"It's not about getting a yes; it's about getting an answer." 💣 Radical Truth: Robert Rubinstein Exposes the Impact Investing Illusion! 🎙 In this episode of the InvestHer Podcast, host Anne Ravanona speaks with Robert Rubinstein, Chairman of TBLI Group and Verdama Earth, about the radical truth behind sustainable finance — from the systemic flaws in ESG measurement and the fees-first culture of impact investing, to the extractive patterns inside venture capital and what founders, women investors, and retail investors can actually do about it. 🌍 Discover how Robert Rubinstein went from working on oil rigs in Iran and Texas to launching a bicycle magazine in Amsterdam, losing everything on a wholesome food publication, and ultimately finding his life's purpose: building the world's longest-running global forum for sustainable finance, influencing over $50 trillion in assets, and spending nearly three decades telling the financial sector things it doesn't always want to hear. 💡 Don't miss this episode with actionable insights on: • Tying ESG fund fees to real environmental output, not assets under management • Why access to the real decision-maker is the actual bottleneck, not buy-in • How founders underestimate the true time cost of fundraising, from outreach to closing • Bootstrapping all the way to a multi-billion-dollar exit, no outside capital needed • Three questions to ask before taking any investor's money • Why Robert's viral 'Impact Mafia' article struck a nerve with 150,000 readers • Crowdfunding as a faster, more democratic path to capital for women founders If you're ready to stop cutting ribbons and start getting things done, this episode is your permission slip. 🔗 Listen Now | 🎧 Apple Podcasts | Spotify | ▶️ Full Show Notes About Robert Robert Rubinstein is the founder and Chairman of TBLI Group and the originator of the Triple Bottom Line (TBLI) investment framework — a pioneering approach that has influenced over $50 trillion in assets and channelled $1.3 trillion into sustainable investments over more than 28 years. He is the creator of the TBLI CONFERENCE™, the world's longest-running global sustainable finance forum, which has convened sovereign wealth funds, central banks, and major investment institutions across Europe, Asia, Latin America, and North America. Robert has advised the US State Department, the Dutch Ministry of Finance, and addressed institutions including Goldman Sachs, Blackrock, the World Bank, and the UN Environment Programme. Author of the forthcoming book Radical Truth, he is also the host of The Radical Truth podcast and the founder of TrustVC, a transparency platform for the VC and private equity industry. 🌐 Website: https://www.tbligroup.com 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertrubinstein/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tbli/ 🐦 Twitter (X): https://x.com/tbli About TBLI Group TBLI Group is the organisation behind the world's longest-running global forum for sustainable and impact finance, dedicated to educating and mobilising institutional investors, family offices, and asset owners toward Triple Bottom Line investing. Through its conferences, masterclasses, virtual mixers, the TBLI Circle private community, and the open-source Better World Prize database — which benchmarks ESG and impact measurement frameworks — TBLI Group has spent nearly three decades building the infrastructure, networks, and honest conversations that sustainable finance actually needs. TBLI Group also operates TrustVC, a Glassdoor-style review platform for venture capital and private equity, bringing transparency and accountability to how investors treat founders and emerging managers. Resources Mentioned 🌐 TBLI Group — Website: https://www.tbligroup.com 💼 Connect with Robert on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertrubinstein/ 🐦 Follow TBLI on X (Twitter): https://x.com/tbli 📸 Follow TBLI on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tbli/ Connect with Anne & Global Invest Her 🌐 https://www.investherpodcast.com/ 📂 Funder Directory: https://funderdirectory.globalinvesther.com/ 🛍 Buy From Her Directory: https://www.buyfromher.com/ 🗨️ LinkedIn: Anne Ravanona https://www.linkedin.com/in/anneravanona/ #InvestHerPodcast #InvestHer #WomenFounders #FemaleFounders #WomenEntrepreneurs #ImpactInvesting #ESG #SustainableFinance #TBLIGroup #RadicalTruth #BootstrapFounders #VCTransparency #TrustVC #TripleBottomLine
