Giving Back is Dead: Alexandra Primor

What if our laws, institutions, and funding models treated Earth as a living being—with rights, a voice, and a seat at the table?

In this episode of Giving Back Is Dead, recorded at Palais de Tokyo as part of its Regeneration initiative, host Scott Stover sits down with Alexandra Pimor, Director of Nature Governance at Earth Law Center. Together, they explore the emerging movement for rights of nature and “nature-conscious governance”: building legal and corporate systems that recognize humans as part of nature, not separate from it.

Pimor traces her path from law and European governance to creating frameworks where “Nature on the Board” can actually shape corporate decisions, and shares concrete examples—from UK eco-beauty company Faith in Nature to Purpose Disruptors in the advertising world—where nature’s interests are written into governance and practice.

The conversation moves from philosophy to practice: how shifting from pessimism to responsibility, from extraction to relationship, can transform philanthropy, cultural institutions, and the way we fund the arts and the planet’s future.

Watch, subscribe, and join us in reimagining what it means to “give back” when giving to nature is no longer optional—but foundational.