Water Champions at Canary Wharf

The Envision team from Stoke Newington School went straight to the top when they met leaders in banking and sustainability this week.

As part of Morgan Stanley’s Sustainability Week, ‘Stokey H₂0’ were invited to Canary Wharf to present their plans for a water collection and filtration system to be installed at their school. The audience of Morgan Stanley staff was very impressed by the progress the team had already made following their presentation at Envision’s Pitch 4 Change event in December. Some even pledged extra funds to help them reach their goal.

Marc Mourre, MD Morgan Stanley, Vice Chairman of Commodities said, "We were delighted that the Envision team could take part in our Global Sustainability Week programme.  Their contribution was very impressive and an important reminder to all of us that sustainability is not just a big picture idea, but is also about the practicalities and implementation of projects at a local level."

Envision’s Chief Executive Andrew Dick, who also gave a presentation about Envision’s work and history, said, “The opportunity to present to Morgan Stanley staff was a great chance for the students on our programme to get experiences you just can’t get at school normally.” The students themselves were impressed by how much they had learned in terms of communicating to professionals and presenting in front of an audience.

Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm and a sponsor of Pitch 4 Change 2010. Their Sustainability Week included sessions led by experts on climate change, renewable energy and being a social entrepreneur.

Read the Hackney Gazette's report of their trip here.