We surveyed EHS professionals from large organizations and found out that leading organizations are shifting from locally managed compliance to centrally managed compliance. The main driver of this change is the need for the management to have direct oversight on compliance issues at facilities worldwide.

1. Centrally managed vs. Locally
managed compliance
programs
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2. The survey
VS
Centrally
managed
compliance
Locally
managed
compliance
We surveyed 15 EHS professionals from large organizations to gather insights on
how they manage their compliance programs - ‘Centrally’ or ‘Locally’.

3. Facility
A
Facility
B
Facility
C
Facility
D
Headquarters
The headquarters takes direct
responsibility for ensuring
compliance at all its facilities
worldwide
What is ‘Centrally managed’
compliance?

4. Individual facilities take direct
responsibility to ensure compliance
and periodically provide the
headquarters with their compliance
performance reports
Facility
A
Facility
B
Facility
C
Facility
D
Headquarters
What is ‘Locally managed’
compliance?

5. The management at the
headquarters can view compliance
performance of all the
organization’s facilities in one place,
in real-time It is difficult to find a regulatory
compliance solution provider that
can meet the requirements of all the
global facilities of an organization
Advantage
Disadvantage
‘Centrally managed’
compliance

6. Can help certain niche
jurisdictions that require local
expertise to interpret the law
- The management lacks
oversight of compliance
performance of its facilities
in real-time
- Inconsistent reporting
methods by different
facilities makes identifying
non-compliances hard
Advantage
Disadvantage
‘Locally managed’
compliance

7. Survey results

8. 50% of companies surveyed manage
compliance ‘Centrally’, 40% of whom
transitioned from ‘Locally managed’
compliance in just the last few years.
50%

11. The biggest driver for ‘Centrally managed’
compliance has been the need for the
management to view compliance issues at all
the global facilities in one place in real time.
The biggest driver for ‘Centrally managed’
compliance

13. While ‘Centrally managed’ compliance has
helped organizations improve compliance
performance, it still faces a big challenge - most
regulatory compliance solution providers are
unable to meet the needs of an organization’s
global jurisdictions.
The challenge with ‘Centrally managed’
compliance

16. The biggest challenge faced by organizations
with ‘Locally managed’ compliance approach
is inconsistent compliance management and
reporting at their global facilities. Most agree
that this challenge can be overcome with
‘Centrally managed’ compliance approach.
Challenge with ‘Locally managed’
compliance

19. 80% of organizations surveyed are planning to
move from ‘Locally managed’ to ‘Centrally
managed’ compliance.
80%

21. What’s going on?
Central
compliance
Locally
managed
compliance
Centrally
managed
compliance
There is a clear trend toward ‘Centrally managed’ compliance

22. Why?
Organizations are beginning to realize that the advantages of ‘Centrally
managed’ compliance far outweigh its challenges or the advantages of
‘Locally managed’ compliance
Advantages of
‘Centrally managed’
compliance
Advantages of
‘Locally managed’
compliance

23. Proactive management of compliance has many benefits, such as
Business Case for Compliance
Establish expectations
with staff and
contractors
Avoid delays on
projects and product
introduction
Drive buy-in of your
staff by linking
process to
requirements
03
01 02

24. Compliance Programs = Quality Programs
In the 1970s, people associated quality with high cost. Lean
manufacturing from Japan, flipped this on its head.
Japanese companies solved quality issues at their source, producing
higher quality products at lower costs.
Today, companies need to solve compliance at its source.

25. Comprehensive
Compliance
approach
Successful Compliance
Programs
Successful compliance programs
require three key elements:
Software solution
Centrally managed
compliance

26. Comprehensive
Compliance
approach
Centralized Compliance was outlined in
the preceding slides
Software solution
Centrally managed
compliance
Successful Compliance
Programs

27. Comprehensive
Compliance
approach
The next key factor is software
solution to manage compliance
Software solution
Centrally managed
compliance
Successful Compliance
Programs

28. 75% of all operations still
monitor regulatory
requirements manually
75%
80% of countries are
planning to issue new
EHS regulations this
year
80%
65% of an
organization’s costs for
monitoring regulations
can be reduced with a
software solution
65%
40% of all amended and
new laws are EHS
related
40%
Software Solution is critical to a successful compliance program

29. Comprehensive
Compliance
approach
And the third key factor is a
‘Comprehensive Compliance’ approach
Software solution
Centrally managed
Compliance
Successful Compliance
Programs

30. Nimonik’s 7 Steps for
Comprehensive Compliance
2
Select requirements that apply
to you
3
Implement a process with your
subject matter experts
Plan
4
Document your compliance
actions
5
Monitor for changes to your
requirements
7
Take action on non-compliance
and opportunities for
improvement
Do
Check
Act
1
Identify your applicable
regulations, codes and standards
6
Verify compliance with audits and
management reviews
Continuous
Improvement

31. Nimonik helps you with all three key elements of
a successful compliance program
‘Centrally managed’ compliance
Software solution
Comprehensive Compliance approach
✅
✅
✅

32. Compliance
Obligations
01
Audit Protocols
02
Audit
03
NimonikApp
Software to manage and action
your requirements
Our Products
EHS legal registers integrated with
regulatory monitoring service on an easy to
use web app for industries and jurisdictions
worldwide
Audit compliance to EHS regulations
with comprehensive checklists
Audit efficiently with an easy to use
app available on web and mobile
devices.

33. Book a free consultation
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‘Comprehensive’ ‘Centrally
managed’ compliance. To learn
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