Mat Szwajkos/Getty Images; Joshua Roberts/Getty Images; Jason Reed/Reuters; Samantha Lee/Insider This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. A new administration has asset managers hopeful for progress on a longtime issue: ESG data. Biden is expected to take on topics like climate change, which the industry believes could usher in more ESG growth. But "ESG" has no clear-cut definition, and investors say smartly analyzing data must be part of the equation. A new administration, including a passionate new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, has the asset management industry hopeful for meaningful progress on a longtime issue: data for environment, social, and governance-focused funds.