So colourful, so Burda: that was our 2024!

Traditional start to an exciting year: at the New Year's Reception, the board members got all colleagues worldwide in the mood for a successful 2024 via livestream © Dominik Gigler for HBM

‘If we want to actively shape the future, we must constantly strive for new knowledge.’ Steffi Czerny welcomed the 1,300 guests at DLD 2024, which was held under the motto ‘Dare to know’ © Sebastian Gabriel

Congratulations on the anniversary! Sebastiano has been bringing Italian flair to Arabellapark with his Burda Bar for 15 years - a perfect place for Munich colleagues to relax or catch up with customers © HBM  

There was every reason to celebrate in February: Hubert Burda turned 84 and invited all Munich employees to a schnitzel dinner to mark the occasion. And they loved it! ©Dominik Gigler

Once again this year, we honoured special projects that make the world a better place in line with our corporate values. The AISSIST AI platform particularly impressed with its inclusivity© Dominik Gigler for HBM

To mark International Women's Day on 8 March, BurdaVerlag once again hosted an exclusive dinner this year under the motto ‘Let's celebrate women’. The focus was on gender equality and challenges for female participants in their industry © Michael Tinnefeld / PeopleImage 

Hubert Burda and Marco Steffens meet regularly, but always in Offenburg. In March, Steffens visited Arabellastrasse for the first time. He met with Burda employees and editors-in-chief for lunch at the BurdaBar © HBM  

A glittering quarter of a century of Instyle Germany! The Instyle team celebrated with 350 guests at the P1 Club. Here Sophie Grützner, Bianka Morgen, Manuela Kampp-Wirtz and Elfi Langefeld are beaming with the disco balls © Daniel Hinz

The Felix Burda Award for outstanding commitment was presented in Berlin on 21 April. This year's award ceremony was dedicated to the recently deceased chairwoman of the foundation, Dr Christa Maar © BrauerPhotos/O.Walterscheid

Trendy workouts, sports fashion and food trends: InstyleSport is Instyle's first line extension for sports-loving readers. Editor-in-chief Bianka Morgen invited Pamela Reif, fitness and cover star of the first issue, to the launch event © Michael Tinnefeld  

In May, Burda launched its ‘Democracy in Transition’ event series with the aim of keeping all democratic players in dialogue in the super election year 2024. Sahra Wagenknecht kicked things off and spoke about the motivation behind her party foundation and ways to strengthen democracy © HBM

Freizeit Spaß turned 20 years old in May - and is still as popular as it was on the first day. This is probably due to its unusual history: the first issue was written and published within 24 hours in response to Bauer Verlag's ‘Freizeit Woche’ © HBM  

Freundin also called for an election and organised a brunch with a panel discussion in cooperation with the European Parliament in May. (from left to right): Mateja Mögel, editor-in-chief of Freundin, moderator Vanessa Eichholz, Cosima Barón Fernández de Córdoba and Doris Stolz, EU Parliament © Michael Tinnefeld  

For a constructive future: in June, outstanding media contributions were once again honoured with the ‘Constructive World Award’. The award goes to both media professionals and the protagonists behind the ideas portrayed © BrauerPhotos/ O.Walterscheid  

It's best to cheer together! Our Munich event location, the Burda Box, was transformed into a sea of black, red and gold for the European Men's Football Championship. 170 colleagues came together to cheer on the match between Hungary and Germany © HBM  

Product.Tech.Conference 2024: On 4 and 5 June 2024, 250 Burda employees with a passion for technology came together to talk not only about their own projects, but also about how they can make them usable for others  © HBM  

Italian flair met Bavarian joie de vivre! At the Munich summer party in Arabellapark in July, 1,300 Burda employees celebrated late into the night. Italy and Bavaria came closer together and the employees also lived the Burda spirit © Max Louis Koebele

Right at the start of the Munich Summer Festival in Arabellapark, the Burda family announced big news: Jacob Burda and Elisabeth Burda Furtwängler are actively joining the company with immediate effect © Max Louis Koebele 

Burda is on the move again: over 220 colleagues from all over Germany ran and cycled for a good cause. With every kilometre they ran, they raised money for the TRIBUTE TO BAMBI Foundation, enabling the Schiefbahn Gymnastics Club to build a trampoline for children with and without disabilities © HBM

In 2024, Burda once again supported entrepreneurial innovations with the Burda Digital Degree. The aim of the programme is to promote digital product ideas. The ten Burda talents of this year's class presented their pioneering projects in July © HBM Julian Übler

Between alpacas and fruit trees, the Tribute to Bambi Foundation presented its first project in August: The BAMBI Children's House will be a holiday resort for children in care, where they can relax, recharge their batteries and make wonderful memories © Michael Tinnefeld  

This year, Burda Verlag's ClimaClic social lottery celebrated its second birthday. Since its launch in August 2022, the lottery has already distributed over 500,000 euros to non-profit climate protection organisations © HBM  

Doing good at work! In September, the Burda Management Trainees initiated and organised a blood donation campaign in the Burda Box together with the Bavarian Red Cross. Around 70 colleagues responded to the call© HBM 

Happy Birthday Lisa! 3 facts about 30 years of Lisa: The popular women's magazine started out in a pub, is named after the publisher's daughter and simply offers everything your heart desires - and has been doing so for 30 years.  The popular women's magazine celebrated its milestone birthday in September © HBM  

In September, numerous top speakers and politicians discussed the harmony of economic prosperity and climate protection at DLD Nature. On the first day of the conference, Elisabeth Burda Furtwängler (co-owner), Steffi Czerny (Managing Director of DLD), Markus Söder (Bavarian Minister President), Maria Furtwängler (MaLisa Foundation) and Markus Blume (Bavarian Minister of Science) came together to welcome the numerous participants © Dominik Gigler  

Mental health cannot be taken for granted! In October, we dedicated ourselves to this sensitive topic with a theme week and various webinars for more mindfulness and mental well-being in the workplace © HBM  

Between palm trees and laptop, between mountain hike and team meeting: ‘Workation’ is the name of the concept at Burda. Burda employees have been able to take advantage of this benefit for a year now.  © HBM   

The entrance area of Arabellapark was filled with interested glances and the delicious smell of freshly baked goods in October. The U30 network ‘netw3ork’ had organised a particularly sweet event: A charity cake sale! The proceeds were used to support the TRIBUTE TO BAMBI Foundation © HBM

This year, the BAMBI Awards shone in new splendour - as a video stream! Amazon Prime broadcast the most glamorous award ceremony of the year as a media partner. Around 1,000 guests accepted the invitation to Munich to honour special personalities © Flo Hagena 

In mid-November, the Goldene Henne turned 30 and celebrated like a young chick! In keeping with the anniversary, the Goldene Henne didn't miss a beat and organised a glamorous awards ceremony with a grandiose show and great award winners © BrauerPhotos/M.Nass

Congratulations to Steffi Czerny! In November, the DLD boss was awarded the Bavarian Digital Summit's prize of honour. This prize is awarded for outstanding commitment in the field of digitalisation.  Congratulations and keep up the good work! © Bavarian Ministry of Digitalisation

People's trust in our media comes with a great responsibility - and this requires a clear stance. Burda has adopted a journalistic constitution in which this is enshrined. Philipp Welte presented it in Offenburg and Munich in December © René Reiche

Not only is the turn of the year just around the corner, but also a generational change!  From February 2025, Elisabeth Burda Furtwängler and Jacob Burda will continue to run the family business in the fourth generation.  We are very excited and look forward to seeing what the future holds! © Michael Tinnefeld for HBM

The Wishing Tree campaign was once again very well received this year! Burda employees packed parcels and wrote Christmas cards to give children from needy families a special Christmas. We would like to thank everyone involved for their commitment! © HBM