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.
Emissions accounting needs a makeover, and it’s coming
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol hasn’t been updated in years, but a much-needed overhaul is on the way as are frameworks that aim to improve Scope 3 data collection. Read More
What sets Amazon’s cloud water strategy apart
Like rivals Microsoft and Google, Amazon Web Services has set a goal to become ‘water positive’ in its data center operations, but it’s expressing progress in a different way. Read More
10 children’s books about climate change
Want to cultivate the next Greta Thunberg? These titles explore the impact of climate change for young listeners and readers. Read More
Reconstructing construction
Got prefab? Lower-carbon materials? Investments build for startups addressing embodied carbon emissions in the built environment. Read More
Planes, trains and ships: Growing respect for transportation efficiency
In celebration of the telematics and analytics helping reduce fuel consumption in the transportation sector. Read More
Mixed momentum on methane mitigation
One year into the Global Methane Pledge, few countries have formally introduced policies. Read More
Sip or guzzle? Here's how Google's data centers use water
With a pledge to restore 120 percent of the “water it consumes” by 2030, Google is rethinking the approaches used to cool its massive data centers. Read More
Aquapreneurs are thirsty
Companies such as ZwitterCo and Waterplan are creating a ripple effect for water technology startups focused on private-sector applications. Read More
Why Amazon is putting $53 million toward climate funding for women
Tech giant Amazon will encourage members of the Climate Pledge to step up their support of gender equity in climate solutions. Read More
First Movers Coalition buying pledges reach $12 billion and counting
The advance market procurement initiative, launched in November 2021 by U.S. climate adviser John Kerry, adds cement and concrete to buying commitments. Read More
