Big tech is transforming every aspect of our world. But how, and at what cost? This season of Land of the Giants – The Disney Dilemma – focuses on Disney’s ability to weather the ups and downs of the business cycle and changing tastes and explores what has kept it successful for over 100 years. The entertainment giant has leveraged nostalgia and its intellectual property to build a beloved brand, but after an acquisition spree that included Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 20th Century Fox, can it sus ...
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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: New urgency around investments in climate adaptation and resilience in the wake of the tragic flooding in Texas. How Community Development Financial Institutions in Indian country are positioned to step up – with or without promised federal funding (09:02). And, highlights from David's recent interview with Blue Haven Initiative’s Liesel Pritzker Simmons about the ways that family offices are engaging with impact investing during these perilous times (14:15).Story links:
- “Investments in adaptation and resilience acquire new urgency as the climate future arrives,” by Amy Cortese
- “Native CDFIs are positioned to step up, even without promised federal funds,” by Erik Stein
- “Blue Haven’s Liesel Pritzker Simmons on family office impact investing in perilous times (Q&A),” by David Bank
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