Thekla Swart
Thekla Swart
Steyler Ethik Bank & Steyler Fair Invest
Manager Ethics & Sustainability

Thekla is Manager Ethics & Sustainability at Steyler Ethik Bank, the only missionary bank in Europe and Germany’s oldest ethical bank. Owned by the Steyler Mission, the bank combines financial services with a strong commitment to ethical and sustainable investing and directs all profits to worldwide social projects.

Within the bank, she focuses on sustainability and investment products. Her responsibilities include the review and management of potential assets under management and the further development of the bank’s investment criteria. She is also responsible for the Ethics Committee and develops educational formats such as the Responsible Finance Academy and webinars on sustainable and ethical (finance) topics.

Speaking at

Luxembourg-Kirchberg
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
15.10 - 15.50
Debating war and peace: investing in defence

Security is a social good, but are weapons the way to security? Is investing in defence a necessity or war profiteering? What ethical and financial concerns play a role in portfolio decisions in the "defence" sector and are there any red lines? A debate on realism, cynicism and morals in investing.

Vanessa Müller
Vanessa Müller
EY

Partner Consulting

Andra Migiu
Andra Migiu
European Investment Bank

Head of Division Security and Defence

Thekla Swart
Thekla Swart
Steyler Ethik Bank & Steyler Fair Invest

Manager Ethics & Sustainability

Wim Van Hyfte
Wim Van Hyfte
Candriam

Global Head of ESG Investments & Research - Member of the Executive Committee