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.
How Volvo’s CSO drives its electric truck strategy
Karin Svensson’s proximity to Volvo’s executive leadership is important for staying the course on its net-zero commitment. Read More
Natura’s formula for cultivating Indigenous relationships in the Amazon rainforest
Cosmetics company Natura sources 45 natural ingredients such as brazil nuts, andiroba and ucuuba seeds in collaboration with 44 Amazon communities. Read More
Mastercard expands initiative to restore 100 million trees
The financial services company now supports 22 projects through the Priceless Planet Coalition. Read More
3 ways Google is sourcing carbon-free power for data center growth
Google employs a team dedicated to finding and deploying enough “carbon-free” energy by 2030 to power its fast-expanding data center portfolio. Read More
What you should know about ISO’s forthcoming first net-zero standard
The international standard, coming in late 2025, will require ongoing verification. Read More
How Disney and Netflix are getting rid of diesel on production sets
These Hollywood giants formed the Clean Mobile Power Initiative as a startup accelerator to test battery energy storage, hydrogen generators and other clean energy technologies that can be used off grid. Read More
Google’s AI hunger sparks nuclear power deal
This deal to support the development of small modular reactors echoes moves by Microsoft and Amazon to secure a supply of more “carbon-free” energy. Read More
Inside Unilever’s R&D efforts to reduce plastics use
The company has researched more than 3,000 materials since establishing a global packaging research center in 2021. Read More
How Pizza Hut cut dairy emissions by 10% just over a year
The company now sources 60 percent of its U.S. milk from farms using practices aimed at cutting methane and carbon dioxide emissions 30 percent by 2030. Read More
Home Depot’s big plastic packaging purge
It cut enough Styrofoam in 2023 alone to fill 67 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Read More
