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.
Episode 362: Circularity, climate and the coronation
This episode features conversations with Jon Smieja, vice president of Circularity at GreenBiz, and James Murray, editor in chief of BusinessGreen. Read More
How PepsiCo marries ESG with financial decisions
PepsiCo’s allocation of green bond proceeds offers insights into how the food and beverage company considers climate goals when reviewing capital requests. Read More
A dream team for ocean carbon capture?
A group of former Google, SolarCity and Tesla executives in April snagged $20 million in what is being called the largest ocean-based carbon removal investment to date. Read More
Episode 361: VCs and ESG; sustainable vs. regenerative
Journalist Esha Chhabra discusses her new book, "Working to Restore: Harnessing the Power of Regenerative Business." Read More
Episode 360: Is sustainability sustainable?
This episode features an interview with Chad Frischmann, CEO of ReGenIntel (shorthand for regenerative intelligence), a new initiative by the team that created Project Drawdown. Read More
Tread lightly? Startup advised by ex-Nike execs cuts shoe footprints through 3D printing
Early-stage company Hilos gets $5 million to pioneer a more circular process for making shoes, starting with mules, clogs and sandals. Read More
Microsoft, Apple, Frontier extend support for ‘high-quality’ carbon removal
More companies join the Frontier advance market commitment initiative, including Autodesk, H&M Group, JPMorgan Chase and Workday. Plus, Microsoft and Apple dedicate new funding to emerging carbon removal approaches. Read More
Silicon Valley Bank: An essential (and existential) lesson in startup finance
The Silicon Valley Bank debacle was a wake-up call for startup founders who put basic financial management practices on the back burner. Read More
An alternative to copper that’s less carbon-intensive?
Carbon nanotube startup DexMat, born at Rice University, has materials scientists abuzz. Read More
An Allbirds shoe with no footprint?
The materials that make up the "M0.0NSHOT" design were carefully curated to serve the Allbirds moonshot goal of creating a shoe with no carbon footprint. Read More
