Sustainability Report Writing

Services:

  • Corporate Sustainability and ESG Reporting

  • Carbon Accounting and Climate Risk Reporting

 

Corporate Sustainability and ESG Reporting

I support corporations preparing their annual sustainability report. The reporting process is a collaborative engagement. I often work closely with corporate sustainability teams as well as agency teams, while following a detailed project timeline to achieve annual reporting aims.

My expertise blends highly effective corporate communication skills as a copywriter with an in-depth knowledge of corporate sustainability policy, trends and reporting standards and frameworks.

I’m a Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) certified sustainability professional and I’m certified Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) for Sustainability and Climate Risk. I have supported organizations disclosing information under CSRD, GRI, TCFD, SASB, GRESB, UNGC and the SDGs.

Planning and coordinating the information gathering across an organization can be difficult, but when you have a writer capable of synthesizing all of the diverse details, it can be an immense time saver.

In 2023, I worked on over 7 ESG reports as the lead copywriter for sustainability communications and compliance agencies. In total, I’ve supported annual ESG reporting projects for clients in the steel manufacturing, building supplies and retail, commercial real estate, rail equipment, financial services and IT sectors.

Based on this experience, I’ve created my own workflow for working with more ESG reporting clients in the future.

What you’ll receive:

  • An annual sustainability report containing:

    • an executive summary of trends and organization mission and vision and key targets and performance updates,

    • an overview of value chain and key stakeholders,

    • an overview of the material topic selection process,

    • sustainability performance, KPIs, goals, and targets for each of the key environmental, social, and governance material topic categories included in the report,

    • sustainability stories, quotes, and highlights

    • disclosures that adhere to the organization’s voluntary and/or mandatory sustainability reporting frameworks, and

    • a glossary of terms, index of disclosures and statement of use, if needed.

  • Report concept: For clients lacking a strategic direction for their report, I can provide benchmarking and report road mapping services to develop the report concept prior to the report drafting period. These services are priced separately from my copywriting services.

  • Brand voice and messaging: Adherence to the brand voice and identity targeting its key stakeholders as the audience.

  • Scope: Pre-approved scope including a table of contents for the report outline, the estimated page count, the desired number of case studies and interviews, a timeline and the number of revision and review periods included.

  • Project management: Sustainability report writing is a collaborative process requiring significant coordination with the organization’s team. I work with an organization’s key team members to meet internal deadlines and goals.

  • Interviews: Supplemental interviews determined on an as needed basis for qualitative storytelling within the report.

  • Revision: The revision process and timeline shall be determined within the pre-approved project scope.

Does not include: Sustainability strategic planning or program implementation. Design, image acquisition, or infographic development. Uploading the content to your website.

👉 Schedule a discovery call to learn more about my rates and process.

Carbon Accounting and Climate Risk Reporting

Since its creation in 2015, the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) has had a significant impact around the world. Many central banks are adopting TCFD reporting requirements to shield the global economic system from climate-related financial instability. I support businesses in presenting their climate risk and impact assessments in alignment with ESRS E1 (climate change), TCFD and the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard.

In 2022, I earned my Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) Sustainability and Climate Risk (SCR®) certificate, which covers climate risk transmission, management, reporting, scenario analysis, and other key topics relevant to today’s evolving world of sustainable finance. I received scores in the highest quartile for five of the seven subjects tested. This subject matter expertise serves me well in my reporting, as I understand exactly what investors and regulators are looking for within a climate risk report.

I’m well-versed in the TCFD requirements and can help corporations and their suppliers communicate their Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions, climate risks and opportunities, scenario analysis and climate strategy effectively in a report. My reporting approach aligns with the TCFD’s recommendations, which cover governance, business strategy, risk management, and metrics and targets.

I also support clients with my in-depth knowledge of the GHG Protocol’s guidelines for Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reporting. I understand how emissions factors, reporting boundaries, CO2 offsetting and removal projects and the 15 categories of Scope 3 emissions impact information presentation, allowing me to effectively report on topics related to GHG emissions.

In addition, I can support additional requirements for CSRD, such as:

  • Transition plans

  • Climate strategy and policies

  • Carbon pricing

👉 Schedule a discovery call to learn more about my rates and process.