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Brace for a data revolution as investors tackle the $4tn ‘Wild West’ of ESG

Marion Leslie, head of financial information at SIX Group, says ESG data remains immature but the future could see the development of bespoke data sets

The complexities of ESG will drive a demand for more bespoke data, says Marion Leslie, head of financial information at SIX Group
The complexities of ESG will drive a demand for more bespoke data, says Marion Leslie, head of financial information at SIX Group Photo: No Credit

ESG will be the catalyst for a new data revolution.

Traders and investors make it their jobs to manage risk – crunching numbers to navigate credit to counterparty to the more recent fallout from sky-high inflation. Those kinds of risks have been broken down into manageable numbers, and traded accordingly.

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