Business Continuity Risk from Natural Disasters and Concentration in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area
First written in FY2019. 1 of 3 entries say "Mitigated", first in FY2020. Latest entry: FY2022.
SoftBank Corp. moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2022, 1 year before the typical company in this theme (2023).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 9 of 35 companies on the "Worse" side.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「In recent years, the risk of damage from major natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons has increased, owing to the rising probability of a Nankai Trough earthquake or an earthquake directly beneath the Tokyo metropolitan area, as well as advancing climate change.」
Explicitly identifies an increase in natural disaster and business continuity risks against the backdrop of the rising probability of a Nankai Trough earthquake and an earthquake directly beneath the Tokyo metropolitan area, and advancing climate change. - FY2020MitigatedAnnual report
「In addition to introducing network redundancy and measures against power outages at network centres and base stations, we are taking measures to reduce the impact on service provision by dispersing important sites, including network centres and data centres, across Japan.」
Explicitly identifies redundancy, power outage measures and nationwide dispersion of important sites as responses to business continuity risks arising from natural disasters and site concentration. - FY2019First statedAnnual report
「The group's sites, including the headquarters of each group company, are concentrated in the Tokyo metropolitan area. If an unavoidable event such as a major earthquake occurs in the Tokyo metropolitan area and these sites become non-functional, it may be difficult for the group to continue its business.」
For the first time, comprehensively describes the risks of network and information system shutdowns caused by earthquakes, typhoons, floods and other events, and business continuity risks arising from the concentration of sites in the Tokyo metropolitan area.