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 Internet of things startup Verdigris gives buildings a voice
The new cloud-based company promises savings up to millions of dollars. But for starters, the upfront investment is minimal. Read More
The first smart state? The quest to link up the Land of Lincoln
Illinois is centralizing investments in technologies such as the Internet of things, while allowing cities to prioritize according to local needs. Texas may be next. Read More
Meet the data center clean energy giants
Switch SuperNAP and Digital Realty prioritize renewables, as the industry looks beyond efficiency. Read More
Is this a greener approach to laundry? Ask Hilton and Hyatt
Some adopters of a bead-cleaning system from British-born Xeros saved more than 1 million gallons in the first year. Read More
The blockchain's emerging role in sustainability
The following article is excerpted from our State of Green Business (SOGB) 2017 report. Published by GreenBiz in partnership with Trucost, it provides a global view of the year's trends in sustainable business.The report is free to download here. Read More
Schneider Electric wants to help you buy clean energy
Its most recent acquisition is yet another proof point of how corporate renewables are scaling. Read More
Can artificial intelligence make supply chains sustainable?
Next-gen software from the likes of EcoVadis, eRevalue, RepRisk and SAP could speed analysis. Read More
Inside Cambrian's water-as-a-service financing model
Beermaker Lagunitas is the first to use a model that borrows from the world of power purchase agreements. Read More
Get ready for virtual power plants
Could this be the holy-grail application for distributed grid resources? Read More
Verizon sees big things for the Internet of things in 2017
It’s prioritizing services that enable sustainable agriculture and ‘sharing economy’ businesses. Read More
