About | Julia Palkowska

Julia Palkowska

Recent graduate from the London School of Economics and Political Science (BSc Management and MSc Accounting and Finance), with a professional interest in Impact Investment and Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) research.

PROFILE

Currently pursuing studies in Reporting for Climate Change and Sustainability, Social and Environmental Sustainability, Socially Responsible Investing and Funds Management at UNSW.

RECENTLY PUBLISHED BY JULIA PALKOWSKA

The European commission action plan: Financing sustainable growth

The report provides an explanation of the ten reform areas included in the European Commission Action Plan (2018), as well as possible impacts for investors. Four of these actions: taxonomy, disclosure and duties, benchmarks and investment advice were submitted as regulatory proposals to the European Parliament in 2018.

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How to invest in the low-carbon economy: An institutional investors' guide

This report introduces the investment strategies available to investors in their efforts to align their portfolios with a lower carbon, more climate-resilient economy. The guide focuses on three main areas for investor action: climate-aligned investment opportunities, integration of climate-related risks and opportunities into investment processes, and phasing out investment in thermal coal.
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Sustainable reality: Analyzing risk and returns of sustainable funds

6 August 2019
Based on research conducted on the performance of nearly 11,000 mutual funds from 2004 to 2018, Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investment finds no statistically significant difference in returns between sustainable funds and traditional funds. However, sustainable funds demonstrated 20% lower downside risk than traditional funds.
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Sustainable investing and bond returns

31 October 2016
A research study conducted by the Barclays Research team seeking to assess the link between environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings and credit portfolio performance. In addition, the report provides a general overview over sustainable investing and the top trends driving the rapid rise of its popularity.
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A portfolio approach to impact investment

1 October 2012
This paper is a practical guide on how to build and analyse a portfolio of impact, which is based on a graphical assessment of impact investments along the dimensions of impact, risk and return. The framework offers insight into the construction of a target profile, mapping individual investments and aggregate portfolios, as well as risk management.
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