Congrats to BBSA member Justin Kidwell ‘11 for being on the team that won the Columbia Business School Corporate Social Responsibility Case Competition sponsored by IBM. This year’s case was “The Norwegian Government Pension Fund: The Divestiture of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.” written by Andrew Ang, the Ann F. Kaplan Professor of Business. The case considered the exclusion of Wal-Mart from the Norwegian Government Pension Fund’s investment universe and the subsequent divestiture of Wal-Mart by the fund; it looks at the issues socially responsible investing raises for portfolio managers. “Norway’s stance on ethical investing comes from the society and they view it as an important issue.”

CONGRATULATIONS JUSTIN!

- From your Family at the BBSA

For more details, visit http://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/publicoffering/post/728613/First+CSR+Case+Competition+Considers+Norway’s+Pension+Fund#