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.
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
Circular economics and the $57B e-waste opportunity
Investment firm Closed Loop Partners is making a “significant” investment in ERI, the largest U.S. provider of technology asset management services. Read More
The startup helping P&G, Mercedes-Benz replace petrochemicals
Twelve, formerly known as Opus 12, has closed a $57 million Series A round to industrialize its technology. Read More
The startup helping Volvo trace EV battery materials
The automaker originally deployed Circulor’s system to trace the cobalt in batteries for the XC40 Recharge P8, its first fully electric car. Read More
Why Microsoft and Shopify are betting on biochar
Depending on where a project is located — potentially just about anywhere — it can carry a number of co-benefits. Read More
Making reverse logistics circular requires forward thinking
Here are ways to improve the process. Read More
