Heather Clancy
Trellis Group (formerly GreenBiz)
Heather Clancy specializes in chronicling the leadership strategies enabling corporate climate action. An award-winning journalist, she started her journalism career on the business desk of United Press International, and her articles have appeared in Entrepreneur, Fortune, The International Herald Tribune and The New York Times.
CSRD unites corporate sustainability and finance teams to meet disclosure requirements
How AstraZeneca, Netflix, Pandora and Philips are preparing for Europe’s new mandatory ESG disclosure requirements. Read More
AI is being embraced by sustainability teams despite energy concerns
L'Oreal, Philips, Salesforce and Tesla are just a few of the companies using AI to automate data gathering and decision-making. Read More
Whole Foods sustainability chief on what she asks every potential hire
Caitlin Leibert wants to know this from every job candidate, and offers other advice for early-career practitioners. Read More
Behind Microsoft’s plans to ramp up ‘carbon free’ nuclear energy to power AI and data centers
A recommissioned nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania will support its artificial intelligence and cloud data centers starting in 2028. Read More
Green steel needs more buyer commitments. These companies are stepping up
To reach net-zero emissions, the steel industry will have to cut emissions 90 percent by 2050. Read More
How Google negotiated the lowest price yet for a direct air carbon capture contract
Google is making a 'major portion' of its payment to Holocene upfront before credits are actually delivered. Read More
Most corporate net-zero targets don’t go nearly far enough, analysis finds
Google and Volvo Group, however, win props for emerging good practices in corporate net-zero target setting, according to Net Zero Tracker. Read More
Whole Foods sustainability chief: Why protecting bees and butterflies is so important
Part of Caitlin Leibert's growing duties are supporting the grocer's new pollinator policy that she says will be another key to reducing its carbon footprint. Read More
Alphabet, H&M and others pay $4.5 million for carbon removal ‘prepurchases’
For five of the nine startups, this funding represents an initial corporate transaction. Read More
How PG&E is using microgrids to further its sustainability and safety goals
More U.S. utilities are considering decentralized power sources as a way to protect against climate change and decarbonize the grids. Read More
