TEACHING &
ACADEMIC IMPACT
At Yale's Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY), Haley is actively involved as an affiliate, leveraging her expertise in sustainable consumption to support the center’s initiatives. Within CBEY, she serves as a dedicated advisor to Moving the Needle, an interdisciplinary initiative focused on advancing research, dialogue, and innovation in sustainable fashion. Through this role, Haley contributes to shaping conversations and strategies aimed at making the fashion industry more responsible and resilient.
In addition, in universities throughout the northeast Haley has taught on the subjects of Textile Science and Sustainability, The Business of Fashion, Fashion Sustainability and Material Culture in History. Haley has been a faculty member and guest lecturer at F.I.T, Fairfield University, Sacred Heart University and U. of Bridgeport, and a mentor at Wesleyan University.
BOARD LEADERSHIP
Haley has served on several boards, including the Democratic Women of Westport and the Connecticut Blue Economy Coalition, where she is dedicated to advancing sustainability and commerce to support cleaner waterways. Her commitment to effective governance is further demonstrated by her completion of Yale's Women on Boards Executive Leadership program. Through her board work, Haley leverages her strategic insight to drive positive environmental and community outcomes.
SHOP TOMORROWS™
Haley's deepest expertise lies in consumer-facing technical solutions solving the climate crisis, with a specific focus on resale (secondhand markets) and circular economies unlocking the value of goods already in circulation and optimizing their lifecycles. In 2018, Haley built ShopTomorrows a venture-backed social commerce marketplace for trading-up clothing and goods on a cashless, tokenized economy. Haley founded the company in 2018, grew it to become a thriving nationwide marketplace saving over 50,000 garments from landfill, and in 2023, ShopTomorrows became part of Swoondle Society - making it the largest trade-based marketplace of its kind.
FASHION POLICY
On Feb 2, 2022, a new act was set forth in NY State to promote sustainability in fashion by requiring an increased commitment to sustainability on the part of all companies with more than $100 million in revenue doing business in New York. The bill is sponsored by State Senator Alessandra Biaggi and Assemblywoman Dr. Anna R. Kelles, and backed by a powerful coalition of nonprofits focused on fashion and sustainability, including the New Standard Institute. While this bill, if passed, would be a watershed moment to hold brands accountable for their sustainability practices, the bill has left out key factors. Haley and industry colleagues have formed a coalition, The Fashion Policy Initiative, to support this legislation and ensure that measures like reuse and waste management are added to this significant bill.