CEOs from Infosys, Deloitte, Pfizer, and Bank of America spoke about prosperity and ESG at the World Economic Forum

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• The World Economic Forum's annual meeting on May 22-26 convened business and government leaders to tackle some of the biggest global challenges, which right now include the economy, war in Ukraine, and the ongoing pandemic.
• This article is part of the "Financing a Sustainable Future" series exploring how companies take steps to set and fund sustainable goals.

It was a WEF meeting like no other.

"Davos 2022 was a meeting of many firsts," read one of the World Economic Forum's own summary of the proceedings. "Our first Annual Meeting in the Alpine spring, the first physical one since the outbreak of COVID-19, the first since the invasion of Ukraine, and the first meeting of global climate leaders since COP26."

Amid the sessions analyzing the impact of the war in Eastern Europe, and fretting about the global economy, many of the content sessions focused on issues that relate directly to the Prosperity pillar of the Financing a Sustainable Future series.

Prosperity goals seek to help communities thrive, through adequate employment, access to healthcare, and education.

Following is a look at some of what the CEOs of Pfizer, Bank of America, Infosys, and Deloitte, and their fellow panelists, had to say at WEF, on topics that are of critical importance to global communities.