Store Operations Suspended Due to Natural Disasters
First written in FY2016. 2 of 5 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2018: 7 of 16 companies on the "Worse" side.
12 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「In response to abnormal weather in recent years, including increasingly frequent heavy rain and major typhoons, the Company has prepared plans for business continuity and loss mitigation during major disasters for its head office, stores and factories.」
The Company continues to maintain business continuity plans for its head office, stores and factories, earthquake-proofing, IT redundancy and alternative supply arrangements. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「In response to abnormal weather in recent years, including increasingly frequent heavy rain and major typhoons, the Company has prepared plans for business continuity and loss mitigation during major disasters for its head office, stores and factories.」
The Company continues to maintain business continuity plans for its head office, stores and factories in response to natural-disaster risk. - FY2021MitigatedAnnual report
「Specifically, in addition to measures such as earthquake-proofing stores and factories and building redundancy into IT infrastructure, the Company is developing criteria for decisions on employee commuting and the continuation of store operations during disasters, and communicating employee safety confirmation procedures, contact networks and evacuation locations. It is prioritizing the safety of customers and employees, while also establishing systems to diversify food-producing regions, provide production and supply capacity covering affected factories, and secure funding during disasters through committed borrowing facilities, thereby enabling business continuity or the rapid resumption of operations.」
In response to natural-disaster risk, the Company has specified business-continuity measures including earthquake-proofing, IT redundancy, decision-making criteria, safety confirmations, diversification of food-producing regions, alternative supply arrangements and funding measures. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「If a major typhoon, earthquake or other natural disaster occurs in or around areas where the Group operates stores and factories, damaging store or factory equipment or infrastructure such as electricity, gas and water, disrupting deliveries or the supply chain, or preventing employees from reporting to work, stores and factories may be unable to continue normal operations.」
The disclosure expands the scope of impact from the previous risk of suspended store operations to include factories, deliveries, the supply chain and employee attendance. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「If a typhoon, major earthquake or other event causes damage or problems in or around regions where stores are concentrated, such as the Kinki and Tokyo metropolitan areas, store operations may be disrupted by damage to stores or shortages in the supply of electricity, gas, water and other utilities.」
Typhoons and earthquakes in areas with concentrated stores, and shortages in utility supplies, are identified as risks to the continuation of operations.