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.
Meet the drilling entrepreneur unlocking geothermal power for Google
Fervo Energy co-founder and CEO Tim Latimer was inspired by skills learned in the oil and gas business. Read More
How J&J, Suntory and Toyota cut industrial heat emissions
Reducing natural gas consumption for low-heat processes such as equipment sterilization or chemical reactions starts with process redesign. Read More
Apple prevails in US greenwashing suit over ‘carbon neutral’ claims
The class action questioned whether the company retires enough carbon credits to offset the impact of certain Apple Watches. Read More
Amazon and JPMorgan headline group committing $100 million to cut ‘superpollutants’
Other founding companies in the Superpollutant Action Initiative include Autodesk, Google, Figma, Salesforce and Workday. Read More
Why Suntory’s sustainability leader also heads risk management
Kim Marotta uses internally developed artificial intelligence tools to gather information, which she shares monthly across the spirits company. Read More
As renewable energy economics shift, smaller buyers get creative
Companies like Brown-Forman, Cardinal Health and REI are looking for simpler clean power deals located closer to their facilities. Read More
Nike promotes manufacturing exec to lead sustainability
Cimarron Nix, who joined the footwear company in 2017, was most recently vice president of global apparel. Read More
How Google got ahead of the ‘bring your own’ data center power movement
The giant cloud and artificial intelligence services company has negotiated special tariffs and contracts in Minnesota, Nevada and Texas. Read More
Disney sustainability VP to fellow pros: Stop talking yourself out of a job
Yalmaz Siddiqui thinks too many leaders in the field devalue their unique expertise. Read More
How sustainability leaders can cope with uncertainty and risk in 2026
Leaders from Impact Pathways, Patagonia, Suntory and The Nature Conservancy share lessons learned in 2025 that are guiding their decisions in 2026. Read More
