konsernovergripende

Konsernovergripende is a Norwegian adjective used to describe something that applies across an entire corporate group (konsern) rather than to a single subsidiary. The term is common in business, governance, compliance, and management language and signals harmonization and standardization of policies, controls, and procedures at the group level.

It is typically used to describe policies, processes, or systems intended to function across all entities within a konsern to ensure consistency and coordinated governance. Examples include konsernovergripende databeskyttelsespolicy, konsernovergripende risikostyringsrammeverk, and konsernovergripende IT-sikkerhetsnormer. The phrase indicates that measures are designed to span the whole group, not just individual units.

In Norwegian, konsernovergripende is closely related to terms such as gruppeomspennende or virksomhetsomfang, which correspond to English equivalents like group-wide or enterprise-wide. Etymologically, it combines konsern (corporate group) with overgripende (overarching, covering broadly).

The concept acknowledges that while a group may include multiple legal entities across borders, certain standards must be applied across the entire konsern to ensure uniform governance, risk management, and compliance. It can, however, encounter challenges such as regulatory differences, local autonomy, and the costs associated with implementing uniform policies across diverse entities.