Integrated ESG Advisory Services and Creative Communications Partner
We align strategy, storytelling and design to create a clear communication message that brings brands to life.
Who We Are
Illustra is an integrated strategic communications and creative partner specializing in sustainability strategy and ESG program design, brand identity, stakeholder engagement and investor communications.
Our experienced team of brand focused creatives, sustainability experts and communication strategists bring a results-driven approach to solving complex challenges with unique solutions that build trust and credibility.
We align strategy, storytelling and design to help businesses create a clear communication message that ensures consistency across all touchpoints.
Results-driven Approaches to Solving
Complex Challenges with Unique Solutions
Systematic Approach
Our Systematic Approach provides a structured path from insight to impact. This foundation aligns sustainability communications with vision, values and goals to drive continuous clarity and stakeholder trust. We use the following systematic approach phases:
- Discovery – Identify decision drivers that matter most
- Strategy – Builds the narratives and foundation framework
- Implement – Translate narratives into action and practical communications
- Refine – Continuously adapts communications to organizational improvements
Branding Process
Illustra connects brands with their audiences by shaping how they are seen, understood and trusted. From first impressions to long-term trust, our branding and communications process builds awareness, credibility and engagement that supports growth and lasting differentiation. We use the following phases to build brands:
- Discovery - Clarifies unique value, market position and competitive advantage
- Strategy – Defines direction, audience and narrative structure
- Development - Translates strategy into tangible brand expressions
- Activate - Brings the brand to life in market
- Boost - Amplifies and extends reach, relevance and influence
- Measure & Evaluate - Evaluates performance and guides long-term evolution
Sustainability Process
Illustra helps businesses convert SCR & ESG sustainability requirements and long term stewardship goals into measurable, business oriented programs. Our sustainability process translates those programs into clear, credible communications that decision-makers can trust. We use the following phases to create your sustainability story:
- Strategy – Establishes sustainability direction and efforts
- Alignment – Ensures ESG metrics reinforce business strategy
- Engagement – Defines impacts across internal and external stakeholder groups
- Communicate – Translates complexity into clear, compelling visual and verbal narratives
Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement
Ilustra helps organizations create the following reports to drive organizational alignment, inform budgeting, track measurable progress and communicate purpose with integrity.
Stakeholder-focused
- Sustainability Reports - Share an organization’s environmental, social and governance performance.
- SR Reports – Focus on how a company acts as a responsible corporate citizen.
- Impact Reports - Emphasize the measurable outcomes an organization creates for people and the planet.
Investor-focused
- ESG Reports - Provide investor grade information on environmental, social and governance factors that affect financial performance and risk.
- Integrated Reports – Bring financial and sustainability information together in one narrative.
Integrated Services
Our Core Capabilities
Branding & Communication Strategy to Design
Illustra builds brands that do more than look good — they perform.
SCR & ESG Consulting
Just think of the sustainability story you can tell with the help from a team of ESG experts and creative communicators.
Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement
Illustra equips leaders with tools that help convert ESG data into investor-ready narratives.
Recent Work
View Our Portfolio
U.S. Dairy Stewardship Commitment
Stakeholder-aligned initiative to advance sustainability leadership across the dairy community.
Better Whey of Life
The “FIRST” great tasting yogurt, made from Whey protein that helps you make the most of your calories.
NuVal® Scoring System
Helps you cut through confusing nutrition information so you can make decisions about food quickly and easily.
Farm Energy Efficiency
Programs to help meet the dairy industry’s voluntary goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25%.
Treasure Cave Cheese Relaunch
Redesign packaging, created supporting promotional programs and new website.
SpongeBob SquarePants Promotional Sweepstakes
Helped secure sales in the top 10 grocery chain dairy cases and engaged children.
Cuna Mutual Employee Group Incentive Promotion
Created an incentive promotional program honoring the President’s Council qualifiers for their superior accomplishments.
Branding and Marketing Strategy
Created the brand mark, marketing plans to increase sales and a website for customer to learn more about STACI.
Promotional Sweepstakes
Created an online entry form and gave away a Nintendo DS Light everyday for 61 days.
Branding and Marketing Strategy
Created brand and marketing Strategy that would incorporate the many offerings in the meeting and events industry.
Meet With Our Experts
We are an experienced team of brand focused creatives,
sustainability experts and communication strategists all in one place.
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Testimonials
What Our
Clients Say
Illustra was very skillful in turning our vision into a professional web presence and effective marketing tool. The result – information that turns prospects into residents. The ease of communication and ability to make online payments definitely improves our tenant’s experience with us. - Mathen Realty Services
Matt Rooney
Mathen Realty ServicesMichael Cielenski and Illustra created a simple and very usable series of connected websites for FMRS. The new websites are accessible as well as quick and easy for interested parties to gain access. This allows condominium owners the ability to obtain property documentation, current and potential renters to receive property information and to communicate with management as well as to set up online payments for rent. I want to commend and thank Michael and his staff. You guys are the best.
Michael Bloom
First MeritI highly recommend illustra's work. They put together our first web site and it was very successful with our client base.
Kirk Niemczyk
Head of Finance & Operations
