ESG asset managers are capitalizing on a new swell of quantifiable information, with investors following suit. : The internet has put a wealth of facts and figures at everyone's fingertips—and in real time, too. While highly publicized data breaches have understandably prompted concerns, the widespread availability of data has also emerged as a source for good. Investors and research analysts have increasingly found inventive ways to capitalize on newly available information. This trend has proved especially true in the world of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, which has grown substantially in recent years.