2024 GSSB meetings
Learn more about the GSSB's meetings by accessing agendas, discussion documents and Livestream sessions from current or past proceedings.
As established in the GSSB Terms of Reference, the meetings of the GSSB ‘shall be open to the public, but certain discussions (normally about selection, appointment and other administrative issues) may be held in private at the discretion of the GSSB’.
The GSSB therefore publishes the agenda, the documents to be discussed, and a link to the Livestream on this page, approximately two weeks prior to each meeting. Information regarding GSSB meetings held in 2024 can be found below in due course. Archive of the previous years' GSSB meetings can be found here.
2024 GSSB meeting dates
Most recent GSSB meeting
GSSB virtual Meeting – 12 December 2024
The most recent GSSB meeting took place on 12 December 2024.
This meeting had public and private sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of the 12 December virtual meeting here shortly and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here.
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Public session |
Documents |
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07:00-07:10 CET Session 1: Welcome
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Item 00 - GSSB meeting agenda 12 December 2024 Item 01 – Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 15-16 October 2024 |
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07:10-08:10 CET Session 2: Sector Program Review |
Item 04 – Sector Program review |
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08:10-08:35 CET Session 3: GSSB Work Program addendum 2025 |
Item 05 – 2024 draft Project schedule addendum to the GSSB Work Program 2023-2025 |
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08:35-08:50 CET Session 4: Update on Financial Services |
None |
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08:50-08:55 CET Session 5: Any other business and close of meeting |
None |
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Private session |
Documents |
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08:55-09:00 CET Private Session |
None |
Previous 2024 GSSB meetings
Learn more about the GSSB meetings held in 2024 by accessing agendas, discussion documents and recordings below. Archive of earlier meetings can be found here.
GSSB meeting 15-16 October 2024
GSSB meeting 12 September 2024
GSSB meeting 18 July 2024 - cancelled
GSSB meeting 20 June 2024
GSSB meeting 16 May 2024
GSSB meeting 9-10 April 2024
GSSB meeting 14 March 2024
GSSB meeting 22 February 2024
GSSB meeting 16 January 2024
GSSB in person Meeting – 15 and 16 October 2024
This meeting had public and private sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of the 15-16 October in person meeting here and listen to the recording of the 2nd day of the meeting here.
Day one - Tuesday 15 October 2024
Day one of this meeting will solely be for private sessions.
Day two - Wednesday 16 October 2024
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Public session |
Documents |
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09:00-10:00 CEST Session 2.1: Welcome to day 2
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Item 00 - GSSB meeting agenda 15-16 October 2024 Item 02 - Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 12 September 2024 Item 03 – GRI Topic Standard Project for Pollution – Proposed members for Working Group |
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10:00-10:45 CEST Session 2.2: Research project on digitalization, data protection, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and privacy |
Item 04 – Digitalization impacts – Identifying emerging reporting challenges and needs |
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10:45-11:00 CEST Break |
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11:00-12:00 CEST Session 2.3: GRI Topic Standard Project for Economic Impact - Paper discussion |
Item 05 – GRI Topic Standard Project for Economic Impact – Working paper |
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12:00-13:00 CEST Lunch break |
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13:00-13:45 CEST Session 2.4 GRI Topic Standard Project for Climate update on feedback |
Item 06 – GRI Topic Standard Project for Climate Change – Public comment feedback |
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13:45-14:00 CEST Session 2.5 Any other business and close of public sessions |
None |
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Private session |
Documents |
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14:00-15:10 CEST Private session |
None |
GSSB virtual Meeting – 12 September 2024
This meeting had public and private sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of the 12 September virtual meeting here and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here.
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Public session |
Documents |
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12:30-12:35 CEST Session 1: Welcome
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Item 00 - GSSB meeting agenda 12 September 2024 Item 01 - Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 20 June 2024 |
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12:35-12:50 CEST Session 2: Sector Program - Review update |
None |
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12:50 n-13:35 CEST Session 3: Sector Standard Project for Financial Services update |
Item 02 - Sector Standard Project for Financial Services update |
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13:35-13:40 CEST Session 4: Any other business and close of meeting |
None |
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Private session |
Documents |
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14:10-14:30 CEST Private Session |
None |
GSSB virtual Meeting – 20 June 2024
This meeting had public and private sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of the 20 June virtual meeting here and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here.
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Public session |
Documents |
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12:30-12:35 CEST Session 1: Welcome
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Item 00 - GSSB meeting agenda 20 June 2024 Item 01 - Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 20 June 2024 |
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12:35-13:05 CEST Session 2: International Committee of the Red Cross and Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance - Reporting on Conflict-affected and high-risk areas |
Security, Conflict, and Sustainability (Part 1) (securityhumanrightshub.org) |
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13:05-13:35 CEST Session 3: Public Sector research paper |
Item 02 – GRI Project for Public Sector - Discussion paper |
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13:35-14:05 CEST Session 4: GRI Standard Project for Pollution |
Item 03 – GRI Topic Standard Project for Pollution – Elaborated scope |
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14:05-14:10 CEST Session 4: Any other business and close of meeting |
None |
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Private session |
Documents |
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14:10-14:30 CEST Private Session |
None |
GSSB virtual Meeting – 16 May 2024
This meeting had public and private sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of the 16 May virtual meeting here shortly and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here. You can find the slide deck here.
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Public session |
Documents |
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12:30-12:35 CEST Session 1: Welcome
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Item 00 - GSSB meeting agenda 16 May 2024 Item 01 - Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 9-10 April 2024 |
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12:35-13:20 CEST Session 2: Approval of exposure draft Standards for Labor |
Item 02 – GRI Topic Standard Project for Labor – Employment Item 03 – GRI Topic Standard Project for Labor – Remuneration and Working time Item 04 – GRI Topic Standard Project for Labor – Significant Changes for workers Item 05 – GRI Topic Standard Project for Labor – Control of Work Standard Interpretation to GRI 2 Item 06 – Annex Explanatory memorandum to the exposure draft Standards for Labor (item 2 to 5) |
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13:20-13:30 CEST Session 3: 2024 Project schedule addendum |
Item 07 – 2024 Project schedule addendum to the GSSB Work Program 2023-2025 |
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13:30-13:35 CEST Session 4: Any other business and close of meeting |
None |
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Private session |
Documents |
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13:35-14:30 CEST Private Session |
None |
GSSB In-person Meeting – 9-10 April 2024
This meeting had public and private sessions.
You can listen to the livestream of the in-person meeting as below and find the slide deck for day two here. You can find the GSSB approved summary of the 9-10 April in person meeting here.
Day one - Tuesday 9 April 2024
From 08.30-09:45 - Livestream
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Public session |
Documents |
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08:30-09:45 CEST Session 1.1: Welcome
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Item 00 - GSSB meeting agenda 9-10 April 2024
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Private session |
Documents |
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09:45-17:00 CEST Private Session |
None |
Day two - Wednesday 10 April
From 09:00 - 15:45 - Livestream 1
From 13:45 - 15:30 - Livestream 2
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Public session |
Documents |
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09:00-09:05 CEST Session 2.1 Welcome
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Item 00 - GSSB meeting agenda 9-10 April 2024 Item 01 - Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 14 March 2024 |
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09:05-09:50 CEST Session 2.2 Standards update
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None |
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09:50-10:35 CEST Session 2.3: Update on XBRL taxonomy |
None |
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10:35-10:50 CEST |
BREAK |
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10:50-11:50 CEST Session 2.4 Governance update
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None |
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11:50-12:50 CEST Session 2.5 Discussion of limited scope amendments to GRI 1: Foundations 2021 |
Item 02 – Narrow-scope amendments to GRI 1 and GRI 3 – Discussion paper |
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12:50-14:00 CEST |
LUNCH |
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14:00-15:30 CEST Session 2.6 Review proposed project schedule 2024 |
None |
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15:30-15:45 CEST Session 2.7 Any other business and close of meeting |
None |
GSSB Virtual Meeting – 14 March 2024
This meeting had public and private sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of the 14 March virtual meeting here and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here. You can find the slide deck here.
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Public session |
Documents |
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12:30-12:35 CET Session 1: Welcome
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Item 00 - GSSB meeting agenda 14 March 2024 Item 01 - Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 22 February 2024 Item 03 – GRI Sector Standard |
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12:35-12:50 CET Session 2: GRI Topic Standard Project for Pollution - Approval of Final proposal
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Item 02 - GRI Topic Standard Project for Pollution - Draft project proposal |
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12:50-12:55 CET Session 3: Any other business and close of meeting |
None |
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Private session |
Documents |
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12:55-14:30 CET Session 3: Private Session |
None |
GSSB Virtual Meeting – 22 February 2024
This meeting had public and private sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of the 22 February virtual meeting here and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here. You can find the slide deck here.
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Public session |
Documents |
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12:30-12:35 CET Session 1: Welcome
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Item 00 - GSSB meeting agenda 22 February 2024 Item 01 - Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 16 January 2024 |
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12:35-12:40 CET Session 2: Any other business and close of meeting |
None |
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Private session |
Documents |
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12:40-14:30 CET Session 3: Private Session |
None |
GSSB Virtual Meeting – 16 January 2024
This meeting had public and private sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of the 16 January virtual meeting here and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here. You can find the slide deck here.
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Public session |
Documents |
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12:30-12:45 CET Session 1: Welcome and introduction to new members |
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12:45-13:00 CET Session 2: GRI Topic Standard Project for Economic Impact Working Group |
Item 01 – GRI Topic Standard Project for Economic Impact – Proposed members for Working Group |
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13:00-13:20 CET Session 3: GRI Topic Standard Project for Pollution |
Item 02 – GRI Topic Standard Project for Pollution - Draft project proposal |
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13:20-13:25 CET Session 4: Close of public sessions |
None |
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Private session |
Documents |
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13:25-14:00 CET Session 5: Private Session |
None |