Rivers Janssen

Copywriter, editor, and content strategist specializing in brand storytelling and sustainability communications.

ESG Reports

Equal parts content strategy, storytelling, and disclosure, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reports require sitting down with hundreds of source documents, talking with subject matter experts, and gaining a deep understanding of the target audience. My job is to take this information and make it meaningful.

Lowe's • 30th June 2024

Lowe's 2023 Culture, Diversity & Inclusion (CD&I) Report

I wrote the Lowe’s 2023 CD&I Report side-by-side with their Corporate Responsibility Report, threading the narratives together to tell a consistent story. (Writing/content strategy)

Lowe's • 30th June 2024

Lowe's 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report

Pleased with its previous report structure, Lowe's brought me on to help sharpen the narrative and spotlight 2023 milestones, such as the $100 million Lowe’s Hometown Grants Program. (Writing/editing)

Royal Caribbean Group • 23rd April 2024

Royal Caribbean Group 2023 ESG Report

In the 2023 report, we highlighted how bold ideas are turning into real-world breakthroughs, from introducing future fuels and technologies to rolling out smarter ways to manage waste. (Writing/content strategy)

Royal Caribbean Group • 21st April 2022

Royal Caribbean Group 2021 ESG Report

In 2021, Royal Caribbean Group unveiled a new ESG framework with a bold target: zero emissions by 2050. That same year — my first writing the report — we rolled it out alongside a sharper, more rigorous approach to ESG reporting. (Writing/content strategy)

Millicom • 15th March 2023

Millicom 2022 Annual Report

We expanded on the power of connectivity in the 2022 report, including the social, educational, and business opportunities the internet affords in Latin American communities. (Writing/content strategy)

Millicom • 1st April 2022

Millicom 2021 Annual Report

For its 2021 annual report, we showcased how Millicom's purpose, business strategies, and ESG performance are closely intertwined. (Writing/content strategy)

Google • 29th April 2020

Google 2019 Responsible Supply Chain Report

Google’s supply chain is complex and interconnected. In the 2019 report, we showed how the ripple effects of Google’s actions inspires the company’s approach to supply chain responsibility. (Writing/editing)

Google • 24th March 2019

Google 2018 Responsible Supply Chain Report

Google’s second supply chain report gave readers insights into how the company is reimagining its global supply chain. (Writing/editing)

Google • 7th December 2016

Google 2016 Environmental Report

Google put a stake in the ground as a renewable energy and energy efficiency leader in its first-ever Environmental Report. Working at a Portland-based creative agency, I helped shape the company's sustainability story as the managing editor. (Writing/editing)

Comcast NBCUniversal • 28th April 2020

Comcast NBCUniversal 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

For the 2016 report, we highlighted Comcast’s commitment to inclusion by showcasing the X1 Talking Guide, a breakthrough that changed how people with physical and intellectual disabilities interact with technology. (Writing/editing)

Microsoft • 15th June 2014

Microsoft 2013 Citizenship Report

Our goal with the 2013 report: Use accessible language that mimics your neighbor chatting over the fence. (Writing/editing)

ESCO • 15th June 2013

ESCO Sustainability Report

Rugged. Powerful. Determined. The language of ESCO's industry shaped our storytelling approach for the company's first sustainability report. (Writing)