Giulia advises both established and growth-stage companies around the world. She holds deep expertise in environmental, social, and governance (ESG), with particular focus on holistic growth, sustainability transformation, and circular supply chains. Her work cuts across sectors, from energy to automotive to consumer.
Examples of Giulia’s recent client projects include the following:
- mapping an industry-leading company’s path to supply-chain decarbonization, from sustainable procurement to supplier transparency
- advising an ESG-focused investor on fund strategy, long-run value-creation themes, and capital deployment
- building a commercial strategy for a provider of sustainable battery materials for electric vehicles
- developing a perspective on the optimal product and partnership strategy for a major solar company
In addition to her consulting work with clients, Giulia leads McKinsey’s research and publishing efforts on ESG and sustainability.
Published work
“Closing the loop: Increasing fashion circularity in California,” McKinsey & Company, March 2022
“Managing water and climate risk with renewable energy,” McKinsey & Company, October 2021
“On target: How to succeed with carbon-reduction initiatives,” McKinsey & Company, May 2021
“The state of internal carbon pricing,” McKinsey & Company, February 2021
“Charging electric-vehicle fleets: How to seize the emerging opportunity,” McKinsey & Company, March 2020
“Building Change: Opportunities in disruption,” McKinsey & Company, December 2019
“Empowering talent: Women in energy, resources, and infrastructure,” McKinsey & Company, December 2019
“Why, and how, utilities should start to manage climate-change risk,” McKinsey & Company, April 2019
“Second-life EV batteries: The newest value pool in energy storage,” McKinsey & Company, April 2019
“Hawaii’s quest to become a low-carbon leader,” McKinsey & Company, April 2018
Experience
Adobe
Corporate sustainability coordinator
Education
Harvard Business School
MBA
Dartmouth College
BA, economics and environmental studies