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EPISODE · May 12, 2026 · 19 MIN

Meet the Grunin Prize Finalists: Onboarding Nature Toolkit & Movement

from Meet the Grunin Prize Finalists · host Grunin Center for Law and Social Entrepreneurship

In this episode, Zvia Schoenberg, executive director of the Grunin Center, speaks with Tessa van Soest, executive director of B Lab Benelux, Jacobien Viets, fractional general counsel for Alliance Business Counsels, and Alexandra Pimor, director of nature governance at the Earth Law Center, to discuss their project: Onboarding Nature Toolkit & Movement.This project galvanizes business as a force for good, through a nature governance practical toolkit to inspire organizations to evolve from human-centred decision-making to nature-inclusive governance. The toolkit showcases four models—Nature as Inspiration, Advisor, Director and Shareholder. 3 founding partners (B Lab Benelux, Earth Law Center, Nyenrode Business University) formed a collaboration grounded in care, community, and collaboration to champion nature governance in corporate life.To learn more about the project, you can visit the websites below:Grunin Prize Finalists: https://www.law.nyu.edu/centers/grunin-social-entrepreneurship/grunin-prize/2026Onboarding Nature: https://www.onboardingnature.com/

In this episode, Zvia Schoenberg, executive director of the Grunin Center, speaks with Tessa van Soest, executive director of B Lab Benelux, Jacobien Viets, fractional general counsel for Alliance Business Counsels, and Alexandra Pimor, director of nature governance at the Earth Law Center, to discuss their project: Onboarding Nature Toolkit & Movement.This project galvanizes business as a force for good, through a nature governance practical toolkit to inspire organizations to evolve from human-centred decision-making to nature-inclusive governance. The toolkit showcases four models—Nature as Inspiration, Advisor, Director and Shareholder. 3 founding partners (B Lab Benelux, Earth Law Center, Nyenrode Business University) formed a collaboration grounded in care, community, and collaboration to champion nature governance in corporate life.To learn more about the project, you can visit the websites below:Grunin Prize Finalists: https://www.law.nyu.edu/centers/grunin-social-entrepreneurship/grunin-prize/2026Onboarding Nature: https://www.onboardingnature.com/

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