Giulia Christianson

Senior Associate

WRI's Sustainable Investing

Giulia Christianson is a senior associate in WRI’s Finance Center, where she leads the Sustainable Investing Initiative. The initiative develops research and tools designed to encourage and empower mainstream investors to pursue sustainable investment strategies — re-directing private capital flows towards a sustainable, inclusive and low-carbon future. Giulia contributed to the inception of WRI’s Sustainable Investing Initiative in 2015.

4 ways BlackRock, Vanguard can advance the net-zero movement

May 12, 2021

by Giulia Christianson & Ariel C. Pinchot & Yili Wu

By having strong interim targets, avoiding over-reliance on offsets, improving engagement, and supporting a just transition to net-zero emissions, Wall Street can lead the way for our climates transition.
- Finance & Investing
- Green Finance
Companies may have climate risk blind spots, new analysis shows

March 15, 2021

by Ariel C. Pinchot & Lihuan Zhou & Giulia Christianson

Guidance from disclosure initiatives such as the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure and Sustainable Accounting Standards Board doesn't cover everything companies need to know.
Economic recovery efforts must consider climate change

June 3, 2020

by Leonardo Martinez-Diaz & Giulia Christianson

Here's what green quantitative easing programs by central banks can look like.
- Finance & Investing
- COVID-19
How are banks doing on sustainable finance commitments? Not good enough

October 7, 2019

by Ariel C. Pinchot & Giulia Christianson

Financial institutions are making more green commitments than ever — here's how they stack up.
- Finance & Investing
- Finance
4 key takeaways on ESG reporting and investing

June 17, 2019

by Lihuan Zhou & Giulia Christianson

A closer look at new guidance for chartered financial analysts.
- Finance & Investing
- Risk & Resilience
Is BlackRock serious about sustainability?

April 29, 2019

by Ariel C. Pinchot & Jack McClamrock & Giulia Christianson

There's some progress, but it's mostly on the margins.
What investors actually want from sustainability data

April 17, 2019

by Ariel C. Pinchot & Giulia Christianson

As the visible impacts of climate change become ever clearer, do investors have enough information to manage risk and capitalize on opportunities of a world in transition?
- Finance & Investing
- Investment Banks
5 lessons on climate change financing

July 11, 2014

by Giulia Christianson & Milap Patel

To invest in climate-related innovations, you'll need a stomach for risk -- and other key takeaways from the Climate Investment Funds meetings.
- Finance & Investing
- Jobs & Careers