Creativity meets Compliance

Advisory and Words for ESG Reports

I’m Erica Eller, and I work with clients as a key collaborator to bring their reports to life. With experience as a both a copywriter and certified consultant, I balance the writing craft with compliance requirements: both checking boxes and thinking outside the box.

I recognize that each client has unique needs and reporting trends are in constant flux. With experience supporting reporting projects of all shapes and sizes, I work with clients to develop the best report for the context of a given year.

Targeted expertise: As a GRI, IFRS (FSA) and GARP (SCR®) certified reporting specialist with an extensive background in B2B marketing and professional copywriting and editing, I care about both readers and report rigor.

Currently, I’m boosting my credentials with Executive certifications in Risk Management, Governance and Compliance and Climate Risk Management from the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.

Versatile consulting: My ad-hoc advisory services include reviews of report content outlines, drafts, and data tables or infographics during any stage of the client's internal review process. Reviews of the reported disclosures consider ways to better frame and strategically enhance standard reporting elements.

Investor-grade disclosures: My services help clients bridge the gap between investor expectations and firm-level reporting practices. Beyond supporting clients with reporting standards alignment and best practices, I also identify actionable ways to:

make disclosures decision-useful
establish audit-ready sustainability data quality and controls
engage with stakeholders in a continuous cycle of improvement
organize reporting activities and improvement in a logical sequence

Strategic storytelling: Each client's brand, mission and purpose shapes how they communicate with their audiences. Understanding my clients’ audiences and brand are key to developing narratives that don’t bore the Board of Directors. As a report copywriter, I lean into my clients’ deep understanding of their brand, while bringing my own fresh perspectives to create messages that stick.

Better reports and results: Working with the right partner helps build momentum throughout the reporting process to identify interesting opportunities to improve, remove process roadblocks, and deepen the understanding of the sustainability positioning of the brand. More than just delivering reports, I offer a productive reporting process that clients can leverage to build the authority of their sustainability strategy.

What do my clients say?

I've received overwhelmingly positive feedback. Many of my clients have asked me to return for multiple year arrangements. I welcome long-term client relationships that develop and mature over time.

Snapshot of my Experience

25+ reports:

Standards-aligned annual sustainability reports for CSRD, GRI, IFRS/ISSB, TCFD, TFND, TPT, SASB, GRESB, UNGC and the SDGs
SB 261-aligned climate risk reports
Climate transition plans
Impact reports

Industries: Commercial real estate, steel manufacturing, rail industry, auto parts manufacturing, intelligent sensing, semiconductors, data centers, IT, home building supplies, financial services, banking, food services, membership organizations, and engines

Client Regions (to date): U.S., Canada, EU and UK

Reporting Projects to Match your Needs

Partnerships with teams of various types, including with consultancies, agencies and direct clients
Consulting tailored to your strategic sustainability-focused aims
Reporting content customized to your brand, business goals and audiences
Streamlined process for on-boarding, contracts and work-flow
Clear, transparent communication for scheduling, scoping, pricing and billing projects
Simple project fee structure based on project scope, timeline and complexity