Expressed interest and are considering participating and then we certainly have, you know, many managers who are engaging with Portfolio Companies around climate risk but perhaps not formally through that initiative. Okay. And then my other concern is, we talked about diversity and i like what youve done in terms of the work around that. Do we use that same [indiscernible] in terms of rps and other things, do we really apply the sfers criteria for the type of diversity were looking for across the board, including [indiscernible] and other sectors . I cant fully comment on that. I guess what i can say is, you know, there is proposition 209 in place in california i know. Thats why i i know. Up to a vote, thats in november. But we do not i want to make clear that we do not ask about diversity characteristics when we send out an rfp or enter a new relationship or a new contract with an external party. Were wanting to be not running afoul of distortion . The board is engaging, we do request
Ask the public to participate remotely by writing to the board or leaving a voicemail message. For all comments received in advance of the meeting we have received and we appreciate these comments. While Technology Allows us to hold these meetings via teleconference, it may not be as seamless as it would like to be. There will be gaps in some airtime, staff at times the staff transitions between the speakers and the callers. Know that we are doing the best that we possibly can and we ask for your understanding and patience as we are all learning this new way of working together. A reminder to the Board Members to mute themselves to minimize the background noise. Board members will have to remember to unmute themselves to comment. Again, were going to ask everyone to be patient as we make these adjustments. Madam secretary, roll call, please. Clerk [roll call] we do have a quorum. President bridges . Number two, communications. Due to the covid19 Health Emergency and t due to the covid1
distortion . Just for point of clarification, i didnt hear you call my name so i didnt respond aye. But to respond, yes, i support the motion. [indiscernible]. I will call the vote again on item 11. [roll call] i vote aye. Theres something wrong with this computer. You have five ayes. The motion passes. Thank you, madam secretary. Next item, please. Number 12, action item, update on strategies to address climate risk in the sfers portfolio Climate Action plan. [indiscernible] on this item as well as the previous five, theres a great amount of information [indiscernible]. The tenor of the item is on page 37 [indiscernible]. Bill, sorry to interrupt you but we can barely hear you. Can you hear me now . distortion . The centrepiece of this item is on page 37, table 10, Additional Companies to [indiscernible]. I did want to also draw attention to theres just a voluminous amount of information in the report and thanks to andrew for organizing it all. There is a significant decline as far as
Tonight people gathered in San Francisco to honor her kron fours gayle ong was there and she joins us now with more on what this evening was like gayle. And again at least 200 people showed up in the castro tonight we want to go to that video taken earlier this vigil started around 7 oclock this evening. It was planned minutes. After the news of her passing this is on the corner of the market people supporters honoring her as a fighter for gender equality and having a powerful voice in the liberal wing of the Supreme Court. Organizers say set this up because they want to remember her legacy and they wanted this to be a time for everyone to come together not only to honor her life but to honor and her legacy and of course doing the work going forward. Justice ginsburg, the first jewish woman to serve on the Supreme Court on the eve and she died on the eve of russia shot there was a prayer with the rabbi before the group marched down castro. Over to harvey milks camera store and heres wh
Professor thanks for being with us tonight just your basic reaction we all knew she was battling cancer, but it kind of caught everybody off guard tonight didnt it. Yes, i mean i think like so Many Americans i was shocked even though of course she was 87 and had had a lot of mental, i mean excuse me physical Health Issues when i when i heard the news like many people i got very teary eyed because it was shocking and we thought of her as kind of a rock and someone who even though shes been through a lot of physical adversity an emotional unversity her husband passed away had been someone who we thought and we would be here forever. The second woman on the United States Supreme Court made quite an impact more than many of the men over these many many years why do you think that is. I think she had this really extraordinary combination incredible forward thinking this with respect to the kind of race that she wanted to promote and that was especially the rights of people who are marginali