Annual Report & ESG Report Design
Got 80 pages of copy, three spreadsheets, six people making changes and a deadline that definitely isn’t moving? Welcome to report season”.
Annual Report & ESG Report Design
Making complicated information look simple is the hard bit.
The best reports don’t feel complicated, even when the information behind them really is.
A social housing annual report might need to work for residents, board members, regulators, and colleagues. A public sector report could be explaining detailed performance information to senior teams and the wider public. An ESG report might contain targets, metrics, case studies, environmental data, governance information, and enough spreadsheets to wallpaper the office.
Different reports, same challenge: what matters most, how do we make it easy to understand, and how do we stop the really important stuff disappearing on page 63?
That’s where design earns its keep. We use clear hierarchy, strong editorial design, infographics, charts, imagery, and good old-fashioned thinking to make complex information easier to absorb.
And sometimes the answer isn’t another PDF. We can turn annual, ESG, and sustainability reports into dedicated microsites too, giving you something easier to navigate, richer in content, and particularly for ESG, much easier to update year after year. New figures, new targets, and fresh case studies can be added without starting again from scratch. See our Websites & Digital Work.
Your report becomes a living communications tool rather than a file gathering digital dust in the downloads folder.
We’re brief makers, not brief takers
You can send us a finished Word document and tell us to lay it out, but if something doesn’t make sense, we’re going to ask:
Why is that buried there?
Does anyone actually need this table?
Could three paragraphs become one useful graphic?
Is this really the most important message?
We’ve been doing this for more than 30 years, and that experience means we know when to design, when to simplify, and when to ask another question before anyone reaches for the mouse. Better briefs make better reports.
From “here’s all the content” to “can we send it?”
Depending on the project, we can help with:
Editorial design
Information hierarchy
Infographics
Data visualisation
Accessible PDFs
Report microsites
Interactive digital reports
Photography and illustration
Print-ready artwork
Print management
Stakeholder amends and proofing
Print, PDF, microsite or a bit of everything, we’ll build the right format around the people who need to use it.
Previous report work
Client / Sector: Social Housing Client
Report Type: Annual Report & Resident Communication
Challenge & Solution: Transformed complex performance metrics and regulatory data into engaging visual infographics for residents and board members.
Client / Sector: Public Sector Organisation
Report Type: Strategy & Performance Report
Challenge & Solution: Clarified complex public sector performance figures into clear visual hierarchies for senior teams and the wider public.
Client / Sector: Corporate Business
Report Type: ESG & Sustainability Report
Challenge & Solution: Streamlined dense environmental data, governance targets, and case studies into a clean, accessible editorial report.
And what does it cost?
A 24-page annual review and a 120-page ESG report are different beasts, so there isn’t one sensible fixed price.
Cost usually comes down to things such as page count, how much help the content needs, data visualisation, accessibility, number of stakeholders, and whether we’re producing print, PDF, a microsite, or a combination.
We’ll scope it properly before we start, so you know exactly what’s included.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do you design annual reports for social housing providers?
Yes. We work with housing organisations on annual reports, resident communications, ESG reports and performance publications.
Do you design public sector reports?
Yes. We can support public sector organisations with annual reports, strategies, performance reports, consultation documents and other major publications.
Do you design ESG reports for larger businesses?
Yes. We design ESG and sustainability reports for larger organisations, helping present complex information, data and case studies clearly and credibly.
Can you create charts and infographics?
Yes. We can take supplied data and turn it into charts, infographics and visual summaries that make complex information easier to understand.
Can you produce accessible PDFs?
Yes. Where accessibility is required, we recommend discussing it at briefing stage so it can influence the design from the outset.
Can you turn the report into a microsite?
Yes. Annual, ESG and sustainability reports can be turned into dedicated microsites or interactive digital reports that are easier to navigate and can be updated year after year.
Can you help before the report is fully written?
Yes, and that’s often the best time to involve us.