Litigation, legal proceedings and damages risk
First written in FY2016. 1 of 3 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2019. Latest entry: FY2025.
- FY2025MitigatedAnnual report
「Disciplinary actions: There were 6 disciplinary actions in fiscal 2024. Although the number declined from 8 in the previous fiscal year, some cases resulted in severe disciplinary measures. Recurrence-prevention measures were implemented for each case.」
The number of disciplinary actions declined from 8 in the previous fiscal year to 6, while the disclosure also states that some cases resulted in severe disciplinary measures and that recurrence-prevention measures were implemented. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「The creation of new businesses under the medium-term management plan is expected to diversify and complicate compliance risks. In addition to human-resources and labour issues such as excessive working hours and power or sexual harassment, as data-utilisation and service-based businesses increase, deficiencies in data handling or other serious compliance violations could affect the Group’s business performance through a decline in its social credibility, payment of compensation for resulting damages and reviews of relationships with major business partners.」
The scope of compliance risk has been expanded beyond human-resources and labour issues to include deficiencies in data handling in data-utilisation and service-based businesses. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Third parties may initiate litigation or legal proceedings in connection with the Group’s business activities. Depending on the outcome, the Group’s business performance could be affected, including by the assumption of unexpected and substantial liability for damages.」
Litigation, legal proceedings and damages are identified as risks, with the Corporate Action Charter, compliance regulations and other measures serving as countermeasures.