Channel BannerChannel Banner
pFpbRX1ykvwpFpbRX1ykvw

Why Most Impact Investing Fails (And How to Fix It)

3,042
Socialcounts.OrgEnter Fullscreen (f)
193
likes
5
comments
daily view 0
monthly view 0

Share

Live Analytics

Comments 0

Why Most Impact Investing Fails (And How to Fix It) Analytics Table

Income Estimates for Why Most Impact Investing Fails (And How to Fix It)

Based on this YouTube video's total view count of 3.04K views and industry-standard rates, the estimated total earning is $2 - $6 through ad revenue. Historical data is not yet available to calculate daily, weekly, or monthly averages.

About Why Most Impact Investing Fails (And How to Fix It)

Explore Why Most Impact Investing Fails (And How to Fix It) with 3,042 views, 193 likes, and 5 comments. Experience the impact of this video content that has captured audience attention.

"Why do so many funds promise real-world change, yet global problems keep getting worse? Today, we reveal why most impact investing fails and how to fix it—exposing the impact washing traps, flawed measurement frameworks, and the radical truth behind what genuine sustainable finance really requires." Impact investing funds lack boots on the ground. NGOs have them. Henri van Eeghen ran Cordaid and New Energy Nexus, and says philanthropy and impact capital should be having one conversation. Over the last decade, trillions of dollars poured into so-called 'impact' funds, yet the systemic crises we set out to solve are accelerating. Why? Because the industry tried to fit transformative solutions into traditional financial frameworks designed only for extraction. In this video, we break down why impact investing is falling short—and what a real fix looks like." This is TBLI Radical Truth with Robert Rubinstein. Van Eeghen's sharpest observation comes from a fund's tenth anniversary he attended, where seventy per cent of the day was spent talking about financial returns. He thinks the presentation is the wrong way round: lead with the impact you are trying to create, and treat the financial result as what follows from it. He also draws a hard line between partnership and collaboration. A partnership is you funding me. A collaboration means both sides give something up so something new can exist. Henri van Eeghen is a Dutch executive who has lived in fourteen countries. He began in paper and reforestation, running World Bank projects in West Kalimantan, then moved to the non-profit world as CEO of Cordaid. He has worked with Mercy Corps and the Synergos Institute in New York, and until the end of last year led New Energy Nexus. Impact investing promised to bridge the gap between financial returns and planetary solutions, but institutional compromises have diluted its true potential. In this episode, Robert Rubinstein breaks down the core reasons why the majority of impact strategies fail to create lasting value—and shares a practical roadmap for aligning capital with real, measurable change. WHAT'S COVERED - The headhunter's question that changed his career: do you want to do something useful and earn 80% less? - Arriving at Cordaid to find an 80 million euro investment fund with no balance sheet, and what happened next - Leveraging 150 million into 600 or 700 million of deployed impact by working with others - The West Africa Venture Fund with the IFC, investing in Niger, Mali and Senegal - Why ethnocentric organisations that need to be seen as the owner cannot leverage anything - The end of USAID, the colonial element in how aid has been delivered, and the opportunity in rethinking it - The match nobody is making: impact funds that need local knowledge, NGOs whose partners already have it - Why he distinguishes collaboration from partnership, and what each side has to give up - Ten thousand electric motorbikes a month in Jakarta, three years from first contact - The Wellbeing Economy Alliance, and measuring something other than GDP - Van Eeghen family philanthropy since 1662, when giving back was a religious obligation - Why today's chief executive is a critical follower rather than an oracle Time Stamps 0:00 - The Trillion-Dollar Impact Illusion 01:45 - The Flawed Metrics Behind "Impact" Portfolios 04:30 - Short-Term Extraction vs. Long-Term Value 08:15 - Greenwashing vs. Genuine Systemic Change 12:00 - The Blueprint: How to Actually Fix Impact Investing 16:10 - What True Capital Stewardship Demands 📌 Subscribe to TBLI Radical Truth for unfiltered, deep-dive discussions with sustainable finance thought leaders challenging the conventional narratives around impact and the future of finance. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBhRVM93uUnAAtqOMIz_yg?sub_confirmation=1 EXTRACTION How business takes your money, your work, your resources, your data and your future, while presenting itself as something else entirely. Robert Rubinstein's next book, from 30 years inside the system. If this conversation makes you question where your money is actually going, Extraction takes that investigation much further. Follow its progress in the free Radical Truth Discussion Network: https://tblicircle.com/share/Lnu4hDm8ayILGevs?utm_source=manual TBLI GROUP - https://www.tbligroup.com - Robert Rubinstein on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertrubinstein/ #ImpactInvesting #Philanthropy #NGOs #BlendedFinance #DevelopmentFinance #Leadership #ConsciousCapital #FamilyOffice #WellbeingEconomy #ESG #HenriVanEeghen #TBLIRadicalTruth Recorded in Amsterdam.

About YouTube Real-Time View Count

With SocialCounts.org’s view counter, track your YouTube video’s live view count and YouTube likes count in real time with fast, reliable updates.

Watch every YouTube video live view count rise with our real-time YouTube views tracker—built for accuracy and minimal delay.

Follow YouTube real time views as they happen, using our dedicated view counter for YouTube videos.

Get up-to-date live view count on YouTube and see real-time growth with SocialCounts.org’s smart tracking tools.

Embed Widget

Parameters:

  • fullscreen=true - Fullscreen counter
  • graph=true - Live graph chart
  • counter=0/1/2 - Select counter (0=likes, 1=views, 2=comments)
URL

Click to copy the embed URL to your clipboard