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

Episode 365: Plastics, nature and biodiversity risk

May 26, 2023

by Heather Clancy & Joel Makower

Richard Mattison, president of S&P Global Sustainable1 and CEO of S&P Global Trucost, discusses S&P's new Biodiversity Risk Data Set.
- Podcast
- Nature & Biodiversity
Why Nespresso and other big companies are becoming certified B Corps

May 22, 2023

by Heather Clancy

More than 90 multinational companies hold the certification as B Lab moves to raise the qualification bar.
- Corporate Strategy
- Standards & Certification
Podcast
Episode 364: Perfecting imperfection

May 19, 2023

by Heather Clancy & Joel Makower

We chat with Charles Conn, co-founder of venture firm Monograph.bio, board chair of Patagonia and co-author of “The Imperfectionists: Strategic Mindsets for Uncertain Times.”
Enterprise software heavyweight SAP embeds ‘green ledger’ into core apps

May 18, 2023

by Heather Clancy

The German software company wants to make its products synonymous with carbon accounting, with a big emphasis on addressing the Scope 3 data challenge.
Climate tech needs a lesson in circularity

May 17, 2023

by Heather Clancy

An equitable path to the clean economy will require far more attention to where we "dig up" lithium, cobalt and other critically important minerals.
Episode 363: Microsoft's fusion bet, know your audience

May 12, 2023

by Heather Clancy & Dylan Siegler

Featuring insights from Dylan Siegler, senior vice president of sustainability for GreenBiz, and Lindsay Dahl, chief impact officer for Ritual, a traceable supplement brand.
Microsoft CSO: We can’t do this alone

May 10, 2023

by Heather Clancy

Melanie Nakagawa reveals how the software giant is stepping up its support of policies, partnerships and innovations to clean up the electric grid — in the U.S. and abroad.
- Corporate Strategy
- Microsoft
A tipping point for 3D metal printing?

May 10, 2023

by Heather Clancy

Siemens Energy and Seurat Technologies have a new formula for the decarbonization math of additive manufacturing.
Podcast
Episode 362: Circularity, climate and the coronation

May 5, 2023

by Heather Clancy & Joel Makower & Jon Smieja

This episode features conversations with Jon Smieja, vice president of Circularity at GreenBiz, and James Murray, editor in chief of BusinessGreen.
- Podcast
- Circular Economy
How PepsiCo marries ESG with financial decisions

May 4, 2023

by Heather Clancy

PepsiCo’s allocation of green bond proceeds offers insights into how the food and beverage company considers climate goals when reviewing capital requests.
- Green Finance