GOOYA Holdings Publishes Joint Research with the University of Tokyo on Corporate Resilience and Pre-Disaster Risk Finance

GOOYA Holdings Inc. (Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Takayuki Sugimura) has conducted joint research with the Numata Laboratory at the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo, on “corporate business continuity during disasters” and “pre-disaster risk finance,” and has now published the results of the joint research. The study analyzes, from both theoretical and practical perspectives, how companies can maintain financial capacity and decision-making ability during disasters, enabling business continuity, employment preservation, and early recovery. In recent years, Japan has experienced frequent large-scale natural disasters such as earthquakes, heavy rainfall, and typhoons. For companies, the importance of building comprehensive resilience has grown beyond conventional BCPs, including financial capacity, decision-making capability, recovery speed, supply chain continuity, and employment retention. The study developed the CRR (Corporate Resilience Runway) model as a framework for visualizing a company’s “decision-making runway” during disasters. By analyzing how long a company can maintain business operations and decision-making capacity, the research organizes corporate survival risks during disasters and highlights the importance of pre-disaster risk finance. The research also systematically integrates concepts such as risk avoidance, risk transfer, risk retention, and pre-disaster risk finance, with an eye toward practical application. A key feature of the study is its emphasis not only on academic contribution but also on real-world use in corporate management, financial institutions, local governments, and regional economies. GOOYA Holdings will continue working toward social implementation of these practical insights to help companies protect employment, prevent business interruption, reduce impact on regional economies, and achieve early recovery when facing crises. The research received the Excellent Presentation Award in the University of Tokyo’s certificate program, “Disaster Solution Executive Program.” Going forward, the company also plans to translate the research into English and disseminate it overseas. Disasters are not only a challenge for Japan, but a shared issue faced by companies and communities around the world. Drawing on Japan’s disaster preparedness knowledge and experience, GOOYA Holdings will continue pursuing international research and practical initiatives to improve corporate resilience.