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.
Google now lets marketers measure emissions from online ads
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Natural gas is making a comeback. Here’s what to do about it
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Sustainability pros join jobless ranks as ESG priorities shift
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What Starbucks, KFC and others learned from testing reusable cups
Consumers are generally on board, but price and ease of return matter. Read More
How Starbucks’ former CSO won internal support for his climate agenda
Michael Kobori used relationships, innovation and persistence to change the coffee giant's culture. Read More
$1B investment gets IKEA closer to being ‘fully circular’ by 2030
The retailer's venture capital arm backs three recyclers and a software firm. Read More
Zendesk layoffs include director of sustainability
Shengyuan Su joined Zendesk in May 2022 after five years as a sustainability manager at Salesforce. Read More
Apple lawsuit highlights the perils of making carbon neutral claims
Consumers allege that Apple’s marketing of its smartwatches is deceptive. Read More
Hard-earned lessons from L’Oreal’s chief of U.S. sustainability
The cosmetics giant leaves few aspects of its business unexamined on the way to eco-designing 100 percent of its products by 2030. Read More
How Philips is working with hospitals to cut medical equipment emissions
The Dutch healthcare technology company is collaborating with customers to redesign products and processes. Read More
