Heather Clancy

VP, Editor at Large

GreenBiz Group

Heather Clancy 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.

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Practical Magic

Public Storage is backing 130 community solar projects. Here’s why

September 28, 2023

by Heather Clancy

The portfolio will bring renewable electricity to low- and moderate-income communities in Illinois, Maryland and New Jersey.
Why JPMorgan, Delta and Frontier Co-op support ‘second chance’ hiring

September 25, 2023

by Heather Clancy

There are millions of unfilled positions open across the United States. By overlooking individuals with criminal records, businesses are ignoring a big pool of potential candidates.
What’s top of mind for the most influential people in climate

September 25, 2023

by Heather Clancy

As private and public sector leaders met at Climate Week NYC to talk about the climate crisis, three ways sustainability professionals can take immediate action emerged.
6 things Starbucks learned from its reusable cup experiments

September 21, 2023

by Heather Clancy

Starbucks is testing reusable cup models in more than 25 markets and plans to start a reusable cup program by the end of 2025.
- Circular Economy
- Reuse
Heading to Climate Week? Here's a cheat sheet

September 14, 2023

by Heather Clancy

What you need to know about what's coming up at Climate Week in New York next week (if you can attend in person, or not).
- Corporate Strategy
- Events
Amazon just launched a new program to cajole sellers into cutting their emissions

September 14, 2023

by Heather Clancy

Amazon’s new Sustainability Solutions Hub centralizes access to several services Amazon has slowly been making available to sellers over the past few years.
How Applied Materials and Intel are helping chipmakers buy clean power

September 14, 2023

by Heather Clancy

The Catalyze program, sponsored by Intel and Applied Materials and run by Schneider Electric, aims to accelerate renewable energy access across the global semiconductor supply chain.
This carbon removal startup reduces emissions by burying sludgy organic waste

September 13, 2023

by Heather Clancy

Vaulted Deep, backed with $8 million led by Lowercarbon Capital, is one of about a dozen startups to receive carbon removal contracts through the Frontier buying group.
- Climate Tech
- Startups
‘Zero draft’ lends shape to global plastics treaty

September 13, 2023

by Heather Clancy

NGOs are cautiously optimistic about the draft document for a global plastics treaty, which will be used during the third set of negotiations scheduled for mid-November.
Meta’s value chain emissions are rising. Here’s its plan to address that

August 29, 2023

by Heather Clancy

The social media company plans to invest in emissions reductions projects that help cut its rising Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions.