How we make your online report accessible to all

People are at the heart business, and corporate social responsibility (CSR). So why exclude anyone from reading your report? Digital CSR and annual reports give you a chance to inspire as wide an audience as possible.

Online material is more accessible. Put simply, good web accessibility allows more people to access your site. It gives users the option to download or engage with the content in formats they prefer.

This means that:

  • Partially sighted people will be able to read your report by making the text larger
  • More people will be able to find your report because accessible sites perform better in search engines
  • People will be able to find what they're looking for in your report. For example, if they are looking to see if you conform to environmental standards, they can search and go straight to the relevant content rather than skim-reading a whole paper document

How do we help you make your online CSR or Annual reports accessible? We follow proven guidelines from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and e-Government.

There are several ways you can make information available in different formats. You can help people:

  • Create their own single PDF of the sections they’re interested in
  • Email bookmarks or PDFs using simple forms
  • Download Excel format versions of financial information
  • Download podcasts of speeches or video presentations
  • Build a mobile version of your online report

You can see how we helped Deloitte create an accessible online annual report here.