Interactive PDF Reports for Australian annual reports.
The interactive PDF is the file your auditor signs, your registry lodges and your shareholders open. We design it as the spine of the annual report brief: bookmarked, tagged, ASX-ready and under 15 MB.
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, 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 interactive PDF annual report? Here is what reporting teams ask.
- Will it open cleanly on every device?
Yes. Linearised PDF, embedded font subsets and downsampled imagery target under 15 MB so the file opens fast in browsers, email and on mobile.
- Is it ready for ASX and ASIC lodgement?
Yes. We export to PDF/A-2b with bookmarks, tagged structure and metadata your registry team can ingest. ASIC Form 388 ready out of the box.
- Will screen readers handle it?
Yes. Reading order, headings, alt text and accessible tables are tagged in the InDesign source, then verified in NVDA and PAC 2024.
Interactive PDF Reports we've shipped
Three things teams get when we run the lodgement-ready PDF brief.
Part of the annual report brief
Interactive PDF 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 interactive PDF annual report 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 interactive PDF annual report project.
- 01Bookmarks and navigationChapter and section bookmarks, a hyperlinked table of contents and live cross references between notes, MD&A and financial statements.
- 02Screen-first layoutBuilt for laptop reading at A4 portrait. Spreads tested on 13 inch and 27 inch displays so type holds up at every zoom level.
- 03Optimised file sizeLinearised PDF, embedded subset fonts and downsampled imagery. Target under 15 MB so the file opens quickly in browsers and email clients.
- 04Lodgement-ready outputASIC Form 388 ready and ASX PDF/A-2b compliant, exported with embedded fonts, tagged structure and metadata your registry team can ingest.
Technical specifications
- PDF standard
- PDF/A-2b (ISO 19005-2), ISO 32000-1
- Accessibility
- WCAG 2.1 AA, tagged PDF (PDF/UA-1 ready)
- Export tooling
- Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, Adobe InDesign 2024
- Target file size
- Under 15 MB, linearised for fast web open
- Compatibility
- Acrobat XI and above, all modern browsers
- Lodgement
- ASX & ASIC Form 388 ready, ACNC compatible
What Interactive PDF Reports actually involves
Give shareholders, members and boards one file that opens cleanly, reads clearly and is ready for ASX or stakeholder distribution. 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.
Interactive PDF vs print vs microsite.
Pick the format that fits the audience, deadline and budget. Many clients pair two.
| Format | Budget | Delivery | Primary audience | ASX-ready | WCAG AA | Updatable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interactive PDF | from $12,000 | 6–10 weeks | Investors, board, registry | Yes (PDF/A-2b) | Tagged AA | Re-issue file |
| Print report | from $14,000 | 8–12 weeks | Board, AGM, top shareholders | Companion PDF | Companion PDF | Reprint required |
| Microsite | from $25,000 | 10–14 weeks | Public, media, members | Companion PDF | AA HTML + PDF | CMS edit anytime |
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
Lodgement-ready PDF/A-2b, tagged for WCAG 2.1 AA, linearised under 15 MB and delivered on the date we committed to in writing. ASIC Form 388 and ASX upload checked before handover.
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
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Interactive PDF Reports for teams in every Australian capital.
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Sector-led interactive pdf 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.