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Posted onAugust 1, 2020Purpose

HP Gets Specific About Nixing Single-Use Plastic

by Heather Clancy

We’re wrapping up what I affectionately refer to as corporate social responsibility report season, during which I am deluged on an almost daily basis with lengthy digital documents packed with updates about corporate sustainability initiatives. I almost never write about these things, despite all the…

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Posted onJune 7, 2020June 7, 2020Entrepreneurship

Danish Jewelry Maker Pandora Pledges Not to Buy Newly Mined Silver and Gold

by Heather Clancy

Most of us probably don’t think of mining as an earth-friendly process, so addressing it is one of the most important — and specific — things that jewelry companies can do to reduce their carbon footprint. That’s the motivation behind Danish company Pandora’s pledge in…

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Posted onMay 17, 2020May 19, 2020Purpose

HP Is Using Ocean-bound Plastics in its Latest Chromebook

by Heather Clancy

Many, many, many big companies have made commitments to reducing the flow of plastics into the oceans. HP Inc. is now using materials have been recovered through its four-year-old initiative in Haiti in at least four different product line. It’s only a teeny-tiny bit, but…

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Posted onApril 11, 2020May 20, 2020Technology

The Apple+Google Deal Is Both Amazing and Terrifying

by Heather Clancy

As of yesterday, there were 55 “presumptive positive” cases of COVID-19 in my small Northern New Jersey town. I don’t know who my ailing neighbors are, and that gives me some comfort that I haven’t been exposed to the virus — because if I had…

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Posted onApril 5, 2020April 5, 2020Entrepreneurship

I Love This Logistics Startup’s COVID-19 Pivot

by Heather Clancy

As we are all beginning to discover, the complicated science of logistics doesn’t always respond so well to unknown variables. The extreme household toilet paper shortage is only partially due to panic buying — the reality is that people really DO need more of the…

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Posted onMarch 29, 2020March 29, 2020Purpose

Yes, there’s an app for that: Apple releases COVID-19 resource

by Heather Clancy

Greetings from Bergen County in New Jersey, where my socially-isolated spirits have been raised by my afternoon session in the garden. I just spent some time perusing the news for positive news related to the coronavirus crisis, and came across this update from Apple: it…

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Posted onMarch 22, 2020May 20, 2020Entrepreneurship

It’s time for tech companies to show their conscience

by Heather Clancy

If my 30-something-years experience as a journalist holds true, this will be the week many U.S. tech companies emerge from the relative radio silence that has characterized their public response to economic upheaval being wreaked by coronavirus to talk about how they plan to help…

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Posted onJanuary 5, 2020May 23, 2020Sustainability

No Amazon, Now Is Not the Time to Be Quiet About Climate Change

by Heather Clancy

Last spring, a group of Amazonians — collectively known as Amazon Employees for Climate Justice (AECJ) — earned national headlines with their very vocal and very public advocacy for meaningful climate action. Their employer, they argued, had a responsibility to be more agressive about reducing…

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Posted onSeptember 15, 2019September 15, 2019Entrepreneurship

I Knew This Podcast Powerhouse When He Was ‘Just’ a Marketing Powerhouse

by Heather Clancy

Over the past six months, my long-time friend Christopher Lochhead — the same guy who convinced me I COULD write a book, resulting in the July 2018 release of our book about entrepreneurship, Niche Down — has become a totally-on-fire host of not one but…

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Posted onAugust 16, 2019August 16, 2019Entrepreneurship

Catch Me On TV (DisrupTV, That Is)

by Heather Clancy

Whenever I need a crash course in keeping a message succinct, Ray Wang (with Constellation Research) and Vala Afshar (avec Salesforce) drop in to give me a lesson — and to remind me that I tend to run off at the mouth sometimes! Here’s our…

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Heather Clancy is an award-winning journalist specializing in transformative technology and climate tech. As editorial director for GreenBiz.com, she chronicles the role of technology in decarbonization and business innovation meant to catalyze a low-carbon economy. Her articles have appeared in Entrepreneur, Fortune, The International Herald Tribune and The New York Times.

She co-authored the Amazon best-seller for entrepreneurs, Niche Down, How to Become Legendary By Being Different.

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This Conservative Group Is Advocating for Renewable Energy

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While Republican politicians castigate Wall Street over ESG, some are trying to win over red states on the shift to clean energy.
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The dangers of failing to consider unintended consequences. "Each of these innovations offered a brilliant solution to an urgent technological problem of the era: making automobiles more efficient, producing a safer refrigerant. But each turned out to have deadly secondary effects on a global scale." ... See MoreSee Less

The Brilliant Inventor Who Made Two of History’s Biggest Mistakes

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A century ago, Thomas Midgley Jr. was responsible for two phenomenally destructive innovations. What can we learn from them today?
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Because it seems as if we could all use some positive news this week. Creative program from Google that is helping fund #energyefficiency in low-income communities. With smaller banks in turmoil, it's great to see corporate cash being put to work — and not just through a foundation. ... See MoreSee Less

Google's huge solar buys help fund efficiency fixes for low-income…

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In partnership with Sol Systems, the tech giant is using a slice of its clean-energy investments for repairs and efficiency upgrades in lower-income communities.
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Change takes intention. In my past work-life writi Change takes intention. In my past work-life writing about enterprise software, I used to follow the strategy of Mitch Kapor quite closely, when he led Lotus Development Corp. I've enjoyed learning about his more recent work in funding entrepreneurs typically overlooked by the traditional #venturecapital ecosystem through Kapor Capital, which seeks to fund startups closing #equity gaps.⁠
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Since its inception, @Kapor Capital has invested in more than 170 startups — 62 percent of the founders identify as people of color and/or women. Its internal rate of return over the past decade is 29 percent, in the top quartile of similar-sized funds. So, this is not a money-losing strategy. One high-profile success story is BlocPower, which has raised more than $250 million for its mission of decarbonizing buildings in low-income communities.⁠
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Now, Mitch and his partner in life and life's work, Dr Freada Kapor Klein, have published a book about their strategy, "Closing the Equity Gap." ⁠
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You can find a transcript of my recent interview with Mitch and Freada at the Link.bio. You can also listen to excerpts on the GreenBiz Group podcast: Spotify (https://bityl.co/Hhz3)⁠
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