Why go digital?
More engaging reporting.
More efficient processes.
More accessible outputs.
And because AI craves trusted digital sources.
Why go digital?
Because it’s more engaging
Reportl delivers interactive, engaging and AI-friendly reports – attracting many more stakeholders than PDFs.
User analytics show that, on average, digital-first ESEF reports attract 10x more views than PDF reports.
And when offered the choice from a Google search, 85% of stakeholders choose the interactive online ESEF report over a PDF.
Because it’s more efficient
With demands for digital reporting increasing, corporate and sustainability reporting is getting more complex for companies and their design teams.
Reportl makes the transition from print software to a digital-led process simple and efficient.
✓ Fully accessible, multi-format design
✓ Online, PDF, print and iXBRL
✓ Single source content (one sign-off)
✓ Easy remote editing
✓ Automated page cross-references
✓ Sync with data sources (e.g. Excel)
✓ Key content/data linking
✓ Live audit trail of all edits
✓ Integrated iXBRL (no tagging delays)
✓ Automated language translation
✓ Analytics (understand your stakeholders)
✓ Native XHTML (best practice)
Because it delivers AI-friendly, accessible reporting
Since the introduction of ESEF in 2021, the whole annual report must be delivered digitally (web HTML).
In the early years, most companies did this by ‘converting’ their print PDF to HTML, but this has many digital limitations, and isn't reliable for AI analysis.
Reportl creates digital reports from ‘native HTML’ code (not a conversion to HTML).
This is how Reportl provides AI-friendly online, PDF and iXBRL reports, enabling compliance with accessibility requirements across markets.
What have regulators said?
‘Native HTML’ creation process transforms digital reporting quality.
‘We expect issuers to devote the same level of care and attention to their digital annual report as they do to their PDF or print report.’
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
‘Data quality and usability remain below the level expected for companies in a leading capital market. Truly ‘web-based’ structured reports can only be created using ‘native XHTML’ reporting tools.’
UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC)
‘Consider a report creation process that targets iXBRL/HTML natively, rather than converting a PDF output.’
XBRL International (specifications and standards)
What are the benefits of digital reporting?
Better for stakeholders
Corporate reporting has to meet a wider range of needs than ever before, and digital compliance is becoming more complex as AI demands increase.
Reportl solves this, delivering efficient compliance and transformed communications for companies and their stakeholders.
Informed by user analytics data, Reportl offers fully interactive, accessible and mobile-friendly reporting with video, animation and iXBRL tagging.
Better for companies
Reportl offers companies the opportunity to bring their reporting into the digital age.
It delivers solutions to many reporting challenges: process automation; digital compliance; all formats from one source; efficient tagging; accessibility; SEO/GEO; and AI-readability with full reporting online.
Reportl also syncs with financial data and consolidation systems, enabling improved internal audit and process controls when delivering the final digital report.
Better for design
Reportl is built to enable designers to digitise their creative and production process without any compromises in quality.
Reportl delivers beautiful and flexible design for both digital and PDF formats from one platform.
It enables experienced reporting design and production teams to enhance their digital skills, without the need for developers.
Reporting teams can now create user-friendly, accessible online reports – maximising the power of the mandatory digital format.
Why is digitisation happening now?
Corporate and sustainability reporting is at a tipping point.
Regulations require digital reporting.
Printed reports have all but gone.
98% of web users access content on a mobile.
Stakeholders expect reporting to be easy to find and use.
And crucially, AI requires digital content and data. Not a PDF.
Reportl offers beautifully designed, AI-readable and fully compliant reporting with all the online benefits that stakeholders now expect.
What do stakeholders prefer?
Analytics data shows that users want both online and PDF reports
85%
of users choose the online
report over a PDF
10x
increase in digital-first PDF
downloads vs print-first PDF downloads
12x
increase in total user engagements
vs print-first PDFs alone
Source: Google Analytics Period analysed: 1 March 2024 - 20 May 2025 Sample size: 31,680 report users.
