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.
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
Tesla, Stem boost business case for energy storage
High-power battery providers are wooing buyers including Adobe Systems and Extended Stay America hotels. Read More
Sprint, Staples, Kimberly-Clark: the litmus test for wheat-straw paper
Wireless giant teams with Woody Harrelson-backed startup in an industry-first test aimed at reducing dependence on wood pulp. Read More
Unilever wants you to reinvent sustainable living
A new phase of its Foundry collaboration initiative seeks input from the general public and entrepreneurs on three "grand challenges." Read More
Can an ex-Googler use big data to help farmers grow more food?
Startup Farmers Business Network, which currently analyzes 16 crops, has raised nearly $28 million from the likes of Kleiner Perkins, Google Ventures and DBL Investors. Read More
How Conservation International helps businesses look ahead
The NGO’s top executive, Peter Seligmann, seeks tenacious corporate partners that have demonstrated they are flexible and trustworthy. Read More
