Lockdown impacted the way people think about death rituals, with a greater proximity to mortality and more cultural discussion about death generating new attitudes to dying, grief, and mourning. In response, start-up Youlo helps people create ‘digital tombstones’ to leave behind for their loved ones.

Attitudes towards death are changing, in no small part due to COVID-19 bringing the subject into sharper focus for many people. Solace is a D2C cremation company that's appealing to the growing number of Americans forgoing burials, offering a humane and empathetic approach to the business of death.

In the 2022 Generational Snapshot of Older Adults, we explore how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their approach to family life, the effects of the cost of living crisis on their everyday spending habits, and what they now want from end-of-life care.

It has been said that nothing is certain in life, except death and taxes. Although the latter is regularly being reviewed and updated, the former retains its sombre Victorian-era elements. Exit Here is shaking up the industry to modernise rituals and ceremonies around death, dying, and grief.