Success Story

A New Dawn for Sustainability Reporting

Delivering Impact Beyond Numbers

Project scope:
  • Annual report
  • Art direction
  • Video
  • Strategic communication 
  • Internal communication 

1 Discover

Downer is the leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand, employing over 45,000 people. As a result of its commitment to improving sustainability practices throughout its business, Downer asked us to prepare its Annual Sustainability Report in a brand new way.

2 Plan

To offer greater integration and a better experience for its readers and stakeholders, we recommended Downer switch to a digital format. After six years of the design and creation of printed sustainability reports, we knew a digital format would increase readership and reduce the environmental impact of large print runs.

3 Deliver

The digital ASR presented an opportunity to increase engagement with Downer’s stakeholders. The design allowed information to be consumed on a variety of levels – the skim reader or the in-depth researcher. To enhance accessibility, the tiled approach enabled a seamless, responsive transition for different screen sizes.

4 Prove

Since the digital format was implemented in 2019, Downer has engaged us each year to produce the Annual Sustainability Report.
In 2020, it experienced a significant uplift in the readership experience – an increase of…

28%

from the prior year