Risk of Customer Confidential Information Leaks
First written in FY2016. 4 of 5 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 13 of 71 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「Although the Group maintains strict information controls and enforces confidentiality obligations among its employees, if such confidential information were to be leaked externally for any reason, damage to the Group’s reputation and other consequences could affect its business performance.」
The risk that a leak of client confidential information could affect the Group’s reputation and business performance, together with measures to enforce information controls and confidentiality obligations, remains ongoing. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「Although the Group maintains strict information controls and enforces confidentiality obligations among its employees, if such confidential information were to be leaked externally for any reason, damage to the Group’s reputation and other consequences could affect its business performance.」
The risk that a leak of client confidential information could affect the Group’s reputation and business performance, together with measures to enforce information controls and confidentiality obligations, remains ongoing. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「Although the Group maintains strict information controls and enforces confidentiality obligations among its employees, if such confidential information were to be leaked externally for any reason, damage to the Group’s reputation and other consequences could affect its business performance.」
The risk that a leak of client confidential information could affect the Group’s reputation and business performance, together with measures to enforce information controls and confidentiality obligations, remains ongoing. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Consulting services inherently involve obtaining confidential information from client companies, and the Group is subject to confidentiality obligations toward clients and prospective clients under confidentiality agreements and other arrangements. Although the Group maintains strict information controls and enforces confidentiality obligations among its employees, if such confidential information were to be leaked externally for any reason, damage to the Group’s reputation and other consequences could affect its business performance.」
The business continues to involve handling client confidential information and the associated risks that a leak could affect the Group’s reputation and business performance. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Consulting services inherently involve obtaining confidential information from client companies, and the Group is subject to confidentiality obligations toward clients and prospective clients under confidentiality agreements and other arrangements. Although the Group maintains strict information controls and enforces confidentiality obligations among its employees, if such confidential information were to be leaked externally for any reason, damage to the Group’s reputation and other consequences could affect its business performance.」
The company describes the possibility that leaks of confidential information, given the nature of its business, could damage its reputation and affect business performance.