A clear annual report writing process is non-negotiable How long does it take to plan, draft and publish a high-impact annual report? Without a defined annual report writing process, organisations run the risk of last-minute scrambles, missed stakeholder deadlines and diluted corporate narratives. Our month-by-month timeline is designed for corporate communications directors, marketing VPs, sustainability...
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Professional annual report writing time – how long does it take? (Timeline breakdown)
The most important deadline of the year Every year, corporate communications teams face the same challenge: how long should it take to get the annual report written, reviewed, designed and approved? If you’re in investor relations, marketing or sustainability, you know this isn’t just another project. Annual reports are high-stakes documents that need to meet...
Public company annual report requirements: compliance made simple
If you’re a corporate communications director at a UK public company, you’ll know the compliance landscape for annual reports keeps getting more complex. Between the FCA’s ever-evolving disclosure guidance, enhanced ESG mandates and increasingly stringent governance requirements, the obligations for public company reporting now demand specialist expertise that goes well beyond what most internal teams...
Corporate annual reporting – transparency and positivity
Treading the transparency tightrope Ever felt your annual report swings too far towards regulatory tick-boxes or feels like a marketing brochure? Striking the right balance between transparency in corporate annual reporting and an upbeat narrative is crucial. Investors and stakeholders expect honesty about risks, performance and governance. They also want proof of progress, growth and...
Annual report design trends that drive engagement
Annual report design that works, hard How many of your stakeholders read your annual report from cover to cover? If your corporate report design looks like a dense PDF they’ll click away long before they hit the financials. Good design isn’t just decoration. It’s a tool to guide readers to your key messages and make...
Investor Communications – striking the balance
When we think about investor communications, the annual report is a crucial document, a testament to the year’s wins, challenges and transitions. It’s a narrative that goes beyond numbers and legal necessities, weaving a story that needs to resonate with its most critical readership: the investors. At the same time Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)...