Libryo FAQs

I manage compliance for a multinational organization. What benefit can the Libryo Platform provide?

Regulation differs materially from country to country, and nationally, as you cross internal borders such as states, provinces, cantons, departments, districts, municipalities and cities. If you are responsible for the legal compliance of a multinational organization, this regulatory complexity is simply too much when relying on traditional legal libraries - even if they are digital in nature. This is because the legal provisions that apply uniquely to each operation in each location depends on the jurisdiction (which is comprised of national and subnational regulation) as well as the specific operations of the company. Without the Libryo Platform, this becomes a massive, expensive and never-ending legal research project. The Libryo Platform provides the best overview of legal requirements faced at each operation or context. It allows you to drill down into each one and compare the legal obligations and consequences of non-compliance at each operation, anywhere in the world, and all of this on a topic by topic basis.

Does using the Libryo Platform help with ISO certification and compliance?

Yes. Many ISO standards such as ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018 and ISO 27001:2005, and other standards for management systems require the organization to identify relevant legal and other requirements. If this is performed manually, it is a time-consuming, often inaccurate exercise which is out of date shortly after the project is completed. No customer of Libryo has ever failed an ISO management system certification or re-certification audit, on the grounds of the legal register. Customers benefit from the legal requirements identification and integration into their management systems being performed automatically.

I use Microsoft Excel for my risk assessments in my management. Can I use the Libryo Platform?

The Libryo Platform is unique in its ability to link operational risk to legal requirements. The regulations in each Libryo Stream are organised on a section specific and topic by topic basis. Because of this organisation, the previously impossible integration of risk items in risk assessments with the applicable legal requirements is now possible. If you use Microsoft Excel for your risk assessments, your risk assessments can be integrated with the Libryo Platform so that the legal obligations faced per operational risk never needs to be updated again.

You had me at “automated”, how do I get started?

Once your company has signed up to benefit from being a Libryo customer, our Customer Success team will start the compilation process with you. This process of ensures that the Libryo Platform understands each and every aspect of your business, on an operation by operation, or context by context basis. This determines which specific regulations apply at each operation or context. We call this customer context data. It is gathered by a questionnaire. Once we have this information, a Libryo Stream (which includes a custom legal register) will be configured for each distinct operation and context in your organization.

I’d like to speak to somebody at Libryo about signing my company up

Sure - please complete this form and we’ll be in touch shortly.

How can you be sure you won't miss any legal updates?

Libryo's basic data building block, called a "Libryo Stream", is the collection of regulatory requirements applicable to a customer’s scope of business and legal research interest, at a specific physical address. Users are connected to one of many Libryo Streams and then are updated if any regulation applicable to those Libryo Stream(s) changes. If we have insufficient or unknown data about customer context on a given Libryo Stream, we will provide too many updates rather than too few. Thus, the only risk is receiving too many (some not applicable) change notifications, as opposed to too few. You should never miss an update!

What types of regulation do you track?

Libryo can track Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) regulation, from hyper-local (like municipal or city), to national/federal, to super national (like the EU) for any industry.

What countries do you provide this solution for?

We have a lot of countries covered already, but it's a simple and quick process for us to find the regulation if not already in our database. We aim to have access to regulation everywhere in the world by 2025.

Who is the Libryo Platform used by?

The Libryo Platform is used by in-house professionals, with legal, governance, risk and compliance functions (including ESG and global sustainability), working in organisations that typically operate across multiple global and local jurisdictions. While Libryo can assist any organisation, our major current focus areas are power generation, waste management, global supply chains, oil & gas, mining, global financial services and global facilities management.

How long does it take to set up a solution for a business?

This depends on the complexity of the regulation you need and the number of operations you have. As a rule of thumb, we say one week per Libryo Stream, which is the regulation relevant to a particular business, division or particular thing, such as a transaction or business operation.

What if you don't have the legal content that we need?

It's a simple and quick process for us to find the regulation if it's not already in the Libryo database. We have built an infrastructure that enables us to source and filter regulation for a particular operation in approximately 1 week. Our mission is to have access to regulation everywhere in the world by 2025.

Do you help us find the regulation we need?

Yes, our Customer Success team will start the compilation process with you. This is the process of ensuring that the Libryo Platform understands each and every aspect of your business, on an operation by operation, or context by context basis. This determines which specific regulations apply at each operation or context. We call this "customer context data". It is gathered by questionnaire. Once we have gathered this information from you, a Libryo Stream or Libryo Streams (a custom legal register) will be configured for each distinct operation and context in your organization.