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.
This power-beaming approach could light up underwater exploration, disaster sites
PowerLight's technology uses lasers to charge things over "free space" or fiber optic cables. Read More
How GM, Mars and Timberland are cultivating smallholder farmers
Thriving agricultural communities are critical for the long-term for these companies. Plus, three tips for managing programs that combine the "head" with the "heart." Read More
Walmart: Joining Project Gigaton doesn't have to be a heavy lift
Scale will come in the form of many small commitments, at least to start. Read More
How Whirlpool uses local data to spin up global cleanup plans
When it comes to holistic insight, the more perspectives, the better. Read More
Supply chain traceability steps up a level, with Gap, Target, others on the map
Updates to the Higg Index, other mapping tools herald an era of "radical transparency." Read More
Salesforce dives headfirst into water recycling with new HQ
Meet the largest commercial "blackwater" system in the United States. Read More
This solar startup wants to help you and your business kick the water bottle habit
If the electric grid can be decentralized, why can't the water system? Read More
How Kraft Heinz cooked up its post-merger sustainability strategy
Its extensive materiality assessment was the starting point. Read More
How a Girl Scout inspired a health care giant to ditch plastic straws
It started with a single email to Dignity Health. Read More
Unilever teams with big banks on blockchain for supply chain
The year-long proof of concept also involves U.K. supermarket giant Sainsbury's and packaging company Sappi. It will start with tea farmers in Africa. Read More
