"The Norwegian Government Pension Fund: The Divestiture of Wal-Mart Stores Inc."
January
2008
Publication type: Case study
Research Archive Topic: Business Economics and Public Policy, Corporate Finance
Abstract
The case considers the exclusion of Wal-Mart from the Norwegian Government Pension Fund?s investment universe and the subsequent divestiture of Wal-Mart by the Fund. What is the cost to ethical investing and what issues does socially responsible investing raise for portfolio managers?
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