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.
Why Coca-Cola changed its bottle shape
Switchover will cost bottlers and the Coca-Cola distribution network about $52 million across the U.S. and Canada. Read More
Here's the timeline for SBTi’s corporate net-zero update
The standards-setting organization plans to address stakeholder feedback, including updates to climate science and challenges related to Scope 3 target setting. Read More
KFC’s recipe for cutting restaurant emissions by 46%
Decarbonization measures including optimizing exhaust hoods and food warming equipment will be required for new and existing franchisees. Read More
How Ikea convinces consumers to be green
The giant furniture retailer is using its procurement clout and in-store promotions to nudge millions of customers toward lower-emissions products. Read More
Inside Allbirds’ mission to make a shoe with no carbon footprint
As of its most recent progress update, the shoemaker is more than halfway toward its goal to cut its per-product footprint in half by 2025. Read More
Microsoft signs its biggest renewable energy contract yet
Deal with Brookfield will add 10.5 gigawatts of wind and solar in the U.S. and Europe between 2026 and 2030. Read More
Alphabet, Meta and others are paying $58.3 million to bury sludge
Corporate buyers’ group Frontier contracts with startup using deep wells to store waste that would otherwise emit methane or CO2. Read More
Salesforce to lobby for new rules on AI’s environmental impact
Computing uses up to 3 percent of global power consumption and AI could triple that, the company believes. Read More
Here’s how Apple has cut its emissions 55% since 2015
The company aims for a 75 percent reduction by 2030. Read More
Meet the woman making Ikea more sustainable
Karen Pflug, chief sustainability officer at Ingka Group, is the first guest on Climate Pioneers, our new live interview series featuring prominent climate innovators. Read More
