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 She Leads: Debbie Mielewski, Ford Motor
The Michigan native, who spearheaded the company’s breakthrough use of soy-based foam, has been obsessed with reuse from an early age. Read More
The benefit of more electronics recycling? Try $10 billion
Tech manufacturers are pretty efficient when it comes to reusing natural capital, but they could do far more. Read More
Why H&M, Eileen Fisher and other fashion giants are saving forests
Millions of trees are sacrificed to create rayon. The industry hopes to nip that problem in the bud. Read More
Apple, Ikea and the quest for Zero Net Energy
A look at the big-name businesses trying to neutralize — not just reduce — the environmental impact of their power consumption. Read More
Data center giant Equinix sources clean power to cover California
A new contract with SunEdison represents the company's first utility-scale project. Read More
What Colgate-Palmolive, Campbell and GM share: carbon pricing
Some 1,000 global brands account for emissions internally or will do so within two years. Are names from Alcoa to Yahoo next? Read More
Apple, Microsoft, Motorola wring new revenue out of e-waste
Recycling is the last recourse for collection programs managed by reverse logistics company Li Tong Group, which prioritizes reuse of high-value components. Read More
Tracing conflict minerals proves elusive — and expensive
From Microsoft to Ford Motor Co., a range of companies are racing to meet stricter U.S. reporting requirements that take full effect next year. Read More
Solar farms could make fertile habitats for bees and butterflies
Why limit pollinator gardens to backyards? Non-profit Fertile Energy encourages utility-scale developers to plant wildflowers underneath solar panels. Read More
7 green drone companies (and counting) cleared for takeoff
The FAA has approved more than 800 tests of unmanned aerial vehicles, dozens of them for potential precision agriculture. Read More
