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.
Agtech startup Pivot Bio snags $100 million amid busy April for climate tech
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Why Amazon's commitment to working forests matters
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This is climate tech
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PepsiCo CSO: We can’t ‘lose sight’ of the long-term crisis
Simon Lowden on the company’s new science-based commitment, food security amid COVID-19, and why key climate action partnerships are stronger than ever. Read More
A defense of geoengineering
Fantasy or nightmare? If you look beyond extreme ideas such as space shades, there's much to like about this fast-evolving category of climate tech. Read More
Microsoft is building a ‘Planetary Computer’ to protect biodiversity
It’s all about collecting and connecting data, which is part of the software giant’s DNA. Read More
Episode 215: Recyclable snack pouches, climate athlete-activists
Plus, how COVID-19 could affect the future of building decarbonization. Read More
Coronavirus, the stay-at-home workstyle, and cloud energy consumption
Between video calls, collaboration applications and streaming services, data centers are working overdrive. Here’s some perspective on how much power that requires and why efficiency matters more than ever. Read More
Domo, Covestro, BASF are testing blockchain for tracing plastics
The mission: create an open data-sharing application that chemicals and plastics producers can use to inform circular production processes. Read More
