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
Also that storm surge exactly where we are right now just next to the airport tarmac this would only a couple of days ago was under 2 meters of water now at the moment there is still a lot of concern over shortages of Food Shortages of water and shortages of medicine but weve heard from the World Health Organization that help and Disaster Relief is on its way weve heard that somewhere around 8000000. 00 tons of Food Supplies have arrived in nassau and are are and will be delivered to the island most affected in the northern part of the country the im going to grand bahama and the island of abaco just a couple of days ago we were on abaco is in island is that arguably was the worst hit powerlines still downed trees snapped in half debris covering the roadways but but but much of the island is now being cleared up and stir in terms of roads theres access in terms of aircraft theres access but there for that for many of the people that are still there theyre their number one priority is g
Bex it divisions boil over outside Britains Parliament as it had the ministers resignation delivers a new blow to Prime Minister horse johnson. And 6 years on from a devastating earthquake out there what do you know theyre struggling to rebuild their houses of prayer. How low they have been very few weeks in the caucasus where weve not seen clouds develop into showers in the last couple of months beyond and heres another bell going through his back a lot you get a shower to further south it looks fairly dry tempest on the come down in both iran and iraq such too is a next in terre and 40 in baghdad the breeze typically a northerly so its looking like a change of season still searches are in by region the eastern side military is nice and quiet not particularly humid a continuation the drop in temperature brings baghdad down to 40 in kuwait to 42 that cooler weather right now is a relative has not reached for the southeast on the forecast here are still 43 in doha a little bit less than