Energy Contractor Gains Always Audit-Ready Compliance

Summary

Faced with limited resources to manage numerous audits, this energy and environmental contractor transformed their manual compliance process through automation and continuous monitoring, enabling them to gain a state of always audit-ready compliance.

Challenge: navigating compliance complexity with manual methods

In an industry where regulatory compliance is non-negotiable, this energy and environmental services company found themselves struggling to meet audit demands. Manual processes and disjointed data management systems left them in a perpetual state of catch-up. The manual efforts required for audit preparation and response were unsustainable, often falling behind to meet necessary timelines and requirements.

A lack of cohesive visibility into the status and activities of their security and compliance programs compounded the problem. Furthermore, their ability to keep up with audit preparations manually was severely hampered by their limited staff assigned to administer compliance for the organization.

Solution: embracing digital transformation for compliance management

Determined to overcome these hurdles, the company sought a partner to accelerate their transition to a more manageable compliance strategy.

The company chose RegScale and used a partner organization to accelerate buildout and adoption of an innovative approach to compliance for their small team. They moved quickly to integrate existing applications and data with RegScale, including their asset inventory and security monitoring tools.

The digitization of documents and the integration of data and tools paved the way for automated workflows, streamlining previously manual processes. Comprehensive dashboards and reporting offered a bird’s-eye view of their regulatory landscape, gaining visibility into audits and compliance posture.

Result: achieving an always audit-ready state of compliance

Automation of workflows and regularly scheduled assessments drastically reduced the administrative time required to manage their compliance program. This freed the team to focus on more strategic tasks. The newfound visibility into compliance activities and status was a game changer. Now, the company is always audit-ready, capable of producing audit artifacts and reports on demand, easily staying ahead of audit timelines.