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
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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
We get prices down and yields up across bond. I dont know how long it can last, given the fact that we still are getting signs that there are going to be layoffs, and thinking in particular of delta coming out overnight and saying they may have to lay off nearly 2000 pilots after the september period. Ive got to say, still a lot of headwinds out there. Tom i agree. The partition of america is extraordinary. We just spoke to the congressman from the court could from the fourth Congressional District of arkansas. He made clear the economy is really good and sets up the inequalities and differences you see between democrats and republicans. Of course, our convention coverage. One quick point before we get to the complete data check, futures up 15. You looked at the brief for the morning. Lisa Consumer Confidence for there hasof august, been greater resilience than in coronavirus cases. After that, we get a tale of two markets. Roadforce. Has given a into the Consumer Confidence. As you me
All that and so much more on making money. Charles it is another late summer session for the stock market. To the untrained eye looks a little indifferent, right . Perhaps an owed to the final lazy idyllic days of summer, you know what . By the way, before we have hectic fall but there is something going on. There are a lot of narratives. In fact history is being written and rewritten every day in these markets. The resolve in the face of the coronavirus. Uncertainty, resistance really for the Global Economy still partially locked down. It is amazing because the older stocks dale hi improving fundamentals but new crop of hot stocks, new hot stocks, in plain sight too good to be true which brings me to the stock of the day. Zoom, i think you heard of it, right . What could arguably be argued one of the best quarters in the history of business. The videoconferencing call Company Posted results that just annihilated wall street estimates. Revenue up 355 . Operating margin 42 from 14. Free