2025 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 2025 can be found below in due course. Archive of the previous years' GSSB meetings can be found here

2025 GSSB meeting dates

Date

Time

Thursday 23 January

12:30-14:30 CET

Thursday 20 February

12:30-14:30 CET

Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 March

2 day in person meeting

Thursday 15 May

12:30-14:30 CEST

Thursday 19 June

12:30-14:30 CEST

Thursday 17 July

12:30-14:30 CEST

Thursday 18 September

12:30-14:30 CEST

October

To be confirmed

Thursday 20 November

07.00-09.00 CET

Thursday 11 December

07.00-09.00 CET

Most recent GSSB meeting

GSSB virtual Meeting – 20 February 2025

The most recent GSSB meeting took place on 20 February 2025.

This meeting had public and private sessions.

You can find the GSSB approved summary of the 20 February virtual meeting here shortly and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here.

Public session

Documents

12:30-12:35 CET

Session 1:

Welcome

  • Approval of Item 01 – Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 23 January 2025
  • Review GSSB Action points

Item 00 - GSSB meeting agenda 20 February 2025

Item 01 – Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 23 January 2025

Item 02 – GSSB Action Register

12:35-13:35 CET

Session 2:

GRI Topic Standard Project for Labor phase 2-Approval Training and Education and Working Parents and Care givers

Item 03 – GRI Topic Standard Project for Labor – Annex – Explanatory Memorandum to the exposure draft Standards for Labor

Item 04 – GRI Topic Standard Project for Labor – Training and Education Exposure Draft

Item 05 – GRI Topic Standard Project for Labor – Working Parents and Caregivers Exposure Draft

Item 06 – GRI Topic Standard Project for Labor – Proposed Public Comment Survey for Phase 2 drafts

13:35-13:40 CET

Session 3:

Any other business and close of meeting

None

Private session

Documents

13:40-14:30 CET

Private Session

None

Previous 2025 GSSB meetings

Learn more about the GSSB meetings held in 2025 by accessing agendas, discussion documents and recordings below. Archive of earlier meetings can be found here.

GSSB virtual meeting - 23 January 2025

 

 

GSSB virtual Meeting – 23 January 2025

The most recent GSSB meeting took place on 23 January 2025

This meeting had public and private sessions.

You can find the GSSB approved summary of the 23 January virtual meeting here and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here.

Public session

Documents

12:30-12:40 CET

Session 1:

Welcome

  • Welcome to New GSSB members
  • Approval of Item 01 – Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 12 December 2024
  • Review GSSB Action points
  • Approval of additional member to the Pollution Working Group

Item 00 - GSSB meeting agenda 23 January 2025

Item 01 – Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 12 December 2024

Item 02 – GSSB Action Register

Item 10 – GRI Topic Standard Project for Pollution – Proposed members for Working Group

12:40-14:10 CET

Session 2:

Sector Standards Project for Financial Services

Item 03 – GRI Sector Standard Project for Financial Services –Explanatory Memorandum to the exposure drafts for Banking, Capital Markets, and Insurance

Item 04 - GRI Sector Standard Project for Financial Services Banking Sector Standard - Exposure draft

Item 05 - GRI Sector Standard Project for Financial Services Capital Markets Sector Standard - Exposure draft

Item 06 - GRI Sector Standard Project for Financial Services Insurance Sector Standard – Exposure draft

Item 07 – GRI Sector Standards Project for Financial Services – Proposed public comment questionnaire for the Banking

Item 08 – GRI Sector Standards Project for Financial Services – Proposed public comment questionnaire for the Capital Markets exposure draft

Item 09 – GRI Sector Standards Project for Financial Services – Proposed public comment questionnaire for the Insurance exposure draft

14:10-14:15 CET

Session 3:

Any other business and close of meeting

None

Private session

Documents

14:15-14:30 CET

Private Session

None

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