What would happen if governance, risk and compliance (GRC) was no longer seen as a downstream control mechanism, but as an active management system for better decisions, more speed and sustainable growth? Risks and regulatory requirements are changing faster than organisations can react. Fragmented processes and isolated data create additional complexity and put many organisations under increasing pressure.

With this in mind, we have developed an approach that turns this hypothesis into reality and develops GRC into an active control system: Technology-supported processes, integrated governance mechanisms and the targeted use of AI create transparency in real time.

Governance is thus transformed from a control instrument into a driver for better management and sustainable performance. Risks become visible at an early stage, interrelationships become clearer and decisions are made faster and based on data.

With our approach, your company combines people, processes and technology into an integrated management system that not only makes it efficient today, but is also strategically aligned with future requirements - because previous success models will no longer be sufficient in the future.

Our mission: to accompany companies on this transformation path - from the realignment of their GRC functions to the implementation of modern, future-proof GRC architectures.

Learn more from our experts on this website about how modern risk architectures work, how data and intelligent processes become a decision-making advantage and how AI can optimise your entire GRC landscape.

„In a world of permanent regulation, integrated governance is not a protective mechanism, but a management tool.“

Kathrin Becker, Partner, Audit, Regulatory Advisory - Sustainability Reporting & Governance, Head of Governance, Risk, Compliance & Forensic

„GRC is developing into an omnipresent, intelligent and integrated discipline – and is turning compliance into an AI‑supported real-time‑engine for proactive risk management and sustainable corporate success.“

Dr. Peter Westphal, Partner, Audit, Regulatory Advisory - Governance, Risk & Compliance

„Future-proof GRC processes and technologies transform pure regulation into controllable transparency – automated, integrated and scalable.“

Sebastian Blass, Partner, Audit, Regulatory Advisory, Digital Process Compliance

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Integrated & Intelligent GRC: integrated, insightful, value-creating

When GRC is rethought holistically, clear added value is created: risks are recognised earlier, decisions are made on a more informed basis and transformations are managed in a much more robust manner. Our vision for a modern GRC function combines these elements into an integrated whole.

All relevant governance, risk and compliance areas follow a common risk logic and access a standardised database. Risk management, compliance management, the internal control system and internal audit work together throughout the entire end-to-end process.

Integrated data, automated controls and analytical processes enable forward-looking control instead of pure reaction. Consistent audit concepts, reusable evidence and continuous monitoring replace selective individual audits.

Governance, risk and compliance are consistently embedded in operational processes and transformation projects. GRC is becoming a strategic enabler for company management and leadership - not as an additional control instance, but as a structuring element for change and sustainable growth.

This reduces complexity, strengthens decision-making ability and turns governance, risk and compliance into an integrated management tool that meets the requirements of the future.

Where integrated and intelligent GRC has a concrete impact

Depending on the initial situation and priorities, organisations set different priorities. The following topics show typical starting points where integrated GRC creates measurable added value:

How appropriate and effective GRC systems build trust and safeguard acting persons.

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We support organisations in identifying and actively managing risks in complex programmes at an early stage in order to reliably safeguard time, budget and investments.

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Third-Party Risk Management – Key to the resilient management of third parties.

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We integrate GRC into your S/4HANA transformation right from the start and create a fail-safe and scalable control and compliance organisation in the project and beyond.

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The KPMG AI Automation Suite analyses your existing ICS documentation, prioritises automation potential and enables implementation with less manual effort.

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Future-proof GRC processes and technologies transform pure regulation into controllable transparency – automated, integrated and scalable

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Your benefits at a glance

Future-proof set-up of governance, risk and compliance

An integrated model to cope with growing regulatory requirements – for example from the regulation on digital operational resilience, the NIS2 directive or the European regulatory framework for digital resilience;The European legal framework for artificial intelligence.
Holistic management of convergent risks

A consistent view of risks across corporate management, cyber and technology areas as well as third parties and cloud dependencies.
Uniform risk and control logic

Consistent measures across all business and risk areas create clear priorities and a reliable basis for decision-making.
Higher efficiency and lower costs

Automation, harmonised governance processes and reusable evidence reduce duplication of work and cut costs in the long term.
More informed decisions through data-based control

Analyses, early warning indicators and AI-supported insights improve transparency and responsiveness.