While these two entities are distinct, they are frequently grouped in reputation management and crisis analysis reports to illustrate how unrelated corporate events can simultaneously dominate a single news cycle. 1. The Walgreens Mifepristone Controversy
: The FDIC took control of the bank on March 10, 2023, to protect insured depositors. Walgreens.svb
: Supporters of reproductive rights organized boycotts, leading to the viral hashtag #BoycottWalgreens. While these two entities are distinct, they are
: A rapid decline in the value of SVB's bond portfolio, coupled with a surge in withdrawal requests from tech startups, triggered a liquidity crisis. history at the time and sent shockwaves through
The failure of Silicon Valley Bank in March 2023 was the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history at the time and sent shockwaves through the global financial system.
dealt with a values-based crisis (social/political alignment).