Response to Changes in the Operating Environment, Including COVID-19
First written in FY2020. 2 of 5 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 3 of 17 companies on the "Worse" side.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Other".
- FY2026Added the situation in the Middle East as an area requiring a responseAnnual report
「The outlook for the global and Japanese economies remains uncertain, owing to the prolonged situation in Russia and Ukraine and instability in the Middle East surrounding the Strait of Hormuz.」
In addition to the situation in Russia and Ukraine, the company has added instability in the Middle East surrounding the Strait of Hormuz as an uncertainty in the business environment, stating that it will respond by strengthening its planning and technical capabilities and making its sales style more flexible. - FY2022Added the Russia-Ukraine issue as an area requiring a responseAnnual report
「The company views this as a change in the business and impact environment. To respond to the change, in addition to the previously mentioned “strengthening of planning and technical capabilities,” the company will also flexibly adapt its sales style to the environment and increase the depth of its sales capabilities, thereby seeking to minimize negative impacts and ultimately turn them into a strength for the company. The company has no business activities in Russia or Ukraine at present.」
In addition to its previous response to infectious diseases and other matters, the company has included changes in the business environment, including the Russia-Ukraine issue, as an area requiring a response, stating that it will respond by strengthening its planning and technical capabilities and making its sales style more flexible. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「The company responded promptly to the new normal by actively adopting online business-meeting tools and researching and revamping its business-meeting methods.」
The company actively adopted online business-meeting tools and researched and revamped its business-meeting methods, thereby specifying its sales response to changes in the business environment. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The company further strengthened sales methods that do not rely on in-person visits, including the use of web conferencing systems, and secured points of contact with customers and prospective client companies.」
In response to an environment in which sales visits were restricted, the company strengthened sales methods using web conferencing systems and secured points of contact with customers and prospective client companies. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「The company views this as a change in the business and impact environment. To respond to the change, in addition to the previously mentioned “strengthening of planning and technical capabilities,” the company will also flexibly adapt its sales style to the environment and increase the depth of its sales capabilities, thereby seeking to minimize negative impacts and ultimately turn them into a strength for the company.」
The company has identified for the first time, as a separate issue, measures to minimize the negative impact of changes in the environment, including the spread of infectious diseases, by strengthening its planning and technical capabilities and making its sales style more flexible, and to turn those changes into a strength.