities. We believe that engagement can drive better research and better outcomes for clients.

Proprietary Research Collaboration Platforms

We’ve innovated platforms that power collaboration between our analysts within and across asset classes as we research and engage with issuers.

How Does Engagement Make a Difference?

Engagement is an important part of our responsible investment process. Each year our active analysts engage with the leaders of public and private companies and non-corporate entities, including municipalities, and supranational and sovereign issuers.

We engage selectively through our proxy voting activities and as a core component of our research and investment processes.

• Independent Perspectives: With direct access to management, our active equity and fixed-income analysts and responsible investment team seek to develop unbiased perspectives on ESG issues through dialogue with companies. Different teams can engage separately or jointly when appropriate.
• Proprietary Tools: Using our in-house research and collaboration tools, AB analysts can share insights in real time and track any needed follow-ups for extended engagements.
• Constructivist Approach: As large stewards of capital, we can facilitate constructive engagement with management teams and, where appropriate, directors, to create a forum to discuss many industry-related topics, including ESG issues.