ESG report design by specialist Australian designers.
Specialist ESG report designers turning AASB S2, GRI, SASB and TCFD content into one clear sustainability report for audit committees, assurers and external readers.
Australia’s mandatory climate reporting is being phased in.
The new sustainability reporting regime applies to entities that already prepare an annual financial report under Chapter 2M of the Corporations Act and meet specified size, emissions or asset thresholds. It does not apply to every company or charity.
Reports include climate-related governance, strategy, risk management, metrics and targets under AASB S2. We turn approved content into a clear, accessible report in Australia, ready for review, assurance and publication.
- Group 11 January 2025Financial years beginning on or after this date
- Group 21 July 2026Financial years beginning on or after this date
- Group 31 July 2027Financial years beginning on or after this date
Small proprietary companies without Chapter 2M reporting obligations and registered charities not required to prepare a Chapter 2M annual financial report are outside this regime. Australia has about 65,000 registered charities, but that is sector context, not the number covered by mandatory climate disclosure.
General information only, not legal, financial or compliance advice. Confirm your organisation’s position with a qualified adviser. Check ASIC guidance. Last reviewed 17 September 2026.
Briefing an ESG or sustainability report? Here is what teams ask.
- Do you design AASB S2 climate disclosures?
Yes. Australia's regime applies to qualifying entities in three groups, for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2025, 1 July 2026 and 1 July 2027. We design approved climate content alongside the annual report or as a standalone.
- Can you align with GRI and TCFD at the same time?
Yes. We map content to GRI, SASB and TCFD in one matrix and design a disclosure index that points readers and assurers straight to the page.
- How do you handle Scope 3 visualisation?
Scope 3 by category, often as stacked bar or sankey, with a clear note on calculation method, base year and assurance status. Footnotes carry the methodological detail.
ESG and Sustainability Reports we've shipped
Three things teams get when we run the sustainability report design agency brief.
Part of the annual report brief
ESG and Sustainability Reports is one of the more demanding parts of any annual report. Most clients brief it as part of a full report. Production runs backwards from your lodgement date.
Or as a specialist standalone
When your studio or in-house team needs specialist sustainability report design for a report you are already running, we plug in for this scope only.
Accessibility built in
WCAG 2.1 AA tagged PDFs and screen reader testing are standard scope, not an extra at the end.
Inside a sustainability report design project.
- 01GRI, SASB and TCFD aligned structureContent architecture mapped against GRI Standards, SASB sector metrics and TCFD pillars so your disclosure index is easy to assemble.
- 02Materiality matrices and dashboardsCustom matrices and KPI dashboards built from your stakeholder engagement data, with footnotes ready for assurance.
- 03Climate risk and Scope 1 to 3 visualsScenario analysis, transition risk and Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions visualised in a way an audit committee can interrogate.
- 04Assurance-friendly layoutClear separation between assured and unassured disclosures, with margin markers and an assurance statement page built into the layout.
Technical specifications
- Frameworks
- GRI Standards, SASB, TCFD, IFRS S1 / AASB S1, IFRS S2 / AASB S2
- Climate
- Scope 1, 2 and 3 visuals, scenario analysis spreads
- Assurance
- Limited and reasonable assurance ready, ASAE 3000 and 3410 compatible
- Output
- Tagged PDF, print-ready PDF, optional microsite
What ESG and Sustainability Reports actually involves
Present climate, impact and governance disclosures in a structure that is easier to review internally and easier to follow externally. Annual Report Designers handles design, data visualisation, accessibility and lodgement-ready output in one project. You provide the content. We carry the production load.
Methodology
We start with a twenty-minute scoping call, lock the fixed fee and timeline in writing, then run the project through clear, named milestones. Reviews happen in your tools, on your schedule.
Compliance and standards
Reports are built to ASIC, ASX and PGPA Act expectations where relevant. WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility is in scope by default. AASB S2 climate disclosure can be wrapped into the same project for Group 2 entities reporting from July 2026.
How it works
- 01
Brief & scope
Share your deadline, page count and report type. Within 48 hours we send a fixed fee, a written timeline and the named team for your project.
- 02
Design & review
Jen leads the project end-to-end with a small extended studio team handling production. You review at clear, named milestones. No surprises, no scope creep.
- 03
Lodge & deliver
Assurance-friendly tagged PDF, print-ready files and optional microsite delivered on the date we committed to in writing. Disclosure index, footnotes and assured-vs-unassured markers built in.
Accreditations and standards
Hi, I'm Jen Clark. I design annual reports.
I lead every annual report project from brief to lodgement, including the data visualisation, accessible PDF, print production and ESG disclosure sections. Shaped, reviewed and signed off by me. A trusted extended team of writers, illustrators, data-viz specialists, accessible-PDF taggers and print producers joins for production under my direction. So you get specialist depth with a single point of contact.
I have 25 years experience as a graphic designer and creative director, establishing Jen Clark Design in 2011 after years across independent and in-house design teams. Today Annual Report Designers is trusted by Australian boards, NFPs and listed companies for annual, sustainability and impact reports.
"I have never missed a lodgement deadline. That is not luck. It is the production system we have built over 120+ reports since 2011. The brief starts with your date, and everything works backwards from there."by Jen Clark, Founder & Creative Director
- 120+reports delivered
- 2011practice founded
- 25yrsindustry experience
- AGDA · DIAprofessional member
Do you design AASB S2 climate disclosures?
Can you align the report with GRI and TCFD at the same time?
How do you handle Scope 3 emissions visuals?
Who is Annual Report Designers (ARD)?
Do you cover TNFD nature-related disclosure?
Where do you design ESG reports in Australia?
Can you make the report assurance-ready out of the box?
ESG and Sustainability Reports for teams in every Australian capital.
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Sector-led esg and sustainability reports.
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Tell us your lodgement date.
Send the deadline, page count and likely output formats. Quoted in writing within 48 hours.