Business Continuity Risks from Large-Scale Disasters, Accidents and System Disruptions
First written in FY2017. 4 of 10 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 22 of 50 companies on the "Worse" side.
13 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- FY2026MitigatedAnnual report
「Specifically, the Group seeks to mitigate damage by restructuring its initial disaster response system, preparing manuals, securing emergency supplies and conducting disaster drills. It has also established action plans to secure the necessary resources and systems for the early restoration of critical operations,」
The Group has made its BCP response more concrete through initial response systems, manuals, emergency supplies, drills and action plans for early recovery. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「To ensure employee safety and business continuity, the Group is strengthening its crisis management by formulating disaster response and business continuity plans, establishing remote-work systems, setting rules for disinfection when infections occur, and taking measures to prevent and mitigate damage and restore operations promptly,」
The Group continues to maintain its BCP, remote-work arrangements, disinfection rules and early recovery measures for the risks of large-scale disasters and infectious diseases. - FY2022MitigatedAnnual report
「To ensure employee safety and business continuity, the Group is strengthening its crisis management by formulating disaster response and business continuity plans, establishing remote-work systems, setting rules for disinfection when infections occur, and taking measures to prevent and mitigate damage and restore operations promptly, thereby working to reduce the risks associated with infectious diseases and large-scale disasters.」
The Group has specified rules for disinfection when infections occur, in addition to its BCP and remote-work arrangements, making its response to infectious diseases and disasters more concrete. - FY2021MitigatedAnnual report
「To ensure employee safety and business continuity, the Group has prepared disaster response plans and business continuity plans, established work-from-home systems, and is working to thoroughly implement crisis management measures, including preventing and mitigating damage and restoring operations promptly, thereby reducing risks related to infectious diseases and major disasters.」
Amid continuing risks from infectious diseases and major disasters, the Group specified BCPs, work-from-home systems and prompt recovery as countermeasures. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「While prioritizing the safety of employees and customers, the Group is actively promoting non-face-to-face business activities, including sales activities using online seminars and web meetings and the establishment of development structures for remote work environments.」
As restrictions on business activities caused by COVID-19 continued, the Group sought to maintain business continuity by ensuring safety and shifting to non-face-to-face operations. - FY2021-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「As a result, the Group’s performance for the first quarter of the current fiscal year was constrained by the spread of COVID-19, which restricted sales activities, on-site operations, various approvals and other business activities. Revenue declined by ¥18 million, or 0.1%, year on year to ¥12,621 million.」
Restrictions on sales activities, on-site operations and approvals, among other areas, actually arose from infectious diseases previously identified as business continuity risks and also contributed to the decline in revenue. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「The Group has prepared disaster response plans and business continuity plans and is working to thoroughly implement crisis management measures, including ensuring employee safety, preventing and mitigating damage, and restoring operations promptly. However, if business continuity is disrupted by external factors such as outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases exceeding expectations, natural disasters, prolonged power shortages or system problems caused by cyberattacks, this could affect the Group’s business performance and financial condition.」
In addition to the previously identified risks from natural disasters, power shortages, cyberattacks and other factors, the Group explicitly identified outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases exceeding expectations as a business continuity risk. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「In particular, at its data centers, the Group has also made capital investments, including expanding in-house power generation facilities and implementing earthquake countermeasures, in order to protect customers’ assets under stringent security systems and continuously maintain service delivery in an optimal system environment. However, if business continuity is disrupted by system problems caused by external factors, such as natural disasters exceeding the Group’s expectations, prolonged power shortages or cyberattacks, this could affect the Group’s business performance and financial condition.」
The Group continues to disclose business continuity risks from natural disasters, power shortages, cyberattacks and other factors, as well as expanded in-house power generation facilities and earthquake countermeasures. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「In particular, at its data centers, the Group has also made capital investments, including expanding in-house power generation facilities and implementing earthquake countermeasures, in order to protect customers’ assets under stringent security systems and continuously maintain service delivery in an optimal system environment. However, if business continuity is disrupted by system problems caused by external factors, such as natural disasters exceeding the Group’s expectations, prolonged power shortages or cyberattacks, this could affect the Group’s business performance and financial condition.」
The Group identifies business continuity risks from natural disasters, power shortages, cyberattacks and other factors, and cites expanded in-house power generation facilities and earthquake countermeasures as responses. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「However, if business continuity is disrupted by system problems caused by external factors, such as natural disasters exceeding the Group’s expectations, prolonged power shortages or cyberattacks, this could affect the Group’s business performance and financial condition.」
The Group identifies disruptions to business continuity caused by natural disasters, power shortages, cyberattacks and other factors as risks.