Risk of Sanctions, Litigation and Reputational Damage from Regulatory Violations
First written in FY2023. 3 of 4 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2024: 4 of 8 companies on the "Worse" side.
22 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「In Japan and overseas, the Company conducts business subject to laws and government regulations concerning commercial transactions, antitrust, intellectual property rights, product liability, the environment and labor, among others. Violations of these regulations may result in risks including sanctions by regulatory authorities, litigation, damage to the value of the corporate brand and loss of social credibility.」
公的規制違反による処分・訴訟・ブランド価値毀損・信用失墜リスクを継続して記載し、倫理基準、遵守方針、内部監査モニタリング及び通報窓口を対応策として示している。 - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「当社は、国内及び海外において、商取引、独占禁止法、知的財産権、製造物責任、環境、労務等の法規制及び公的規制の適用を受けて事業を行っています。」
公的規制違反による処分・訴訟・ブランド価値毀損・信用失墜リスクを継続して記載している。 - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「In Japan and overseas, the Company conducts business subject to laws and government regulations concerning commercial transactions, antitrust, intellectual property rights, product liability, the environment and labor, among others. Violations of these regulations may result in risks including sanctions by regulatory authorities, litigation, damage to the value of the corporate brand and loss of social credibility.」
独占禁止法、知的財産権、製造物責任、環境及び労務等を含む公的規制違反による処分・訴訟・信用毀損リスクを継続して記載している。 - FY2023First statedAnnual report
「In Japan and overseas, the Company conducts business subject to laws and government regulations concerning commercial transactions, antitrust, intellectual property rights, product liability, the environment and labor, among others. Violations of these regulations may result in risks including sanctions by regulatory authorities, litigation, damage to the value of the corporate brand and loss of social credibility.」
In addition to existing antitrust-related risks, the Company separately identifies the broader risk of sanctions, litigation, brand damage and loss of credibility arising from violations of intellectual-property, product-liability, environmental, labor and other regulations.