*The future of sustainable banking*

Join Green Week for a discussion on sustainable banking with Merkur and Tomorrow

about the event

Do you want to learn how your savings can be used to make the world a better place? Silja Nyboe Andersen (Merkur) and Michael Schweikart (Tomorrow) will tell you everything you need to know.

Merkur Andelskasse has been one of the pioneers of sustainable development and social responsibility in the Danish banking sector since 1982. As Denmark’s first B-Corp certified bank and part of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values, Merkur finances sustainable companies and organisations that create social and cultural value.

Founded in 2017, Tomorrow is arguably one of Germany’s hottest fintech startups and one of the few German B-Corp banks. The bank promises a positive social and environmental impact with all its products and services. Among other things, Tomorrow offers a climate neutral bank account and invests their customers savings in renewable energy and social housing projects.

about the speakers

Silja is an avid connector with a personal mission to develop creative initiatives that spark conversation and inspire action for positive social and environmental change through regenerative leadership and investing. Silja currently splits her time working as a strategic advisor at Merkur Andelskasse, an ethical bank committed to social justice within a sustainable economy, and as an event organiser curating events and programs focusing on the role of change makers and investors in creating more sustainable ecosystems. In addition Silja holds several board positions within forestry, sustainable finance and sustainable food production. Previous roles include a director role at The Big Issue Foundation, board positions at a family owned forestry business and a Danish NGO as well as a managerial role at Active Philanthropy. Silja holds an MSc in Economics from Copenhagen University with courses from London School of Economics and Copenhagen Business School.

Learn more about Merkur here: https://merkur.dk/privat/

Michael is a serial entrepreneur with a background in industrial engineering and management. Before Tomorrow, he co-founded MigrantHire & Jobs 4 refugees which is an online platform that helps refugees to enter the labour market and he was a Corporate Finance Consultant at Concentro Management.

Learn more about Tomorrow here: https://www.tomorrow.one/

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This event is hosted at Green Week 2021 by oikos Copenhagen. oikos Copenhagen is a student-led organization focused on sustainability. Learn more about our initiatives on www.oikos-copenhagen.com.

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