One connected system across your business.
An integrated GRC solution brings governance, risk and compliance into one connected system across business functions. It links the work, not just the reporting. So finance, operations, people, security, procurement, and sustainability are working from the same structure, the same control language, and the same evidence trail.
The result is simple: fewer gaps, less duplication, and faster action when things change.
Definition
Integrated GRC means governance, risk and compliance are run as a connected system across the organisation. Teams share a common structure for risks, obligations and controls. Work moves through consistent workflow. Evidence is captured once and reused appropriately. Reporting rolls up cleanly.
Integrated GRC in one sentence:
Integrated GRC connects the people, processes and proof behind governance so the business can act with confidence, not chase it.
When functions run separate GRC processes, the same control is described three ways, tested twice, and evidenced five times. Everyone stays busy. Confidence does not rise.
Integrated GRC reduces repeat work by making controls and evidence reusable.
Most real risk sits between functions. A supplier issue becomes an operational disruption, then a customer impact, then a compliance problem. Siloed GRC misses those handovers.
Integrated GRC makes cross-functional risk visible earlier, with clearer ownership.
Leaders do not want more reporting. They want better signal. Integrated GRC improves signal by standardising the underlying structure and keeping the trail of proof connected.
Additional benefits
Integration
You align on shared definitions for:
If the language is not shared, reporting never reconciles.
An integrated GRC solution connects:
Across functions, you need consistent ways to:
Reporting should roll up by:
Operating rhythm
Think of it as a connected operating rhythm.
Agree the shared structure: Common definitions, control library basics, and decision rights.
Connect the work: Map risks and obligations to controls, and controls to owners and evidence.
Run one workflow across functions: Attestations, reviews, issues and remediation follow a consistent path.
Capture evidence as work happens: Evidence is linked, current, and reviewable.
Report with one voice: Leaders get a clear view of what changed, what is improving, and what needs action.
Different functions
Integrated GRC means each function keeps its context, but does not work in isolation.
Examples of how this plays out:
Common mistakes
Calling it integrated because the dashboard looks integrated: If teams still operate separately, it is not integrated.
Trying to integrate everything at once: Start with the highest leverage: shared controls, evidence, and remediation workflow.
Skipping taxonomy work: If each function uses different definitions, integration becomes reconciliation.
Overbuilding the control library: More controls can mean more drag. Clear, owned, evidenced controls create confidence.
Forgetting the business functions: Integrated GRC must reflect how work actually happens across finance, ops, people, security, procurement and sustainability. If it only fits one team, it will not scale.
FAQs
Integrated GRC is governance, risk and compliance run as a connected system across the organisation. Teams share structure, controls, evidence and workflow, so reporting is consistent and action is coordinated.
An integrated GRC solution is the platform and operating approach that connects GRC work across functions. It links the data model, workflow, evidence trail and reporting so governance can run consistently.
No. Integrated risk management is usually a subset, focused on connecting risk processes. Integrated GRC is broader. It connects governance, risk and compliance across functions, including controls, obligations, evidence and assurance.
Start with shared controls and evidence, then remediation workflow. These create immediate value and reduce repeated work. Taxonomy alignment is a must-have early step.
Look for fewer duplicated controls, fewer evidence chases, faster remediation, clearer ownership, and reporting that leaders trust. You should also see fewer last-minute scrambles before audits and board meetings.
Integrated data gives AI accurate context, which improves drafting, triage, and reporting.
It provides consistent roll-ups so objectives, risks, and controls align in reporting.
Drova supports integrated GRC by bringing cross-functional governance work into one connected system.
