The primary responsibility of the Due Process Oversight Committee (DPOC) is to ensure that the standard-setting activities of the GRI's Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) are conducted in accordance with its due process, in order to increase public and stakeholder confidence that the standards are properly responsive to the public interest.

Appointments to the DPOC are on a voluntary basis and members serve a term of three years. The membership is refreshed on a regular basis with a global public call for applications.