Vicki Loomes

Aug 9, 2024 | trendwatching.com | Vicki Loomes |Victoria Loomes

Fans keen to immerse themselves in the world of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice — the sequel to Tim Burton's cult '80s film — should head to Roblox. The gaming platform has partnered with Warner Bros. and Fandango on [Beetlejuice] Escape the Afterlife, which features characters and scenes from the original movie and the upcoming film alongside a virtual box office selling actual tickets. Players who purchase movie tickets through the virtual box office receive an exclusive avatar item.

Jul 24, 2024 | trendwatching.com | Vicki Loomes |Victoria Loomes

According to the recently published Transparency Index from Connected Impact and Ringer Science, greenwashing is on the decline: only 2% of US companies over-promoted (that is, greenwashed) their ESG progress. But that might not be a cause for celebration. Instead, many are taking the opposite approach, with 58% under-promoting their progress. The report, which analyzed over 600,000 corporate communications at 200 US and UK companies across 12 months, supports previous research from South Pole.

Jul 16, 2024 | trendwatching.com | Vicki Loomes |Victoria Loomes

When Sam Altman and Arianna Huffington announced the launch of Thrive AI Health in an op-ed in TIME, they opened with an alarming statistic: Americans have at least one major chronic disease. The startup wants to tackle that with a hyper-personalized AI health coach that offers precise recommendations in real-time.