Annual Report Design MelbourneReports worth reading. Really.
Report Lab designs annual, impact, ESG and sustainability reports that turn complex data into stories worth telling.
Insight, Elevated by Design
Producing a report should be way more than a compliance exercise. It's a unique chance to tell your organisation's story with clarity and purpose.
At Report Lab, we bring senior design talent and over 25 years of industry experience to every project, pairing meaningful storytelling with the technical rigor your report demands.
Since 2011, we've delivered more than 120 reports across print, interactive PDF, WCAG-accessible, and microsite formats.
We manage ASIC compliance, lodgement calendars, accessibility standards, and print procurement, so you don't have to juggle multiple vendors or second-guess your deadlines.
One accountable team sees your report through from kick-off to lodgement, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.
The result: a report that meets every regulatory requirement, and one your stakeholders will actually want to read.
Our Work
A selection of recently completed Annual, Impact, ESG and Sustainability reports and other publications.
Standard Project Inclusions, Pricing And Timelines
No two report projects are ever the same, but our well-honed process means every project is managed efficiently and productively, ensuring we never miss the important details.
Included In Every Project
Discovery & Planning
Project kick-off discovery session to discuss your vision, ideal delivery timeline and core requirements.
Your Project Hub
Set-up of a dedicated project hub in Notion for each project, ensuring version control and all project assets are carefully managed.
Tailored Design Concept
Provision of a tailored design concept utilising your organisation’s brand elements and draft content, refined to completion.
First Full Draft
Layout and provision of a first, full draft for the report.
Six Revision Rounds
Up to six (6) rounds of revisions to the first, full draft as standard.
Accessible PDF Included
Output of a second, fully accessible PDF version of the final report once signed-off, fully tagged and built to WCAG 2.1 AA and PDF/UA standards, tested with screen readers.
Your Source Files
Handover of native, packaged InDesign files on completion, so you’re never locked in to using one provider for future updates.
One Point Of Contact
One point of contact at Report Lab throughout the design process, ensuring seamless project management throughout.
Send us your project brief and we’ll revert with an indicative engagement fee and more definitive project timeline within 48 business hours.
Request A QuoteThe three things reporting teams always ask.
- Will you meet our report lodgement deadline?
Yes. A fixed timeline for all projects is committed in writing before we start work. We've never missed a deadline.
- Is the accessible PDF actually screen-reader tested?
Yes. NVDA and JAWS tested. WCAG 2.1 AA is standard scope, not an add-on.
- Do you sign NDAs for listed companies?
Yes. Standard practice before receiving any material non-public financial information.
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 Melbourne, 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.
Hi, I'm Jen Clark, Founder of Report Lab.
Report Lab is led by renowned Melbourne designer Jen Clark, a specialist in creating engaging annual reports.
Jen attentively leads every annual (and other) report project from brief to lodgement and manages all creative and project management functions personally, from data visualisation and infographic design to the output of accessible versions of a final report, print production and ESG disclosure requirements.
Every Report Lab project is shaped, reviewed and signed off by Jen and supported by a trusted extended team of writers, illustrators, photographers, data-visualisation and infographic specialists, accessible-PDF taggers and print production managers.
By engaging Report Lab for your next report, you get specialist depth and the resourcing power of a larger studio, with a single point of contact.
Jen brings almost 30 years experience as a graphic designer and creative director to her role as founder of Report Lab, including multiple corporate and agency roles and 15+ years at the helm of her own award-winning design practice, Jen Clark Design, founded in 2011.
Today Report Lab is trusted by Australian boards, NFPs, charities, businesses and listed companies to expertly lead the production of their annual, sustainability and impact reports.
"To date, Report Lab has never missed a report lodgement deadline. That's not luck. It's the production system we have built based on our experience delivering over 120 reports since 2011. The brief starts with your report's due date, and everything - including creative execution and content finalisation - works methodically, backwards from there."Jen Clark, Founder & Creative Director
- 120+reports delivered
- 2011practice founded
- Almost 30yrsindustry experience
- AGDA · DIAprofessional member
Accreditations and standards
Our Design Process
- 01
Brief, Plan & Prepare
Following supply of your brief, we'll finalise a comprehensive quote and then, once signed-off, we commence preparing all files for production and locking specific requirements in.
- 02
Design & Review
Jen leads your project end-to-end with a small extended studio team supporting her. You review the project's progress at regular, scheduled intervals. No surprises, no scope creep.
- 03
Finalise & Lodge
We prepare and hand over all required files in lodgement-ready formats, delivered on the date we committed to in writing with clear usage instructions.
Common Questions, Simple Answers
Cost, timeline, accessibility, NDAs. Here's a list of the main questions we get asked about our process, services, pricing, standard delivery timeframes and inclusions.
All QuestionsHow long does an annual report take to design?
How much does an annual report typically cost?
Do you work with companies outside Melbourne?
Can you make our report WCAG accessible?
Do you handle print management?
Request A Quote
Send us an outline of your project requirements here and we'll revert with an indicative price and completion timeline within 48 business hours.
Alternatively, contact our Founder, Jen Clark, using the details below: