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.
Meet 15 BIPOC-led ventures getting a leg up from Apple
Meet the inaugural cohort of the Apple Impact Accelerator, ranging from a Native American-run renewable power company to one of the largest Latino-owned businesses in the United States. Read More
How HP Inc. uses sustainability to drive commercial sales
For the past two fiscal years, HP Inc. has generated more than $1 billion in commercial business tied directly to sustainability considerations. It first started trumpeting this information in 2018. Read More
This fund is seeking diverse climate tech founders
You could argue that climate tech funds writ large should simply consider their investments using a wider aperture than historically has been the case. But today’s climate, it’s clear that far more systemic support is necessary as we make the clean energy transition. Read More
Rising sustainability leaders: How we embrace the ‘S’ in ESG
Past cohorts of the GreenBiz 30 Under 30 weigh in on how the pandemic year has reshaped priorities when it comes to the social side of sustainability. Read More
This startup helps companies price carbon
Sinai Technologies, which just raised $10 million in seed funding, is a part of a wave of software startups focused on carbon accounting. Read More
3 ways your organization can embrace a net-zero mindset
Making the transition will require new approaches for hiring, governance and R&D. Here’s how companies such as Walmart, Shopify, Just Salad and Allbirds are approaching the challenge. Read More
Why Microsoft uses the term ‘net zero’ carefully
The software giant, which famously pledged to pay back its carbon debt in January 2020, is reminding other corporations that avoiding carbon and removing carbon are two very different things. Read More
Meet Nexii, the green construction company allied with Michael Keaton
Nexii’s composite material is manufactured off-site into lightweight panels and then assembled where it’s needed, cutting down on construction time, waste and embodied carbon. Read More
These entrepreneurs want consumers to reuse wine bottles
Although the approaches used by Good Goods and Gotham Project are different, both companies play up the importance of digital technology and sturdier glass. Read More
Generate Capital gets $2 billion boost for 'sustainable infrastructure' projects
Since 2014, Generate has built a portfolio worth more than $2 billion, and it officially counts more than 1,000 corporate, municipal, academic and nonprofit customers. Read More
