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.
To B or not to B? More tech companies should ask themselves that question
Why venture capital firm Fifth Wall and file-sharing company WeTransfer decided to become Certified B Corporations. Read More
How Perdue, Smithfield and Silver Fern Farms are reducing packaging waste
Meat companies have a unique consideration when it comes to packaging: managing plastics contaminated by organic, biological material. Read More
Inside Cargill’s experiment to pay farmers for carbon sequestration
A pilot in Iowa offers a glimpse into the future of carbon credit marketplaces. Read More
How Stripe’s ‘negative emissions’ team picked its first four carbon removal projects
Cost, volume potential, longevity and verifiability were among the key selection criteria. Read More
Food waste startup backed by Oprah Winfrey snags $250 million
Apeel Sciences, which extends the shelf life of produce and fruits, is officially a 'unicorn' valued at more than $1 billion. Read More
AB InBev VP: Our quest for 'agile' sustainable development continues
Ezgi Barcenas, vice president of global sustainability, on why short-term lessons about shoring up the resilience of the beer maker's supply chain also apply to the long-term climate crisis. Read More
Let’s get together: Intel’s 2030 commitments include ‘shared’ climate and social goals
Collaborations galore define the corporate sustainability movement, but the technology giant has set official ambitions for working with others. Read More
COVID-19, 3D printing and the digital supply chain reckoning
It's not about localization versus globalization, it's about flexibility. Read More
Watch for ADM to pioneer biofuels, more carbon capture projects
The food and commodities giant disclosed its new goals in late March. Here are some options it's studying to push forward. Read More
Episode 218: What's next for sustainability careers, capitalism in a 'world on fire'
Plus, the role of sustainable finance in the COVID-19 recovery. Read More
