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SHW removed pandemic-related and restructuring execution risks while adding new disclosure around sustainability strategy achievement and regulatory compliance complexity. Nine substantive modifications to existing risks occurred, notably expanding language on climate-related supply chain disruptions and economic sensitivity, suggesting SHW elevated focus on environmental, social, governance, and regulatory matters while deprioritizing pandemic and internal operational restructuring concerns.
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🟢 New in Current Filing
We may not achieve our strategies or expectations relating to sustainability considerations, which could expose us to potential liabilities, increased costs, reputational harm and other adverse effects on our business.
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🟢 New in Current Filing
We are subject to a wide variety of complex U.S. and non-U.S. laws, rules and regulations, as well as compliance risks related to new and existing laws and regulations, compliance with which could increase our costs and could adversely affect our results of operations, cash flow or financial condition.
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🔴 No Match in Current Filing
Public health crises, including pandemics and the measures taken by public health and governmental authorities to address them, could adversely impact our business, results of operations, cash flow, liquidity and financial condition in the future.
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🔴 No Match in Current Filing
We may not successfully execute or achieve the expected benefits of our current business restructuring plan or other productivity initiatives we may take in the future.
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🟡 Modified
Catastrophic events, adverse weather conditions and natural disasters (including those that may be related to climate change or otherwise) may temporarily reduce the demand for some of our products, impact our ability to meet the demand for our products or cause supply chain disruptions and increased costs, and could have a negative effect on our sales, earnings or cash flow.
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🟡 Modified
Adverse changes in general business and economic conditions in the United States and worldwide may adversely affect our results of operations, cash flow, liquidity or financial condition.
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🟡 Modified
Inability to protect or enforce our material trademarks and other intellectual property rights could have an adverse effect on our business.
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🟡 Modified
Protracted duration of economic downturns in cyclical segments of the economy may depress the demand for some of our products and adversely affect our sales, earnings, cash flow or financial condition.
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🟡 Modified
Cybersecurity incidents and other disruptions to our information technology systems may interfere with our operations, result in the compromise or loss of critical and confidential information and severely harm our business.
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🟡 Modified
Unexpected shortages and increases in the cost of raw materials and energy may adversely affect our earnings or cash flow.
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🟡 Modified
Policy changes affecting international trade could adversely impact the demand for our products and our competitive position.
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Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and changing monetary policies could adversely affect our results of operations, cash flow, liquidity or financial condition.
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🟡 Modified
Increases in tax rates, or changes in tax laws or regulations, could increase our costs and could adversely affect our results of operations, cash flow or financial condition.
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