In a segment presented by KPMG, U.S. Chair and Chief Executive Officer of KPMG Paul Knopp shares the transformative ESG agenda and holistic solutions offered through KPMG IMPACT to help companies seize this century's opportunity to enhance stakeholder trust, mitigate risk and unlock new value.

While the vaccines are a great next step in fighting the pandemic, we can’t lower our guard. Not all countries have broad access to vaccination. In the U.S. people that have access to vaccines may not have been  vaccinated, and children may not be vaccinated until much later in the year. Variants of concern will inevitably continue to appear, and we are seeing areas of the world where infections are at their peak and continue to trend up. As we consider travel and move about the world again, how can we remain safe while traveling? The U.S. State Department  warned against travel to about 80% of the world only last month, as many countries continue to contend with surges of the virus. Setting up a testing protocol that is flexible and timely, and keep travelers safe, will be key. Some countries, airports and airlines are already implementing testing measures systematically with success. What does the future of travel look like? We will discuss in this segment.

In a segment sponsored by Earthjustice, Abigail Dillen, President of Earthjustice speaks
about the inevitable transition from dirty fossil fuels to clean energy and the critical
importance of centering over-burdened communities. She will discuss the role of policy,
litigation, and movements to ensure a just and equitable clean energy future.