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.
Carbon-sucking concrete is capturing attention and funding
The traditional process of making concrete accounts for nearly 10 percent of all global carbon dioxide emissions. Solutions for addressing that footprint have huge potential to scale. Read More
Episode 266: Circular solar panels, 'Paris-aligned' carbon offsets
Plus, we chat with the Johnson Controls sustainability lead about inspiring climate action with employees and customers. Read More
10 Earth Week developments that bode well for climate tech
Poking beneath the headlines during President Biden’s virtual summit on the climate crisis. Read More
GreenFin 21 and the 5 cornerstones of sustainable finance
Constructing a new financial system — one with ESG and equitable access to capital at its heart — will require a different blueprint than the one we use now. Read More
Chemicals, green hydrogen and electrification
This is an extremely nascent market, and it will take government support in the form of incentives and R&D investments to catalyze innovation. Read More
JPMorgan Chase wants to be the commercial bank for ‘green economy’ companies
Financial services giant will provide sector-specific expertise for businesses centered on renewable energy, efficiency, agriculture and food technology, and sustainable finance. Read More
Netflix’s behind-the-scenes script for achieving net-zero
Is the streaming media service ready for its climate action closeup? Read More
How infrastructure is banking on green banks
The growth of financing institutions created with the explicit mission of combining public and private funds to invest in climate solutions and green infrastructure. Read More
Valuing the 'lived experience' in infrastructure decisions
"Companies are part of the solution and not the solution." Read More
Latin American e-commerce giant invests in Brazilian ecosystem restoration
Mercado Libre, a company with roughly twice the market capitalization of eBay, is putting proceeds from its $400 million sustainability bond toward forest restoration projects. Read More
