Client: AuditBoard, Inc.
Format: Report
Size: 2.31 MB
Language: English
Date: 19.06.2025
Building a future-ready compliance programme in a volatile regulatory environment
Are you overlooking gaps in your compliance programme? Regulations are evolving faster and covering more domains, leaving organisations without a centralised strategy vulnerable. In this survey report, 400+ audit, risk, and compliance professionals share their biggest regulatory compliance challenges. Download a copy today for ways to sharpen your focus and effectively address compliance in this volatile environment.
At a glance, organisations seem to have regulatory compliance in check. Few see glaring gaps. But beneath this surface-level confidence lurks deeper vulnerabilities. Many organisations admit to using third-party vendors that are not fully compliant. Meanwhile, manual workflows, fragmented tooling, and reactive strategies continue to burden teams. These trade-offs were tolerable in a more stable environment. Today, however, organisations are beset by the triple threat of modern regulatory compliance:
At a glance, organisations seem to have regulatory compliance in check. Few see glaring gaps. But beneath this surface-level confidence lurks deeper vulnerabilities. Many organisations admit to using third-party vendors that are not fully compliant. Meanwhile, manual workflows, fragmented tooling, and reactive strategies continue to burden teams. These trade-offs were tolerable in a more stable environment. Today, however, organisations are beset by the triple threat of modern regulatory compliance:
- Accelerating regulatory velocity : Regulations are evolving faster than ever before.
- Cross-domain complexity : New requirements span ESG, AI governance, cybersecurity, and more.
- Functional fragmentation : Siloed tools and teams create disjointed regulatory compliance efforts.
A survey of over 400 audit, risk, and compliance professionals underscores the increasing intensity of this challenge:
- 40% of respondents say keeping up with regulatory changes is their biggest challenge
- 38% report struggling with excessive manual regulatory compliance burdens
- 32% say they lack AI-powered automation to streamline processes
In this environment, short-term solutions quickly give way to long-term exposures. “Good enough” becomes a liability. The status quo is unsustainable in the face of the speed and complexity of contemporary change. Organisations need to shift their mindset from simply checking the box on regulatory compliance to fostering strategic resilience.
Download a copy of the full report to explore why even well-functioning compliance programmes may be vulnerable; how to confront this “triple threat” of challenges; and strategies for building intelligent, connected regulatory compliance systems at your organisation.
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