Civil Society
We design engagement events focused on specific issues, bringing together industry leaders, investors, funders, and/or government decision-makers.
Our events look to share problems whilst collaborating on solutions, helping building meaningful connections. We facilitate discussions that foster the willingness, capacity, and funding necessary to achieve systemic change.
Events are often an invitation to listen to insight and opinion, with sometimes a little Q&A. We believe that through open discussion you arrive at the truth. Our events enable that wide participation, creating consensus on the means to tackle systemic challenges quickly.
We are specialists in getting people to engage on a subject, to become part of the solution, and inherently join your network to deliver real change.
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Our Consultants
Tom Beckett, BSc, MSc
Founder and CEO
Emma Schofield
Engagement Associate
Sai Balaji Suresh
Analyst Engagement Associate
Case study
Nature4Climate
Nature4Climate (N4C) is a global coalition of 30 global organizations putting nature at the forefront of climate action. Its campaigns have brought nature to be a prominent climate solution, and have ushered in Nature Positive as the term used to describe corporate or government commitment to biodiversity.
Better Century started working with N4C at a point where the coalition had galvanised government commitment on nature as a solution to climate change, but wanted to do more to engage the finance, corporate and tech sectors. These organisations had the money and tools that could enable these government commitments.
We were contracted to engage the finance sector, so to uncover the emerging investment solutions, and to have an open discussion with leaders in the sector about how we could help scale investment. After one event we sought sponsorship, and we went on to deliver four more fully funded round table events where we showcased over twenty investment solutions in nature. These events help N4C identify case studies whilst providing insight to drive their advocacy and communications strategy.
Accelerating engagement with the private sector became a key part of the N4C strategy, and led to this being a major funding source for their presence at London Climate Action Week (LCAW), New York Climate Week (NYCW) and the UNFCCC COPs. Better Century continues to deliver the Nature Hub at LCAW, and supports in uncovering funding to deliver the remainder of the global climate events.
Alongside this Better Century also supports N4C in engaging funders. We have identified key funders, created a strategy lunch for N4C and continue to support means of engagement to unlock funding. This work alongside our engagement with the private sector has helped N4C deliver its mission.
“For over three years, Better Century has partnered with us to engage the private sector and philanthropy. They developed a program of fully sponsored finance sector engagements, successfully showcasing investment solutions in nature-based solutions. This culminated in the first Nature Hub at London Climate Action Week, which they now continue to run. Better Century helped us engage philanthropy about our strategic needs. Their efforts have helped accelerate our strategic objectives, edging us closer to achieving our mission of establishing nature as one-third of the global climate solution.”
Lucy Almond, Chair, Nature4Climate