Heather Clancy

VP, Editorial Director

GreenBiz Group

Heather Clancy, vice president and editorial director at GreenBiz, specializes in chronicling the role of technology in enabling corporate climate action and transitioning to a clean, inclusive and regenerative economy. An award-winning journalist, she started her journalism career on the business 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, the magazine's 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." She is proud to serve on the boards of the WSLA Alumnae Group, a mentorship organization dedicated to nurturing feminine leadership in the corporate sustainability movement, and EcoAthletes, a collective of collegiate, professional and amateur athletes dedicate to using their voices to surface solutions to climate change.

Contributes to

Practical Magic

Advice on closing venture capital's equity gap

March 17, 2023

by Heather Clancy

Tech entrepreneur Mitch Kapor and social impact pioneer Freada Kapor Klein chat about diversity, rethinking startup compensation, and the role of corporations in supporting diverse entrepreneurs.
Adobe flips the switch on all-electric building

March 8, 2023

by Heather Clancy

The addition to Adobe’s headquarters site in San Jose, California, boasts the largest all-electric commercial kitchen in North America.
- Electrification
- Buildings
10 badass women centering environmental justice at work

March 8, 2023

by Heather Clancy

The focus of the fifth annual GreenBiz Badass Women list was narrowed to highlight individuals spearheading the integration of environmental justice concerns into their company’s sustainable business practices.
Need seeds? This reforestation startup is buying its suppliers

March 8, 2023

by Heather Clancy

One of the better-known reforestation startups, DroneSeed, now operating as part of Mast, is buying one of the biggest seed suppliers in North America.
Could you power your data center with green hydrogen?

March 1, 2023

by Heather Clancy

Can green hydrogen be the key to more sustainable data center infrastructure? Startup ECL thinks so.
Getting meta about the metaverse

February 22, 2023

by Heather Clancy

The ability to model processes such as training, product development in an immersive virtual world could have real implications for ESG strategies.
Salesforce, Microsoft get creative with clean energy procurement

February 14, 2023

by Heather Clancy

Climate justice considerations center Salesforce’s latest renewable deal, while Microsoft moves to shore up access to U.S. solar panels and turnkey project management services.
Sharks, beauty and synthetic biotech

February 13, 2023

by Heather Clancy

Synthetic biotechnology is projected to surpass $61 billion in revenue by 2030, driven by companies interested in shifting sourcing strategies away from petrochemicals or practices harmful for biodiversity.
It's GreenBiz 30 Under 30 nomination time!

February 13, 2023

by Heather Clancy

Know someone who should be on the 2023 GreenBiz 30 Under 30 list, spotlighting rising stars in sustainability? Nominations are open through March 31.
- 30 Under 30
Another milestone for green steel production

February 8, 2023

by Heather Clancy

Green steelmaker Boston Metal gets $120 million to decarbonize steel and metals production.