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.
Microsoft will buy enough U.S.-made solar panels to power 1.8 million homes
The deal will fund 12 gigawatts from Qcells over the next eight years. Read More
How EV maker Rivian plans to halve the carbon footprint of its vehicles by 2030
This is the company’s first environmental impact disclosure, so there are no past-year comparisons for its results. Read More
Why Intel has declined to participate in the Science Based Targets initiative
Intel began reducing its emissions two decades ago, but it doesn’t follow guidelines from the Science Based Targets initiative. Read More
H&M is funding offshore wind in Bangladesh to get garment factories off fossil fuels
H&M will co-invest in a project it hopes will supply 40% of the country’s power. Read More
How Wells Fargo is slashing HVAC energy use more than 70% with a simple building retrofit
Wells Fargo was an early test site for Turntide Technologies, which makes switched reluctance motors that drive down energy consumption for HVAC systems by an average of 64%. Read More
Starbucks’ customers in the US and Canada can use their own cups for all orders
In 2022, just 1.2 percent of Starbucks’ drinks were sold in reusable containers. Read More
Shopify: 3 lessons from investing $55 million in 40 carbon removal startups
Shopify’s head of sustainability, Stacy Kauk, shares secrets from four years of investing in early-stage carbon removal. Read More
Q&A: Shopify’s sustainability chief on what companies should know about carbon removal contracts
Stacy Kauk argues it’s worth paying more for credits based on emissions removal than emissions avoidance. Read More
Will corporate climate coalitions deliver? A progress report on 6 buyer groups
More companies are joining alliances to procure their way to lower emissions. We assessed the progress of 6 of the biggest. Read More
Why it matters that New York state is suing PepsiCo over single-use plastic
The state alleges PepsiCo misled the public about the damage caused by single-use plastics. Read More
