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.
Nucor and Microsoft are counting on nuclear fusion to reduce their emissions
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Why Rivian is funding a $1 billion solar project built on a Kentucky coal mine
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Why JPMorgan, Delta and Frontier Co-op support ‘second chance’ hiring
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What’s top of mind for the most influential people in climate
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6 things Starbucks learned from its reusable cup experiments
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What you need to know about what's coming up at Climate Week in New York next week (if you can attend in person, or not). Read More
Amazon just launched a new program to cajole sellers into cutting their emissions
Amazon’s new Sustainability Solutions Hub centralizes access to several services Amazon has slowly been making available to sellers over the past few years. Read More
How Applied Materials and Intel are helping chipmakers buy clean power
The Catalyze program, sponsored by Intel and Applied Materials and run by Schneider Electric, aims to accelerate renewable energy access across the global semiconductor supply chain. Read More
