Investment firms have realized there’s a market for environmental, social, and governance-conscious products, and many are choosing to integrate ESG data into their investment processes. When asset manager Nuveen began improving its data management capabilities to put ESG data into end users’ hands within the firm and beyond, it was because ESG integration was no longer a choice.

“ESG factors are not an add-on anymore. Just as we look at a company’s stock prices, volatility, volumes, [and] all