Great reporting is great storytelling: Emperor at the Corporate & Financial Awards 2026

A report is one of the most closely read documents a company publishes. Investors look for the numbers, regulators look for transparency, and employees, customers and partners look for a sense of where the business is going. It takes great practice to do all of that in one publication, and often in more than one language.

We are proud to share that reports we created with clients were recognised at the Corporate & Financial Awards 2026, across creativity, integrated reporting and ESG.

Good reporting starts with a clear story

The strongest reports share a few traits with one clear idea at the centre, connecting strategy to performance and incorporating ESG into the story. The greatest reports are not produced by accident. It takes strategy, writing, design and project management pulling in the same direction, and clients who are willing to be bold about what they want their report to say.

Three reports, three ways to get it right

talabat: Best Cover, Creativity category

A cover that evolved the previous year's visual language into one confident message, Everyday value, NOW!, and carried the same tone into Arabic.

Parkin: Best Integrated Report

In only its second report as a listed company, Parkin moved from an introduction to a connected story, Where mobility meets possibility, with ESG built into its strategy.

ALEC Holdings: Best ESG Report

ALEC's third ESG report, and its first as a listed company, added a TCFD-aligned climate risk register, year-on-year data aligned with DFM requirements and a new set of infographics that make complex information easier to read.

Proud of the teams behind the work

Awards are a lovely moment, but the real work happens months earlier, in the planning, writing, design and adaptations that bring a report to life.

Thank you to talabat, Parkin and ALEC Holdings for their trust and partnership, and to everyone at Emperor who made the work what it is. As an employee-owned consultancy, we know every one of these wins belongs to the people who earned it.

Moving forward

Reporting never stands still. Disclosure expectations in the region keep rising, investors want a clearer line between strategy and performance, and readers expect to find what they need online, in Arabic as well as English.

If you are preparing your first report after an IPO, or turning an established annual or ESG report into one that proves delivery, we would love to talk. Let's explore what we can do together.