Certo ESG Compliance Agent
An enterprise compliance platform that automates multi-regulatory assessment across NIS2, CSRD, DORA, and ISO 27001 frameworks. Leveraging RAG-powered AI agents and proprietary evidence graph technology, the system reduces manual compliance work by 60% while maintaining audit-grade provenance trails.
60%
Efficiency Gain
6 mo
ROI Payback
26+
Data Sources
5
Frameworks
Key Differentiators
- AI agent with RAG pipeline ingesting 26+ regulatory data sources
- Proprietary evidence graph mapping controls to regulatory requirements
- Immutable WORM audit logging for full compliance traceability
- Automated regulatory radar with real-time alert triage
The Problem
Mid-market companies spend 200-400 hours annually on manual compliance evidence gathering across fragmented systems — spreadsheets, scattered documents, and email chains. With growing regulatory requirements (NIS2, CSRD, DORA, ISO 27001, AI Act) that frequently overlap, organizations face a dual cost burden: expensive SaaS platforms ($30-50K+/year) and Big4 consulting ($50K+ per project). The result is audit risk, consultant lock-in, and no clear proof of compliance on demand.
The Solution
Certo ESG Compliance Agent automates the entire compliance lifecycle through AI-powered evidence collection, automated control mapping, and real-time regulatory monitoring. The platform ingests 26+ regulatory data sources — from EUR-Lex and ESMA to industry-specific guidance — using a RAG pipeline powered by advanced language models. The system maps organizational controls to regulatory requirements automatically, identifies gaps with root cause analysis, and generates audit-ready compliance dossiers.
Evidence Graph Technology
At the core of the platform is a proprietary evidence graph that provides visual, traceable proof of compliance. Every regulatory requirement is mapped to specific organizational controls and linked to concrete evidence artifacts. This creates an auditor-friendly chain of provenance: requirement to control to evidence — eliminating the "show me the proof" challenge that dominates compliance audits.
Immutable Audit Trail
The platform implements Write-Once-Read-Many (WORM) audit logging using database-level triggers that prevent modification or deletion. Every HTTP request, user action, and compliance assessment is logged with timestamps, user attribution, and resource identifiers. This immutable trail satisfies NIS2, DORA, and SOX audit requirements out of the box.
Regulatory Radar
An automated alert ingestion system monitors regulatory changes across multiple jurisdictions. New regulations and amendments are auto-triaged using AI-powered relevance scoring, matched against organizational watchlists, and routed to compliance officers with severity ratings. This transforms regulatory change management from reactive firefighting to proactive monitoring.
Financial Impact
Typical deployments deliver 40-60% reduction in GRC team workload, eliminating pre-audit consultant preparation costs and reducing audit findings through continuous compliance monitoring. Conservative projections show €30-55K annual savings for mid-market companies, with a 6-8 month payback period on a transparent subscription model — a fraction of the cost of legacy enterprise GRC platforms.
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