Radical Truth

Robert Rubinstein
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Radical Truth

Radical Truth is a podcast produced by TBLI Group and hosted by Robert Rubinstein. TBLI is making the financial system work for all. Our podcast cover the wide range of ESG and Impact Investing topics. What it is? Why is it booming? Is it really helping? Is Impact regenerative in nature? How will climate change impact investments? There will be regular interviews with thought leaders, some known and some not known, but all brilliant and we will have engaging conversations with all of them. Let’s make the financial system work for all. This is Radical Truth. Visit https://tblicircle.com/

  1. Day Zero Investing - Working with Founders Right From The Start

    6 DAYS AGO

    Day Zero Investing - Working with Founders Right From The Start

    Featuring: Christoph Klink - Partner At Antler. Antler is a global early-stage VC. The firm leads in ‘Day Zero’ investing, an approach to venture capital focused on partnering with founders pre-launch. Antler systematically removes capital and network constraints for early-stage technology entrepreneurs by providing co-founder matching, deep business model validation, initial capital, expansion support, and follow-on funding. The firm is present in 30 cities across most leading technology ecosystems globally and has made over 1,300 investments into early-stage startups. Antler has been repeatedly recognized by Pitchbook as the world’s most active angel and seed-stage investor. Christoph Klink, Partner, Antler Christoph Klink is a partner at Antler based in Germany. Antler is the world’s leading day zero investor and the most active early-stage VC firm in Europe. Christoph is responsible for Antler’s investments across Central Europe. Since launching its first residency for founders in Berlin in 2021, Antler has made >80 investments into tech startups, spanning multiple sectors that include climatetech, fintech and healthtech. Many of these startups are now recognised as the most promising startups in the DACH region, including NeoCarbon, clare&me and Tapline. In the last three years, Christoph has run residencies for hundreds of founders in Berlin, Amsterdam and Munich. Antler is specifically designed to remove the barriers to entrepreneurship and to support a new generation of diverse tech founders. Founders participating in the residencies have come from 50+ different nationalities and a third of the startups have at least one female founder. Christoph is recognised as one of the leading experts on early-stage investment trends in Germany and has published reports on the demographics of DACH unicorn founders and the rise of technical founders in Europe.

    1h 13m
  2. Could children's books inspire a hopeful era by addressing present-day challenges?

    JAN 14

    Could children's books inspire a hopeful era by addressing present-day challenges?

    Fleur Rossdale's Woodland Sprite series tackles climate issues, food security, wellbeing, and plastic waste through a fantasy world where fairies protect nature with courage and authenticity. Instead of proposals, Fleur conveys her ideas through storytelling, aiming to inspire adults to act. She also organizes events in Brussels and Westminster, uniting changemakers, specialists, and scientists to drive solutions. A fine art background earned Fleur the title "The Queen of the Decorators" in the 1980s and ’90s, where her design exhibitions drew 30,000 visitors and launched a thriving industry. In 2020, she shifted focus to ecology, fundraising for climate charities, and developing impact investment projects, some featured in her upcoming book, The Farm. Her books inspire young readers to embrace sustainability through fairy sprites guided by a wise goblin, leprechaun, and pixie prince. The first book, Taken by Storm, builds confidence and explores themes from COP26. The Journey adds surrealism and fosters critical thinking, with real-life inspiration drawn from events Fleur hosted. The Farm, releasing in 2025, continues the story with practical solutions. Fleur seeks global support to develop her ideas collaboratively for a sustainable future. What we will cover: What I aim to achieve through writing my books. How do I intend to bring about change? How could I speed up the process and gain support without using a sledgehammer?

    1h 7m
  3. What is ‘Common Good Investing'?

    JAN 6

    What is ‘Common Good Investing'?

    Terry Mollner is one of the pioneers of socially responsible investing as a new asset class in the professional investment community. He is a founder and member of the board of the Calvert Family of Socially Responsible Investment Funds, the largest such family of funds with over $7 billion under management. Dr. Mollner is founder and chair of Stakeholders Capital, Inc., a socially responsible asset management firm in MA and CA and the Massachusetts-based Trusteeship Institute, Inc., an economic and social policy think tank since 1972. He is a founding member of the Board of Directors of Calvert Social Investment Funds and Calvert Impact Capital. In 2000, he also took the lead that resulted in Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc. being bought by Unilever, Inc. so it legally sustained its ability to be a socially responsible company and afterwards served on its board for eighteen years. He is the author of 12 Self-Evident Truths About Truth: And, Recommended Priorities for 2020 US Presidential Candidates, Common Good Capitalism Is Inevitable, and The Love Skill: We Are Each Mastering the 7 Layers of Human Maturity. He is a Fellow of the World Business Academy and a member of the Social Venture Network. Academy Articles by Terry Mollner Thoughts on How to End Terrorism Economic Maturity Beyond Capitalism: What will define the next stage? TimeTime

    1h 12m
  4. REDD+ projects - the facts: Investing in high-impact solutions to deforestation

    12/10/2024

    REDD+ projects - the facts: Investing in high-impact solutions to deforestation

    Everland is a global leader in community-led forest conservation, ensuring financial stability for projects through Verified Emission Reductions (VERs) while championing climate change mitigation. What will listeners learn: -Carbon crediting from REDD+ projects has been systematically robust, and new methodologies and safeguards continue to drive integrity.
 -REDD+ projects deliver demonstrable impact for climate, nature and communities; just the five projects Everland works for benefit more than 215,000 local people.
 -The REDD+ mechanism is ready to scale today to meet global sustainable development goals and companies’ demand for high-integrity carbon credits. About Everland: Joshua Tosteson joined Everland in 2019, first serving as President before becoming CEO in 2023. With a lifelong dedication to sustainability, system transformation and global prosperity, Joshua trained as an atmospheric scientist at Harvard and Columbia universities and has since worked for over two decades as an entrepreneur and change agent. Pamela Brazier co-founded Everland in 2017 and became the company’s President in 2023. She began her career at BNP Paribas before joining Wildlife Works in 2012, where Pamela specialized in selling the Verified Emissions Reductions generated by Wildlife Works’ REDD+ projects to European companies. Five years later, she co-founded Everland to represent a wider portfolio of high-impact REDD+ projects (including Wildlife Works’). Everland is a specialised conservation marketing organisation in the climate change mitigation business that exclusively represents the Voluntary Carbon Market's largest portfolio of high-impact, community-centered, forest conservation (REDD+) projects. Through these projects, Everland brings together communities and corporations in common cause to protect some of the world’s most important and vulnerable forests.

    1h 26m
  5. Is Sustainability achievable in the present climate?

    12/03/2024

    Is Sustainability achievable in the present climate?

    John Elkington is an award winning world authority on corporate responsibility and sustainable capitalism, a bestselling author and serial entrepreneur. John is the founder and chief-pollinator of Volans, which works with leaders to make sense of the emergent future to unlock the potential of their organisation. Volans tackles some of the world's most challenging problems, helping key actors move from the responsibility agenda through resilience to regeneration through strategic advisory work. John's thought leadership is brought to bear in Volans Inquiries including Project Breakthrough, Tomorrow’s Capitalism Inquiry and the Green Swans Observatory. John will share his vision of the future.

    59 min
  6. Financing for Impact: Innovations, Challenges, and the Future of Result-Based Finance

    11/26/2024

    Financing for Impact: Innovations, Challenges, and the Future of Result-Based Finance

    Explore how sustainability-linked loans and KPI-based blended finance are advancing impact investing and driving measurable results. Discover EBRD's High Impact Programme and development banks' evolving role in equity funds for impactful corporate growth. Insights into pioneering work, including the Joint SDG Fund's support of ocean, energy, agriculture, and health initiatives for sustainable change. This session will offer valuable insights for investors and sustainability leaders aiming to leverage finance for sustainable development. Massimiliano Riva (Max) is a senior sustainable finance advisor and manager with over 20 years of experience in international organizations, development banks and in the public and private sector. He advanced impact and sustainability strategies in equity funds, public guarantee schemes, microfinance organization, export credit schemes, green/SDG bonds and designed blended finance solutions in the areas of nature, climate, agriculture, and health. He also helped design public financial strategies and coordinated programming interventions to spur financial reforms in over 80 countries. After 15 years with the United Nations, he joined the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in 2022 as sustainability lead for equity funds and manager of the green climate fund. In his career he facilitated a wide range of partnerships on sustainable trade and finance, providing advisory services on the ground to over 30 countries across all continents. He co-authored several publications on the same. Max is keen to meet and collaborate to unlock and invest much needed resources for the climate and nature crisis.

    1h 1m
  7. Medical Debt Abolishment as an Economic & Social Intervention

    11/19/2024

    Medical Debt Abolishment as an Economic & Social Intervention

    Allison Sesso is President & CEO of Undue Medical Debt, a national non-profit whose purpose is to strengthen communities by abolishing burdensome medical debt.  Undue Medical Debt has eliminated over 7 Billion Dollars and received $ 50 million from MacKenzie Scott (billionaire philanthropist) for their great work. What will you learn? Medical debt is the number one cause of bankruptcy in the U.S.4 in 10 adults in the U.S. have medical debt. RIP Medical Debt (RIP) uses donated dollars to buy and relieve medical debt across the country for those in financial need. RIP's one-of-a-kind model turns $1 donated into $100 of medical debt relief.

    59 min
  8. How the invention of the espresso machine led to an Impact Investing Family Office

    11/12/2024

    How the invention of the espresso machine led to an Impact Investing Family Office

    Luca Rancilio's grandfather invented the espresso machine. Cube is the family office founded by the Rancilio family in 2013, after the sale of the espresso machine company founded in 1927 by our grandfather Roberto. He will share his journey towards Impact Investing, after the sale of that company.

    55 min
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Radical Truth is a podcast produced by TBLI Group and hosted by Robert Rubinstein. TBLI is making the financial system work for all. Our podcast cover the wide range of ESG and Impact Investing topics. What it is? Why is it booming? Is it really helping? Is Impact regenerative in nature? How will climate change impact investments? There will be regular interviews with thought leaders, some known and some not known, but all brilliant and we will have engaging conversations with all of them. Let’s make the financial system work for all. This is Radical Truth. Visit https://tblicircle.com/

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  • Creator
    Robert Rubinstein
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    80
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Robert Rubinstein
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    Radical Truth

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