Risk of laboratory shutdown and testing disruption due to natural disasters
First written in FY2024. 1 of 3 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「For example, under scenarios assuming increasingly severe extreme weather, the company identified risks of lost sales opportunities, including flooding at critical sites and delays in or disposal of specimens due to supply chain disruptions. At the same time, it identified the opportunity that appropriate capital investment to strengthen site resilience from a business continuity planning perspective could differentiate the company from competitors and have a positive impact on sales opportunities.」
Based on the 1.5–2°C and 4°C scenarios, the company identified the risk of delays in or disposal of specimens due to flooding and supply chain disruptions, as well as opportunities arising from investment in site resilience. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「There is a possibility that laboratories operated by the Group may be unable to conduct testing due to natural disasters such as earthquakes, storms and floods, tsunamis, and heavy snow. To prepare for such events, the company is implementing flood and earthquake countermeasures and resilience measures at the Central Research Institute in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, its core laboratory. It is also developing a system under which the Central Research Institute can continue testing in the event of a disaster through coordination with each main laboratory.」
The company continues measures to address the risk of laboratory shutdown due to natural disasters and to ensure testing continuity by strengthening the resilience of the Central Research Institute and coordinating with the main laboratories. - FY2024First statedAnnual report
「There is a possibility that laboratories operated by the Group may be unable to conduct testing due to natural disasters such as earthquakes, storms and floods, tsunamis, and heavy snow.」
The risk that laboratories may be unable to conduct testing due to natural disasters was described independently for the first time as a major business risk. The disclosure also addresses strengthening the resilience of the Central Research Institute and establishing a system for continuing testing.