What is Better Finance?
Better Finance is all about helping purpose-driven investors design financial solutions for a changing world. They turn impact into advantage by working closely with clients to create, implement, and manage financial strategies rooted in impact and mission-driven investing. From start to finish, Better Finance brings in the right stakeholders and delivers both financial and impact performance in a truly collaborative way. Their expertise spans direct investments, fund structures, and blended finance across asset classes, all supported by a network of specialists.
The Main Benefits of Better Finance
Better Finance stands out with impressive achievements and a clear focus on impact. Here are some key figures that highlight their success:
- $30 billion+ deployed for impact, guiding global wealth holders into ESG-aligned investments.
- 40+ bespoke investment structures created, tailored to match mission and impact-risk-return criteria.
- 70% of clients are women-run or owned entities, or deliver goods and services with a gender lens.
- 50+ nature-positive solutions developed, from coral reef conservation vehicles to outcomes financing for rhinos and fixed income for biodiversity.
Impact Advisory: From A to Z
Better Finance’s impact advisory service is a full-package deal. They don’t just offer advice—they partner with clients to originate, design, implement, and manage financial solutions that align with impact goals. Whether it’s direct investments or complex fund structures, they bring in the right players and ensure financial and impact performance go hand in hand. It’s a collaborative journey, drawing on a deep network of specialists to make sure every angle is covered.
Partnerships and Capital: Unlocking Opportunities
One of the unique strengths of Better Finance is helping entrepreneurs, asset managers, and funds—whether new or established—navigate the tricky waters of impact investing. They assist in overcoming hurdles like accessing family offices, mastering the art of pitching to impact-focused investors, and building long-term partnerships for innovation and shared missions. A standout initiative is The Glassbox, launched in January 2025, designed to teach others how to tap into family office capital. It’s all about opening doors and creating lasting connections.
Enhanced Due Diligence: Beyond the Tick Box
Better Finance takes due diligence seriously—way beyond just ticking ESG boxes. Their enhanced ESG and impact due diligence digs deep into material factors that influence long-term success and create real value. They ask the tough questions: Have you considered local conflicts? The just transition? Resource access? Leaving no one behind? This approach ensures that investments are not only responsible but also resilient and impactful over time.
Better Finance’s Impact on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- SDG 5: Gender Equality – Supporting women-run or owned entities and gender-lens investing.
- SDG 13: Climate Action – Investing in nature-positive solutions and transition finance.
- SDG 14: Life Below Water – Coral reef conservation initiatives.
- SDG 15: Life on Land – Outcomes financing for rhino conservation and biodiversity.
- SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals – Building long-term collaborations and innovative financial structures.
Driving Change Through Expertise and Innovation
Better Finance’s story is also one of leadership and vision. Tenke Zoltani, a founder, shared her entrepreneurial journey in 2024, highlighting how she started advising on sustainability and impact finance before it was trendy—or even necessary. Over 15 years, she’s become a trusted advisor to global institutions like SAP, UNDP, Pictet, Edmond de Rothschild, Trafigura, and WWF. The company’s logo, inspired by Miquel Barceló’s Gran Elefandret, symbolizes defying expectations and balancing on the edge of innovation—just like Better Finance’s mission to evolve the investment landscape into something truly sustainable and impactful.
