What drives us

Developing reporting models to serve a specific need even if they seem paradoxical, say, reports that are annual and also continual, complete and yet concise, investor focused but also fulfilling other stakeholder needs, and prepared for local and global reach while retaining cost efficiency; an example being our flagship product the AnnualReportPlus, also known as the Swiss Army Knife of Annual Reports!

Exploring new ideas and pushing the boundaries beyond box-ticking we develop practical solutions, say, as in our Smart Integrated Reporting Methodology (5th ed.) - an interactive e-book which both complements and challenges paradigms to embed integrated thinking through mutually reinforcing reporting cycles and to operationalise the principles-based IFRS Integrated Reporting Framework

Leading by example as a net-zero GHG company since 2011, we lever our in-house experience and capability for bigger impact by encouraging and guiding clients to also measure, manage, and report their GHG emissions and climate risks along with their climate-related plans and activities

Developing a flexible and customised approach to scale up capacity rapidly across the counterpart team to prepare the current report, while simultaneously working on a longer term plan spanning multiple reporting cycles to refine the processes and embed company-wide learning

Learning by doing leads to critical thinking, situational decisions, and occasional course corrections to smoothen the rough edges of academic rigour with practical realities and pragmatism, which in turn builds ownership, collaboration, and capacity within the client

Building competency in integrated reporting at Introductory and Practitioner Levels for different segments within the client organisation, and institutionalising integrated thinking through our IFRS Foundation-accredited Integrated Reporting Training Plan through successive reporting cycles.

Starting with our first HTML report for a client in 1999 we continue to advocate digital adoption through a choice of device-independent end-to-end online HTML and interactive PDF reports, video executive summaries, and others in any other medium or format to effectively reach multiple stakeholder groups effectively and in a cost-efficient manner

Using generative artificial intelligence technologies we developed our first AI-powered Annual Report Reader in 2024, and are currently working on refinements and newer applications, such as chatbots that use deep learning and natural language processing to assist readers who are visually or otherwise challenged

Adopting a software-as-a-service concept as a parallel business for clients, we are about to roll out a suite of plug-and-play products which will be accessible through an internet browser and enabled by our in-house Annual Reports of the World Library.

Going beyond boilerplates and the hype we are passionate about what we do in navigating new and emerging regulatory and reporting requirements, crafting designs that are imaginative and functional, drafting content that is informative and relevant, and preparing reports that truly wow and engage

Building on our 30-year track record including 15 years in the Middle East we work with empathy across diverse cultures, foster a culture of innovation and adaptability, along with backstopping through our 70 plus team of professionals to reconfigure quickly based on feedback

Following a successful project completion, we engage our clients yet again to analyse our mutual experiences and learn from the past in a spirit of continuous improvement, and plan ahead for the next reporting cycle to scale even greater heights...while living our mission to make the making and reading of annual reports a joy!