Delivering on our equity, diversity and inclusion commitments. By March 31, 2025, over 30% of NFB productions and co-productions in progress will be directed by artists and filmmakers who self-identify as Black and People of Colour.
Montreal – WEBWIRE – Friday, September 1, 2023
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has committed to ensuring that by March 31, 2025, over 30% of its productions and co-productions underway at that time will be directed by artists and filmmakers who self-identify as Black and People of Colour.* This figure represents the minimum expected outcome, as the NFB continues to evolve and adapt to Canadian societys dynamism and diversity.
The NFB is committed to following best practices and policies to ensure equitable representation at all levels, both in front of and behind the camera. Last April, we released a self-declaration questionnaire to respectfully collect data on the community of creators and creative partners. The data gathered will allow us to give those who have been historically underrepresented. Diverse voices and perspectives are crucial to our success and to the success of Canadian storytelling, said Government Film Commissioner and NFB Chairperson Suzanne Guvremont.
For more information, please consult production.nfbonf.ca/en/equity.
*The term Black and People of Colour refers to individuals who are non-white in race and not Indigenous. It includes but is not limited to those who identify as Black (including Black African, Black Caribbean, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Arab, Afro-Latin), Asian (including West Asian, East Asian, South Asian, South-East Asian, Central Asian, Pacific Islander), Latin American, Middle Eastern, North African, people from the Arabian Peninsula, and individuals who are of biracial or mixed-race backgrounds. (This definition is inclusive of international Indigenous nations and those who identify as both Black and a Person of Colour.)
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About the NFB
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is one of the foremost creative centres in the world. As a public producer and distributor of Canadian content, a talent incubator and a lever for Canadas creative sector, the NFB produces nearly one hundred titles every yearfrom socially engaged documentaries and auteur animation to groundbreaking interactive works and participatory experiences. It was among the first cultural organizations to make clear commitments to gender parity; to launch an action plan with the goal of supporting Indigenous perspectives; and to establish concrete actions and targets that promote diversity, equity and inclusion. In addition to serving as a reference point around the world for digitization and preservation practices, the NFB ensures the long-term conservation of its works as part of the audiovisual heritage of all Canadians.
WEBWIRE – Friday, June 23, 2023
At the request of the American Red Cross, Anheuser-Busch is delivering one truckload more than 50,000 cans of emergency drinking water to support local communities in Tulsa, Oklahoma as they recover from severe storms. The donation of emergency drinking water will be delivered to Anheuser-Busch wholesaler partner, Anheuser-Busch Sales of Oklahoma in Tulsa, OK, who will work alongside the American Red Cross to distribute the resources to those in need. The American Red Cross is thankful for Anheuser-Buschs generous donation of drinking water, which helps power our recovery operations for Oklahomans impacted by the severe storms and power outages over recent days, said David Staszak, Division Vice President for the American Red Cross. The water is sourced from the Anheuser-Busch brewery in Ft. Collins, Colorado, which alongside the Cartersville, Georgia brewery periodically pauses beer production throughout the year to can emergency drinking water and help communities in times of disaster in partnership with the American Red Cross. Anheuser-Busch has a longstanding tradition of providing support for disaster relief efforts in partnership with the American Red Cross, dating back to 1906. Since the inception of the emergency drinking water program in 1988, Anheuser-Busch and its wholesaler partners have provided more than 90 million cans of water to U.S. communities affected by natural disasters and other crises. In 2022, Anheuser-Busch donated more than 3 million cans of emergency drinking water to communities and volunteer fire departments across 49 states in support of ongoing relief efforts. ABOUT ANHEUSER-BUSCH At Anheuser-Busch, our purpose is to create a future with more cheers. We are always looking to serve up new ways to meet lifes moments, dream big to move our industry forward, and make a meaningful impact in the world. We hope to build a future that everyone can celebrate, and everyone can share. For more than 160 years, Anheuser-Busch has carried on a legacy of brewing great-tasting, high-quality beers that have satisfied beer drinkers for generations. Today, we own and operate more than 120 facilities, including breweries, wholesaler distribution centers, agricultural facilities and packaging plants, and have more than 19,000 colleagues across the United States. We are home to several of Americas most loved beer and beyond beer brands, including Michelob ULTRA, Cutwater Spirits, Stella Artois, Budweiser and Bud Light as well as a number of regional brands that provide beer drinkers with a choice of the best-tasting craft beers in the industry. From responsible drinking programs and emergency drinking water donations to industry-leading sustainability efforts, we are guided by our unwavering commitment to supporting the communities we call home. For more information, visit www.anheuser-busch.com or follow Anheuser-Busch on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
WEBWIRE – Friday, January 20, 2023
At the request of the American Red Cross, Anheuser-Busch is delivering one truckload more than 50,000 cans of emergency drinking water to support local communities in California recovering from widespread flooding caused by a series of significant storms. As employee safety is the foremost and primary concern, Anheuser-Busch is working closely with its local teams including at its Fairfield and Los Angeles breweries to ensure colleagues and partners in the region are safe. The donation of emergency drinking water will be delivered to Anheuser-Busch wholesaler partner, Markstein Sales Company in Antioch, CA, who will work alongside the American Red Cross to distribute the resources to those in need. The clean, safe drinking water is sourced from the Anheuser-Busch brewery in Fort Collins, Colorado, which alongside the Cartersville, Georgia brewery periodically pauses beer production throughout the year to can emergency drinking water and help communities in times of disaster in partnership with the American Red Cross. As we recover from the recent flooding, our thoughts are with our entire community, especially our nearly 3,500 colleagues who call California home, said Travis Moore, General Manager of the Anheuser-Busch Fairfield Brewery. Our team in Fairfield is proud of the support that Anheuser-Bush is providing through this critical donation as we come together and manage the effects of the storms with our families, friends and neighbors. Anheuser-Busch has a longstanding tradition of providing support for disaster relief efforts in partnership with the American Red Cross, dating back to 1906. Since the inception of the emergency drinking water program in 1988, Anheuser-Busch and its wholesaler partners have provided more than 90 million cans of water to U.S. communities affected by natural disasters and other crises. In 2022, Anheuser-Busch donated more than 3 million cans of emergency drinking water to communities and volunteer fire departments across 49 states in support of ongoing relief efforts. About Anheuser-Busch At Anheuser-Busch, our purpose is to create a future with more cheers. We are always looking to serve up new ways to meet lifes moments, dream big to move our industry forward, and make a meaningful impact in the world. We hope to build a future that everyone can celebrate, and everyone can share. For more than 160 years, Anheuser-Busch has carried on a legacy of brewing great-tasting, high-quality beers that have satisfied beer drinkers for generations. Today, we own and operate more than 120 facilities, including breweries, wholesaler distribution centers, agricultural facilities and packaging plants, and have more than 19,000 colleagues across the United States. We are home to several of Americas most loved beer and beyond beer brands, including Michelob ULTRA, Cutwater Spirits, Stella Artois, Budweiser and Bud Light as well as a number of regional brands that provide beer drinkers with a choice of the best-tasting craft beers in the industry. From responsible drinking programs and emergency drinking water donations to industry-leading sustainability efforts, we are guided by our unwavering commitment to supporting the communities we call home. For more information, visitwww.anheuser-busch.comor follow Anheuser-Busch onLinkedIn=16px,Twitter=16px,Facebook=16px, andInstagram=16px.
WEBWIRE – Saturday, September 3, 2022 At the request of the American Red Cross, Anheuser-Busch is delivering four truckloads more than 200,000 cans of emergency drinking water to support local communities impacted by the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi.
The donation of emergency drinking water will be delivered to Anheuser-Busch wholesaler partner, Southern Beverage of Richland, MS who will work alongside the American Red Cross to distribute the resources to those in need.
The American Red Cross is grateful for Anheuser-Buschs generous donation of drinking water for those impacted by the water crisis in Mississippi, said Mark Beddingfield, Regional chief executive officer of the American Red Cross of Alabama and Mississippi. We are thankful for Anheuser-Buschs ability to quickly provide life sustaining water for disaster impacted communities.
The clean, safe drinking water is sourced from the Anheuser-Busch brewery in Cartersville, Georgia, which alongside the Fort Collins brewery periodically pauses beer production throughout the year to can emergency drinking water and help communities in times of disaster in partnership with the American Red Cross.
Anheuser-Busch has a longstanding tradition of providing support for disaster relief efforts in partnership with the American Red Cross, dating back to 1906. Since the inception of the emergency drinking water program in 1988, Anheuser-Busch and its wholesaler partners have provided more than 90 million cans of water to U.S. communities affected by natural disasters and other crises.
Last year alone, Anheuser-Busch donated more than 4 million cans of emergency drinking water to communities and volunteer fire departments across 49 states in support of ongoing relief efforts.
ABOUT ANHEUSER-BUSCH
At Anheuser-Busch, our purpose is to create a future with more cheers. We are always looking to serve up new ways to meet lifes moments, dream big to move our industry forward, and make a meaningful impact in the world. We hope to build a future that everyone can celebrate, and everyone can share. For more than 160 years, Anheuser-Busch has carried on a legacy of brewing great-tasting, high-quality beers that have satisfied beer drinkers for generations. Today, we own and operate more than 120 facilities, including breweries, wholesaler distribution centers, agricultural facilities and packaging plants, and have more than 19,000 colleagues across the United States. We are home to several of Americas most loved beer brands, including Budweiser, Bud Light, Michelob ULTRA and Stella Artois, as well as a number of regional brands that provide beer drinkers with a choice of the best-tasting craft beers in the industry. From responsible drinking programs and emergency drinking water donations to industry-leading sustainability efforts, we are guided by our unwavering commitment to supporting the communities we call home. For more information, visit www.anheuser-busch.com or follow Anheuser-Busch on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
ABOUT THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nations blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or cruzrojaamericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.
At the request of the American Red Cross, Anheuser-Busch is delivering more than seven truckloads – nearly 400,000 cans of emergency drinking water to local communities in Mississippi and Lousiana in support of recovery efforts following Hurricane Ida. Last week, two truckloads of emergency drinking water were mobilized to Anheuser-Busch wholesaler partners, Mitchell Beverage Gulf Coast (Gulfport, MS) and Southern Beverage Company Inc (Richland, MS) to support Red Cross relief efforts as they prepared for the expected impact of the storm. More than five additional truckloads of emergency drinking water are being delivered to wholesaler partners, Buquet Distribution Co Inc (Houma, LA), Mockler Beverage Company Inc (Baton Rouge, LA), and Schilling Distributing Co (Lafayette, LA) who will work alongside the American Red Cross to distribute the resources to those in need. The clean, safe drinking water was produced at Anheuser-Buschs Cartersville, GA and Fort Collins, CO breweries which periodically pause beer production throughout the year to can emergency drinking water to help communities in times of disaster. Anheuser-Busch has a longstanding tradition of providing support for disaster relief efforts in partnership with the American Red Cross, dating back to 1906. Since the inception of the emergency drinking water program in 1988, Anheuser-Busch and its wholesaler partners have provided more than 86 million cans of water to U.S. communities affected by natural disasters and other crises. Last year alone, Anheuser-Busch donated more than 3 million cans to communities and volunteer fire departments across 43 states in support of ongoing relief efforts including wildfire and hurricane recovery on the West and Gulf coasts. Most recently, Anheuser-Busch also delivered nearly 1.3 million cans of emergency drinking water to support local communities in Texas following the severe winter storm, more than 100,000 cans to support ongoing wildfire relief efforts on the West Coast, and 70,000 cans to support preparedness efforts ahead of Hurricane Henri. ABOUT ANHEUSER-BUSCH For more than 165 years, Anheuser-Busch has carried on a legacy of brewing great-tasting, high-quality beers that have satisfied beer drinkers for generations. Today, we own and operate more than 120 facilities, including breweries, wholesaler distribution centers, agricultural facilities and packaging plants, and have more than 19,000 colleagues across the United States. We are home to several of Americas most recognizable beer brands, including Budweiser, Bud Light, Michelob ULTRA and Stella Artois, as well as a number of regional brands that provide beer drinkers with a choice of the best-tasting craft beers in the industry. From responsible drinking programs and emergency drinking water donations to industry-leading sustainability efforts, we are guided by our unwavering commitment to supporting the communities we call home. For more information, visit www.anheuser-busch.com or follow Anheuser-Busch on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. ABOUT THE AMERICAN RED CROSS The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nations blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or cruzrojaamericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.
Anheuser-Busch Delivering More Than 50,000 Cans of Emergency Drinking Water to Support Storm Relief Efforts in Oklahoma
Anheuser-Busch Delivering More Than 50,000 Cans of Emergency Drinking Water to Support Flood Relief Efforts in California
Anheuser-Busch Delivering 200,000 Cans of Emergency Drinking Water to Support Relief Efforts in Mississippi
Anheuser-Busch Delivering Nearly 400,000 Cans of Emergency Drinking Water to Support Hurricane Ida Relief Efforts
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