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
Most recent GSSB meeting
GSSB virtual Meeting – 19 June 2025
The most recent GSSB meeting took place on 19 June 2025.
This meeting had public and private sessions.
As the meeting has a full agenda, topics covered will be indicative on time available and topics not covered will be rolled over to the July meeting.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of the 19 June virtual meeting here shortly and listen to the recordings of the meeting here.
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Public session |
Documents |
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Session 1.1: Welcome
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Item 00 – GSSB Meeting Agenda 19 June 2025 Item 01 – Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 15 May 2025 |
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Session 2: Topic Standards Project for Labor - Two Exposure Drafts Phase 3 - Set 1 |
Item 05 – GRI Topic Standard Project for Labor – Diversity and Inclusion exposure draft Item 06 – GRI Topic Standard Project for Labor – PCP questionnaire |
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Session 3: Sector Standard Project for Textiles and Apparel - Exposure Draft |
Item 07 – GRI Sector Standard Project for Textiles and Apparel – Exposure draft Item 08 – GRI Sector Standard Project for Textiles and Apparel – PCP questionnaire |
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Session 4: GSSB Work Program 2026-2028 |
Item 09 - GRI Feedback Governance bodies - forthcoming |
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Indicative - if time available Session 5: Quarterly Update Implementation Project Schedule 2025 |
Item 10 – Update Implementation Project Schedule 2025 - Q2 |
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Indicative - if time available Session 6: Final Project Proposal - Impacts, Risks, and |
Item 11 – Final Project Proposal Impacts, Risks, and Opportunities |
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Session 7: Any other business and close of public meeting |
None |
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Private Session |
Documents |
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Session 8: 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 - 15 May 2025
GSSB in-person meeting - 19-20 March 2025
GSSB virtual meeting - 20 February 2025
GSSB virtual meeting - 23 January 2025
GSSB virtual Meeting – 15 May 2025
The most recent GSSB meeting took place on 15 May 2025.
This meeting had public and private sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of the 15 May virtual meeting here and listen to the recordings of the meeting here.
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Public session |
Documents |
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12:30-12:35 CEST Session 1.1: Welcome
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Item 00 – GSSB Meeting Agenda 15 May 2025 Item 01 – Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 19-20 March 2025 |
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12:35-13:05 CEST Session 2: GSSB Work Program 2026-2028 - Topic and Sector Standards |
None |
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13:05-13:30 CEST Session 3: Discussion of Item 03 - Overview of options for jurisdictional adoption of the GRI Standards |
Item 03 - Overview of options for jurisdictional adoption of the GRI Standards |
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13:30-13:55 CEST Session 4: Discussion of Item 04 - The evolution of the corporate reporting system and the GRI Standards |
Item 04 - The evolution of the corporate reporting system and the GRI Standards |
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13:55-14:00 CEST Session 5: Any other business and close of public meeting |
Item 06 - GRI Topic Standard for Climate Change 2025 - for information |
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Private Session |
Documents |
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14:00-14:30 CEST Session 6: Private session |
None |
GSSB in person Meeting – 19-20 March 2025
The most recent GSSB meeting took place on 19-20 March 2025.
This meeting had public and private sessions.
Day one - Wednesday 19 March 2025
You can find the GSSB approved summary of the 19-20 March in-person meeting here shortly and listen to the recordings of the meeting below.
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Public session |
Documents |
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08:30-09:45 CET Session 1.1: Welcome
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Item 00 – GSSB Meeting Agenda 19-20 March 2025 Item 01 – Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 20 February 2025 |
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09:45-10:45 CET Session 1.2: GRI Project for Climate Change Standards |
Item 04 – GRI Topic Standard for Climate Change – Final draft GSSB template Item 05 – GRI Topic Standard for Energy – Final draft GSSB template Item 06 – GRI Topic Standard for Climate Change – Basis for conclusions Item 07 – GRI Topic Standard for Energy - Basis for conclusions |
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10:45-11:00 CET Break |
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Private session |
Documents |
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11:00-12:00 CET Session 1.3: Private session |
None |
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12:00-13:00 Lunch |
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Public session |
Documents |
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13:00-14:00 CET Session 1.4: The Principles of Responsible Investment and the GRI Standards |
None |
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14:00-14:55 CET Session 1.5: Public sector research paper |
Item 08 – Impact reporting in the public sector, State of play and recommendations |
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14:55-15:10 CET Break |
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15:10-16:10 CET Session 1.6: Sustainable development: the role of investors, sustainable development and GRI Standards |
None |
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16:10-16:15 CET Session 1.7: Any other business and close of day 1 |
None |
Day Two - Thursday 20 March 2025
You can listen to the livestream of day two from 08:00 CET here.
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Public session |
Documents |
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08:00-08:05 CET Session 2.1: Welcome
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08:05-08:50 CET Session 2.2: The Sustainability Standards Board of Japan (SSBJ) and GSSB collaboration |
None |
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08:50-09:30 CET Session 2.3: Sector Program review- Interim sector resources |
Item 09 – Sector Program review – Interim sector resources |
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09:30-09:45 CET Break |
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09:45-10:15 CET Session 2.4: Alignment of Sector Standards with revised GRI Biodiversity, Climate Change and Energy Standards |
Item 11 – Alignment Sector-Standards with Topic Standards Exposure draft |
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10:15-10:45 CET Session 2.5: Project proposal-Impacts risk and opportunities (IRO) |
Item 12 – GRI Guidance Project Relationships between Impacts, Risks and Opportunities – Draft project proposal |
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10:45-11:25 CET Session 2.6: Global Reporting System |
Item 13 – The evolution of the global corporate reporting system and the role of GRI Standards |
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11:25-12:10 CET Session 2.7: Strengthening conflict reporting in the GRI Standards - follow-up discussion |
None |
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12:10-13:00 CET Lunch |
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Private session |
Documents |
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13:00-15:15 CET Session 2.8: Private session |
None |
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Public session |
Documents |
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15:15-16:25 CET Session 2.9: GSSB Work Program 2023-2025 Project Schedule Addendum 2025 GSSB Work Program 2026-2028 - Initial input from GSSB members and review of project timeline |
Item 14 – 2025 draft Project schedule addendum to the GSSB Work Program 2023-2025 |
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16:25-16:30 CET Session 2.10: Any other business and close of formal meeting |
None |
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 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 CET Session 1: Welcome
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Item 00 - GSSB meeting agenda 20 February 2025 Item 01 – Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 23 January 2025 |
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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 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 |
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13:35-13:40 CET Session 3: Any other business and close of meeting |
None |
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Private session |
Documents |
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13:40-14:30 CET Private Session |
None |
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.
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Public session |
Documents |
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12:30-12:40 CET Session 1: Welcome
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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 |
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12:40-14:10 CET Session 2: Sector Standards Project for Financial Services |
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14:10-14:15 CET Session 3: Any other business and close of meeting |
None |
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Private session |
Documents |
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14:15-14:30 CET Private Session |
None |