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.
Ex-Adidas, Nike execs are helping build a new sustainable footwear hub in Oregon
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Inside Delta’s plan to take single-use plastic cups off its flights
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How candymaker Mars cut emissions 16% and still grew its business by 60%
The parent for brands like Ben's Rice and M&Ms saw these enviable big reductions from the ways it grew cocoa, beef and soy. Read More
Sustainability execs grapple with AI dilemma, survey finds
Almost 60 percent believe AI's benefits will outweigh the climate risks. Read More
Behind Colgate’s decision to share its recyclable toothpaste tube design
The rare move by the consumer products giant was in hopes of gaining greater traction with recyclers. Read More
Paris Olympics aims to set records for event sustainability. Here’s how
Organizers minimize construction, ban most single-use plastics and eliminate generators to cut emissions in half compared with past events. Read More
Stripe pledged $1 million to carbon removal in 2020. Now it manages $1 billion
Meet the Stripe exec spurring $1 billion in demand for carbon removal. Read More
More coffee, less carbon: Inside Starbucks’ strategy for EV drivers
The chain wants chargers at or near 1,000 of its U.S. locations. Read More
