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.
Michael Strahan is embracing ‘nature tech’ — why you should care
The term “nature tech” describes a broad range of applied and information technologies focused on helping scale nature-based solutions to climate change. Read More
The Body Shop is bringing youth perspective to the boardroom. Should you?
Inside the Body Shop's new Youth Collective, which consults individuals under 30 for feedback on decisions about climate action, human rights and more. Read More
The intersection of ESG and reproductive rights
Suzanne Biegel, a longtime respected advocate of “gender-smart” investing, on why corporate sustainability teams should double down on their understanding of gender equality and women’s health issues. Read More
Walmart’s would-be role as circular packaging matchmaker
The retailer plans to open up Circular Connector, a database of packaging innovations, in late 2022. Read More
Surfing a wave of controversy over deep-sea mining
Diving into risk? The ocean depths are rich with metals and minerals critical for the clean economy transition. Read More
GM, PepsiCo, Lenovo demonstrate resilience of green bond market
Automaker GM sells $2.25 billion in notes to fund electric vehicle transition, Lenovo makes its first offering and food and beverage company PepsiCo raises another $1.25 billion. Read More
Lessons from Google’s clean energy agenda
To consider only Google’s procurement power vastly underappreciates the influence the company is having on the broader clean energy transition. Read More
Meet the ESG software startup prioritizing SMBs
New York-based Sustain.Life, which raised $16 million in May, offers a carbon accounting software platform focused on midmarket companies starting their emissions reductions journeys. Read More
Materials startup raises $46 million to replace cement
Breakthrough Energy and homebuilder Lennar's investment arm co-lead $64 million Series A round for low-carbon cement producer Terra CO2 Technology. Read More
Can silkworms take a bite out of petrochemicals?
Evolved By Nature recently raised $120 million to cultivate technology that uses natural silk protein to replace certain petrochemical ingredients in skincare and leather products. Read More
