Our business is subject to a number of risks related to climate and environmental matters, including regulatory, political, reputational, litigation and financial risks. We have operations located in regions that have been, and may in the future be, impacted by physical risks related to climate, including rising sea levels, severe weather events, and natural disasters, as well as disease outbreaks. Such events could disrupt our operations or those of our customers and suppliers, including the inability of employees to work, destruction of facilities, loss of life, and adverse effects on our supply chain and the integrity of information technology systems, all of which could materially increase our costs and expenses, delay or decrease revenue from our customers, and disrupt our ability to maintain business continuity. We could incur significant costs to improve the resiliency of our infrastructure and otherwise prepare for, respond to, and mitigate the effects of climate-related events.
There are numerous foreign, U.S. and state laws and regulations related to climate and environmental management disclosures, including regulations related to greenhouse gas emissions reporting. These regulations often impose different and, occasionally, conflicting or contradictory requirements, which may result in increased compliance and operational costs to comply with such regulatory requirements as well as an increased potential for liability arising from noncompliance with such requirements.
Additionally, the evolving technological, social, legal, and political context of these issues as well as changing expectations from foreign, U.S. and state governments, customers, employees, investors, and other stakeholders may create conflicts, disaffection, and dissatisfaction between regulatory requirements and various stakeholder expectations, which could result in potential damage to our reputation and adversely affect our business.