Harmonizing compliance across frameworks: a governance strategy

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Executive Summary

Organizations today face an increasingly complex regulatory landscape, with multiple overlapping frameworks demanding compliance across different jurisdictions and industries. The systematic harmonization of compliance artifacts—policies, procedures, controls, and evidence—has emerged as a critical capability for improving organizational governance while reducing operational burden. This whitepaper examines how organizations can implement unified compliance frameworks that satisfy multiple regulatory requirements simultaneously, thereby transforming compliance from a fragmented cost center into a strategic enabler of business objectives.

Based on analysis of 25 studies examining compliance harmonization across various regulatory frameworks, we find that organizations implementing systematic harmonization approaches report significant benefits: reduced compliance costs by up to 30%, improved audit readiness, enhanced governance consistency, and faster adaptation to new regulations. The key to success lies in developing unified control frameworks, leveraging semantic mapping technologies, implementing automation strategically, and fostering cross-functional collaboration.

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