Heather Clancy
Trellis Group (formerly GreenBiz)
Heather Clancy is an award-winning journalist specializing in transformative technology and innovation. She started her reporting career on the business news desk of United Press International, and her articles have appeared in Entrepreneur, Fortune, The International Herald Tribune and The New York Times.
Clancy was the launch editor for the Fortune Data Sheet, a newsletter dedicated to the business of technology. She co-authored the Amazon best-seller for entrepreneurs, Niche Down, How to Become Legendary By Being Different.
In her role at Trellis, Heather chronicles the role of business model innovation and technology in transitioning to a clean, inclusive and regenerative economy. She serves on the boards of the WSLA Alumnae Group, a mentorship organization that nurtures feminine leadership in the corporate sustainability movement, and EcoAthletes, a collective of collegiate, professional and amateur athletes that advocate for solutions to climate change.
What’s next for the 100% renewable energy movement
Despite market barriers in Asia and setbacks in the U.S., more than 70 members of the Climate Group’s RE100 initiative match at least 90 percent of electricity consumption with solar, wind or other renewables. Read More
How Royal Mail will use AI to calculate supplier emissions
Britain’s primary mail service is testing an agent that analyzes the carbon intensity associated with certain contracts. Read More
Support for nature-based climate pledges builds slowly
Kirin and Novo Nordisk are shaping their nature strategies using methodologies developed by the Science Based Targets Network. Read More
What’s next for the ISO net-zero standard
The International Organization for Standardization must review feedback from more than 170 member organizations before requesting final approval. Read More
Why software firm Genesys will reset its emissions reduction baseline
The company’s adoption of Watershed’s data collection system exposed the limitations of its historical data. Read More
How asset manager Apollo turns sustainability into financial value
Jaycee Pribulsky, who helped Nike operationalize sustainability criteria throughout its supply chain, leads a team that helps portfolio companies decarbonize. Read More
The hidden water liability of AI data centers
The power plants that support these facilities, especially fossil-fuel generators, will account for almost three-quarters of their water withdrawals by 2030. Read More
AMD, NVIDIA raise bar on AI energy efficiency
With energy-hungry data centers under scrutiny by communities across the U.S., the two powerful chipmakers are focusing on powering more AI training and inference with fewer server racks. Read More
This new framework measures corporate chemical footprints
The Safer Chemistry Impact Metrics Framework borrows from processes used by companies including Apple, Google, H&M and Sephora. Read More
Apply now for the Trellis 30 Under 30 climate leaders 2026
Applications for the 11th annual list of rising stars in corporate sustainability were closed on Sept. 11, 2026. Read More
