Risks Related to Natural Disasters, Core System Outages, and Weather Factors
First written in FY2018. 4 of 8 entries say "Materialised", first in FY2019-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-10-15.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 11 of 19 companies on the "Worse" side.
9 other companies' latest entry also says "Materialised".
- FY2026MitigatedAnnual report
「For protection against computer viruses, the Group has installed antivirus software and, in addition to firewalls to prevent unauthorised external access, has introduced EDR (endpoint detection and response) and established a system for detecting and responding to suspicious terminal activity in real time.」
Measures against core system failures and cyber risks included firewalls, antivirus software, EDR, off-site backups and employee training. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「If a natural disaster occurs in an area where the Group operates, damage to people and buildings and delays or interruptions to logistics and service delivery could affect the Group's performance. In addition, unexpected changes in consumer behaviour caused by weather conditions such as cool summers and warm winters could affect the Group's performance.」
The disclosure continued to cover the risks of logistics and service interruptions caused by natural disasters and changes in consumer behaviour resulting from weather conditions such as cool summers and warm winters. - FY2019MaterialisedAnnual report
「During the current consolidated fiscal year, from 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019, Japan’s economy continued to recover gradually, supported by improvements in corporate earnings and employment conditions. However, uncertainty in overseas economies, rising domestic labor and logistics costs, and a succession of natural disasters left the outlook uncertain.」
Successive natural disasters actually occurred and were disclosed, together with rising labour and logistics costs, as factors creating uncertainty in the operating environment. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Labour and logistics costs have risen due to labour shortages and higher crude oil prices. In addition, the outlook remained uncertain as large-scale natural disasters occurred one after another.」
The successive occurrence of large-scale natural disasters was reaffirmed as a factor creating uncertainty for logistics and business operations. - FY2019-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「Although the economy remained on a gradual recovery trend, supported by improving corporate earnings and employment conditions, the outlook remained uncertain due to rising labour and logistics costs resulting from labour shortages, as well as the effects of extreme weather, including record heat and torrential rain in western Japan.」
Record heat and torrential rain in western Japan actually occurred and were disclosed as factors affecting the operating environment. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「If a natural disaster occurs in an area where the Group operates, damage to people and buildings and delays or interruptions to logistics and service delivery could affect the Group's performance. The Group has also taken extensive measures to protect its core computer systems. However, if they suffer catastrophic damage, the Group's operations could be delayed, and recovery could take an extended period, potentially affecting performance.」
The disclosure covered the risks of logistics disruptions caused by natural disasters, major core system failures and weather conditions such as cool summers and warm winters.