Company: IHETW
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001400891-25-000009
Chunk: 62

Company: iHeartMedia, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 62
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 events were to occur, our operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.

Environmental, health, safety and land use laws and regulations may limit or restrict some of our operations. 

As the current or former owner or operator of various real properties and facilities, we must comply with various foreign, federal, state and local environmental, health, safety and land use laws and regulations. We and our properties are subject to such laws and regulations relating to the use, storage, disposal, emission and release of hazardous and non-hazardous substances and employee health and safety as well as zoning restrictions. Historically, we have not incurred significant expenditures to comply with these laws and regulations. However, additional laws or other requirements which may be passed in the future, or a finding of a violation of or liability under existing laws or other requirements, could require us to make significant expenditures and otherwise limit or restrict some of our operations. 

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We may face lawsuits, incur liability or suffer reputational harm as a result of content published or made available through our services.

The nature of our business could expose us to claims or public criticism related to defamation, illegal content, misinformation, and content regulation. We could incur costs investigating and defending any such claims. In addition, some stakeholders may disagree with content provided through our services, and negative public criticism of this content could damage our reputation and brands. If we incur material costs, liability, or negative consumer reaction as a result of these occurrences, our business, financial condition and operating results could be adversely impacted.

We are subject to a series of risks regarding scrutiny and regulation of environmental, social, and governance matters.

Companies across industries are facing increasing scrutiny from a variety of stakeholders, including policymakers, related to their sustainability or environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) practices, such as climate change and human capital, among others. For example, various groups produce ESG scores or ratings based at least in part on a company’s ESG disclosures, and certain market participants, including institutional investors and capital providers, use such ratings to assess companies’ ESG profiles. Unfavorable perceptions of our ESG performance could negatively impact our business, whether from a reputational perspective, through a reduction in interest in purchasing our stock or products, issues in attracting/retaining employees, customers and business partners, or otherwise. Simultaneously, there are efforts by some stakeholders to reduce companies’ efforts on certain ESG-related matters. Increasingly, different stakeholder groups have divergent (or conflicting) views on ESG matters,