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5 Community - we need your help! We would love for you to fill out our impact survey! See below for more. At Imagine5, we try to bring you stories that inspire and guide you on your journey to a more sustainable life. Honestly, we’re sometimes unsure if we’re getting it right. As a thank you, we'll be giving away 10 copies of our yearly magazine to respondents. Your feedback is much appreciated! How have Imagine5's stories impacted you this year? Let us know in the comments! Thank you for your support this year, we have grown a lot and are humbled that you have come along with us! Find the survey here https://lnkd.in/dC-wGHd7

To close out 2024, we’re sharing some of our top-read articles. In case you missed it: Lærk Bagger on being a punk knitter - the unexpected mashup you never knew you needed 🤘 Link to the full article in the comments 🧶

You know those times when there’s an unfortunate discrepancy between the real you and the ideal you? Our Joint Editor, Anne-Marie Hoeve, gets real about that gap in the run up to the holiday season. 🎁   "Every year, I imagine how the ideal, better-than-the-real-me version of myself will surprise everyone by handing out my own homemade gifts. I can already see their delighted smiles and bask in the warm glow of their “Ohh, did you make these yourself” response and then… I wimp out and end up buying all my presents. Sound familiar? We’ve got you covered this year with our list of 15 sustainable homemade holiday gifts. All you need is a little time and some simple supplies. So turn up your favorite holiday tunes, grab some tasty nibbles and give it a go. Not only are these fun to do, they’re also planet-friendly. I’m feeling hopeful, you too? (Check out the cinnamon stick candle-holder, it really doesn’t get easier). And if you’re really not into DIY presents, we have a list of other great green gift ideas." Get crafty with these fun homemade gifts at the link in the comments!

To close out 2024, we’re sharing some of our top-read articles. Enter: The inimitable Rainn Wilson. The importance of a high-profile celebrity talent using their platform to speak up on climate solutions makes a huge impact on audiences. Imagine5 sat down with Rainn, an Emmy-nominated actor, writer and director, to talk all things spirituality, Star Trek, and why hope is punk. Head to our comments for the link to the full interview.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭-𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞? At Imagine5, we believe in the power of storytelling, and we approach this challenge one story at a time. This year has been filled with real achievements across all the traditional KPIs, but what truly motivates me every day is knowing that 75% of our community says we’ve influenced their sustainable behaviours. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞—𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬, 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭. To make sustainable living cool, aspirational, and attainable for all. This year, our mission to inspire a greener lifestyle reached new heights: - 100,000+ new followers joined our social media community. - We reached 40 million people across our channels, with over 400,000 likes, comments, and shares amplifying our message. - Each month, 250,000 visitors visited our site for inspiration and practical guides to live more sustainably. - We proudly launched the third volume of the Imagine5 magazine, featuring Viggo Mortensen reflecting on his deep connection to nature alongside other inspiring voices who share our vision for a sustainable future None of this would be possible without the incredible Imagine5 team. Your dedication, creativity, and passion are the driving forces behind everything we do.  To our amazing supporters and community, thank you for believing in our mission and actively helping us create a movement for a better future. 💚 Are you curious about how we create impact, shift attitudes, and inspire action? 👉 Reach out to learn more or explore our latest impact report. ✨ Stay tuned for the 2024 Impact Report—it’s coming! Together, let’s make sustainability a global movement. 🌟 Check out our impact report 2023 here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dETA4W5d

Creator Partnerships have played an integral role in Imagine5's storytelling approach helping us start critical conversations, breakthrough cultural sectors, engage new audiences, and inspire meaningful action towards a planet friendly future. As the year comes to an end, I’d like to celebrate some of the incredible creator collabs we produced. 🎤 In collaboration with legendary musician #DavidByrne, we highlighted the power of positive storytelling to impact new audiences across music, entertainment, and pop culture. 👨👩👦 On #EarthDay, we teamed up with the hit web series #RecessTherapy to showcase the importance of talking to kids about climate change. 🍌 With award winning low-waste chef Max La Manna, we created a multimedia toolkit to help turn leftovers into delicious, waste-free meals—one of the simplest ways to cut our emissions at home. 🧘♀️ Partnering with creator-activist Lauren Bash, we launched 'Move, Nourish, Replenish', a three-part original series exploring the connection between wellness and environmental stewardship. 🌳 We explored the biodiversity crisis with Danish conservationist Alexander Holm and Professor of Sustainability Katherine Richardson. 👩🌾 To celebrate Rebels With Cause (a co-production with WaterBear Network), we collaborated with author and guerilla gardener #EllenMiles to produce a beginner’s guide to greening urban spaces. 🥬 In the second installment of our original series 'In the Kitchen With', James Beard Award-winning chef #SophiaRoe crafted braised cabbage with ginger, a gorgeous seasonal and sustainable plant-based recipe - Give it a try! 📰 Our monthly Good News Series spotlighted sustainability creators Michael Mezzatesta, Kristy Drutman, Meg Haywood Sullivan, and Jerome Foster II helping to share positive climate stories with the world. 🏃♀️ We kicked off #NYCClimateWeek with a guided nature run led by former elite marathoner and climate activist Tina Muir. 🥗 At NYC planet-forward restaurant abcV, Chef Neal Harden showed us how eating locally and seasonally is not only delicious and better for the planet, but helps build stronger connections with local farmers and our community. 🗺️ Sustainability creator Jacob Simon put our NYC Green Map to the test, visiting eco-friendly businesses across the city. 🦔 In collaboration with Kendall Long, we explored how animals can be unexpected climate heroes. 🌍 Activists and community leaders Wawa Gatheru, Evelynn Escobar, Catherine Chiang, Jessica Kleczka, and Kianna Pete spotlighted key environmental justice stories and intersectional themes. 🛍️ Danish conscious lifestyle creator Gittemarie Johansen shared tips for low-impact, stress-free gifting during the holidays. A special thanks to our incredible partners the entire Imagine5 team for bringing these collaborations to life. Can’t wait to share what next year has in store. #creatorpartnerships #creatoreconomy #climatestorytelling #sustainability

To close out 2024, we’re sharing some of our top-read articles of the year. Our 2024 magazine cover star, Viggo Mortensen, was one of our most popular. Earlier this year we spoke to Viggo, who is most known for his role in The Lord of the Rings, but most recently is the star and director of the tragic western romance The Dead Don’t Hurt. He infuses his lifelong love of nature and his habit of escaping into the woods into his work, and the subtle (and not-so-subtle) environmental message it shares has a positive impact, without being too preachy. “I’ve always liked being around plants and trees, I’ve always planted them, anywhere that I spend a little time in. The trees we plant, and the landscapes we nurture and protect for wildlife to enjoy and feel safe in, and to prevent soil erosion, is our gift to future generations.” Full interview here: https://lnkd.in/gu3H9WWT

Working with talented directors like Trisha Pickelhaupt truly makes our content shine ✨

We partnered with Max La Manna on creating a low-waste toolkit because he addresses cooking sustainably in an approachable and delicious way. There’s a need for more tangible resources for individuals, and Imagine5 toolkits are a way for individuals to easily take action - especially around the holidays, when there’s a lot of food waste. For this toolkit, we created original IP that people can use that’s also visually interesting, and the multi-media aspect makes it fun to use. See the slides for some bite-sized takeaways, and visit our website for the full toolkit.

If you’re looking for a meaningful and impactful gift for employees, please consider gifting our magazine, which is packed with positive climate stories. Check out the magazine at imagine5.com/volume3 and reach out to us at [email protected] to arrange any corporate gifting needs.