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.
ESG can make or break a merger: Here’s what dealmakers are looking for
Miscalculating climate risk — or being unprepared for legal changes — can reduce M&A prices. Read More
Kimberly-Clark pledges to stop cutting down 'natural forests' for tissues, diapers
New strategy centers on Canada and Alaska, which have 25 percent of the world’s remaining primary forests. Read More
Billionaire Tom Steyer: 'Plug and play' bank loans to fossil fuel projects are 'insane'
In the energy transition, human health and welfare trump short-term returns, says climate tech investor Tom Steyer. Read More
Amazon eliminates 15 billion plastic ‘air pillows’ from delivery boxes
The retailer’s latest step to remove single-use plastic across its North American distribution network. Read More
Salesforce commits $25 million to ‘steep learning curve’ of carbon removal
The company also signed its first renewables contract in Europe with projects in six Italian regions. Read More
Construction giant CRH’s reuse strategy is winning customers such as Google
40 percent of the company’s revenue comes from climate-resilient infrastructure or concrete and asphalt with reduced emissions. Read More
How Canva is helping its printing partners buy solar power
A unique contract allows companies that are typically too small to negotiate their own power contracts to fund new green energy projects. Read More
How Starbucks doubled the number of its 'Greener Stores'
The coffee chain's new building standards are now a publicly available training course. Read More
Inside Shein’s plan to recycle ‘deadstock’ material into new clothing
The company wants to be ‘fully circular’ by 2050 but its emissions have increased by 52%. Read More
How construction products giant CRH plans to cut emissions 30% by 2030
Last year, the company recycled 43.9 million metric tons of byproducts and waste from other industries into raw materials and fuels for its own products. Read More
