Why ESG data “agility” is key for quant fund LFIS Capital Submitted By Hugh Leask | 08/07/2021 - 3:01pm Sustainability and ESG (environmental, social and governance) factors are reshaping investment decisions at both ends of the manager-investor spectrum, and the way hedge funds and other investment managers select positions and build their trading books is coming under ever-closer scrutiny. The assortment of datasets and the risks of ‘greenwashing’ pose a particular challenge when it comes to consistently measuring and monitoring sustainability metrics across portfolios.