ANZ & Sydney Mardi Gras
Community Grants
ANZ’s partnership with Mardi Gras is one of the many ways we demonstrate the importance we place on diversity in the workplace.
The Mardi Gras festival provides the opportunity for LGBTIQ+ individuals and groups to celebrate through events which promote a global message of diversity and inclusion. In a similar way, ANZ supports our people to do their best and we aim to build a culture where the talents, experience and perspectives of all our people are valued, regardless of their gender, race, age or sexual orientation.
In 2018 we announced:
To extend our support and commitment of LGBTIQ+ community beyond the official Mardi Gras festivities we developed the ANZ Sydney Mardi Gras Community Grants to provide financial funding for a wide range of purposes including education and training, community development and creation, arts and culture – anything under the rainbow.
The 2018 grants launched on International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT), the program provides grants of up to $10,000 to LGBTIQ+ not-for-profit community organisations, charities and individuals to help support Australian LGBTIQ+ communities.
The grants were awarded to 18 recipients to a value of $100,000.
The grants will be back this year following the Mardi Gras festivities, more information to come.