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Here are our tips to promote your corporate brand story and perhaps spark the interest of additional investors. Promote your report online Promote your annual report on your website homepage with a banner and a link to the report. A well-crafted report is useful all year long so consider promoting the report for longer than… Continue reading Maximise the readership of your next annual report

Finding it difficult to get back into the swing of things, post holidays? We hear you. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be that way! The good people at NGV are featuring the work of over 100 artists and designers at their latest offering, Triennial. The free exhibition is a celebration of contemporary art and design… Continue reading Find your inspiration

Australia’s financial regulator has warned that climate change poses a material risk to the entire financial system. Regardless of it’s controversy in the political realm, Australian companies would be wise to start adapting. The Guardian recently published an article on the matter, it said: “Australian companies need to start developing sophisticated scenario-based analyses of climate… Continue reading Climate change: a warning to Australian shareholders

If you’re looking for a fresh approach to contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of your value creation process then check out this report recently published by the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and ICAS (the professional accountancy body), in partnership with the Green Economy Coalition. The report, authored by academic… Continue reading Aligning business to the UN Sustainable Development Goals

A recent article in The Age threw light on the lack of discussion within Australia’s superannuation industry regarding climate change as part of their environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. It said: Earlier this year, Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority’s (APRA) executive board member Geoff Summerhayes described climate change as “distinctly financial in nature”, “foreseeable, material and… Continue reading Integrated reporting – the perfect vehicle

You have a good name and reputation within the industry, you employ great people and your advice is second to none … but there are ten more firms out there doing the same thing. What makes you different? Since the introduction of the ‘Future of Financial Advice’ or FoFA legislation that commenced on 1 July… Continue reading Why brand and identity is paramount in the financial services industry

In order to allow people with disabilities to live independently, many organisations, particularly in the government sector, are required to ensure information is accessible by all. Accessible PDFs are an important tool in ensuring information is available to visually impaired audiences. Twelve creatives are experts in creating accessible PDF’s. This means not only creating documents… Continue reading Designing for everyone: accessible PDFs

So, you’ve completed an arduous period. Your day-to-day activities were increased exponentially with the addition of the annual report project… eek! You worked hard with your team and delivered a document that really spoke to your investors and stakeholders. Now, on to the AGM – easy by comparison you’d think? That’s just what the good… Continue reading A lesson in investor expectations…

  Brief your design company well Prepare a comprehensive brief – your design company must understand your communication objectives, corporate strengths, market strengths, market position and industry trends.   Articulate your business strategy What’s your message? Deliver your business strategy with confidence in the first few pages – get straight to the point. Clearly communicate… Continue reading Twelve annual report lessons we’ve learned along the way