2021 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 2021 can be found below. Archive of the previous years' GSSB meetings can be found here.
The 2021 GSSB meeting schedule:
| Date of GSSB Meeting | Time |
| Thursday 21 January virtual meeting | 13.00 - 15.00 CET |
| Thursday 25 February virtual meeting | 13.00 - 15.00 CET |
| Thursday 4 March virtual meeting | 13.00 - 15.00 CET |
| Tuesday 23 March virtual meeting | 13.00 - 15.00 CET |
| Thursday 25 March virtual meeting | 13.00 - 15.00 CET |
| Thursday 29 April virtual meeting | 13.00 - 15.00 CEST |
| Thursday 10 June virtual meeting | 13.00 - 15.00 CEST |
| Thursday 17 June virtual meeting | 13.00 - 15.00 CEST |
| Thursday 1 July virtual meeting | 13.00 - 15.00 CEST |
| Thursday 23 September virtual meeting | 13.00 - 15.00 CEST |
| Thursday 21 October virtual meeting | 13.00 - 15.00 CEST |
| Thursday 18 November virtual meeting | 13.00 - 15.00 CET |
| Thursday 9 December virtual meeting | 13.00 - 15.00 CET |
Next GSSB meeting
The next meeting of the GSSB will take place on 23 September 2021. The agenda and discussion documents can be found below.
GSSB Virtual Meeting – 21 October 2021
This meeting has public and private sessions.
You can listen to the livestream of this meeting from 13.00 CEST here
| Public sessions | Documents |
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13:00-13:05 CEST Session 1:
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Item 00 - GSSB Meeting Agenda 21 October 2021 Item 01 – Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 17 June 2021 Item 02 – Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 23 September 2021 |
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13:05-13:35 CEST Session 2: GRI Sector Program update
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Item 03 – GRI Sector Standards Project for Food - draft Project Proposal Item 04 – GRI Sector Standards Project for Textiles and Apparel - draft Project Proposal |
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13:35-13:45 CEST Session 3: GRI Topic Standard Project for Biodiversity
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None |
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13:45-13:50 CEST Session 4: Any other business and close of public meeting |
None |
| Private session | Documents |
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13:50-15:00 CEST Session 5: Private session |
None |
Previous 2021 GSSB meetings
Learn more about the GSSB meetings held in 2021 by accessing agendas, discussion documents and recordings below. Archive of earlier meetings can be found here.
23 September 2021
1 July 2021
17 June 2021
10 June 2021
29 April 2021
25 March 2021
23 March 2021
4 March 2021
25 February 2021
21 January 2021
GSSB Virtual Meeting – 23 September 2021
This meeting has public and private sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of 23 September virtual meeting here shortly and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here.
| Public sessions | Documents |
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13:00-13:05 CEST Session 1:
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Item 00 - GSSB Meeting Agenda 23 September 2021 Item 01 – Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 17 June 2021 |
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13:05-13:35 CEST Session 2: Update from Standards Division |
None |
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13:35-13:45 CEST Session 3: Approval project proposal for GRI Topic Standard project for biodiversity |
Item 02 – GRI Topic Standard Project for Biodiversity - Final project proposal |
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13:45-13:50 CEST Session 5: Any other business and close of public meeting |
None |
| Private session | Documents |
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13:50-15:00 CEST Session 5: Private session |
GSSB Virtual Meeting – 1 July 2021
This meeting had public and private sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of 1 July virtual meeting here shortly and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here.
| Public sessions | Documents |
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13:00-13:05 CEST Session 1: Welcome and overview of the agenda for the meeting |
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13:05-14:05 CEST Session 2: GRI Sector Program - Approval final version of GRI 11: |
Item 02 – GRI Sector Standards Project for Oil and Gas - GRI 11: Oil and Gas Sector 2021 Item 03 – GRI Sector Standards Project for Oil and Gas - Draft Basis for conclusions Item 04 – GRI Sector Standards Project for Oil and Gas - Input on GRI Topic Standards |
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14:05-14:15 CEST Session 3: Topic Standard Project for Human Rights |
None |
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14:15-14:30 CEST Session 4: GRI Topic Standard Project for Biodiversity |
Item 05 – GRI Topic Standard Project for Biodiversity - Project proposal |
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14:30-14:35 CEST Session 5: Any other business and close of public meeting |
None |
| Private session | Documents |
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14;35-15:00 CEST Session 5: Private session |
GSSB Virtual Meeting – 17 June 2021
This meeting had public and private sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of 17 June virtual meeting here shortly and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here.
| Public sessions | Documents |
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13:00-13:05 CEST Session 1:
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13:05-14:05 CEST Session 2: Introductory presentation of the Oil & Gas Sector |
Refer to documents under Section 2 of the GSSB meeting on 1 July 2021 |
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14:05-14:15 CEST Session 3: GRI Sector Program: Mining project proposal |
Item 01 – GRI Sector Standards Project for Mining - Project proposal Item 02 – GRI Sector Standards Project for Mining - Response from Stakeholder Council Item 03 – GRI Sector Standards Project for Mining - Working group terms of reference |
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14:15-14:20 CEST Session 4: Any other business and close of public meeting |
None |
| Private session | Documents |
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14:20-15:00 CEST Session 5: Private session |
GSSB Virtual Meeting – 10 June 2021
This meeting had public sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of 10 June virtual meeting here and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here.
| Public sessions | Documents |
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13:00-13:05 CEST Session 1:
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Item 00 - GSSB Meeting Agenda 10 June 2021 |
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13:05-14:05 CEST Session 2: Approval final version of Universal Standards:
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Item 03 – GRI Universal Standards Project - GRI Universal Standards 2021 Item 04 – GRI Universal Standards Project - Draft Basis for Conclusions Item 05 – GSSB Due Process Adherence Report for the review of the GRI Universal Standards |
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14:05-14:55 CEST Session 3: Mock-up adjusted Topic Standards |
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14:55-15:00 CEST Session 4: Any other business and close of meeting |
GSSB Virtual Meeting – 29 April 2021
This meeting had public sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of 29 April virtual meeting here and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here.
| Public sessions | Documents |
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13:00-13:05 CEST Session 1:
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Item 00 - GSSB Meeting Agenda 29 April 2021 |
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13:05-14:05 CEST Session 2: GRI Sector Program
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Item 03 - GRI Sector Standards Project for Agriculture and Fishing - Exposure draft Item 04 – GRI Sector Standards Project for Oil, Gas, and Coal – Exposure draft for Coal |
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14:05-14:45 CEST Session 3: GRI Universal Standards project
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Item 05 - GRI Universal Standards Project - Revised governance disclosures |
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14:45-14:55 CEST Session 4: GRI Standards format update |
Item 06 - GRI Standards revised page templates |
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14:55-15:00 CEST Session 5: Any other business and close of meeting |
GSSB Virtual Meeting – 25 March 2021
This meeting had public sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of 25 March virtual meeting here and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here.
| Public sessions | Documents |
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13:00-13:05 CET Session 1:
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Item 00 - GSSB Meeting Agenda 25 March 2021
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13:05-14:55 CET Session 2: GRI Universal Standards project:
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Item 01 - GRI Universal Standards Project - Revised section 3 GRI 101 Item 02 - GRI Universal Standards Project - Revised section 5 GRI 101 Item 03 - GRI Universal Standards Project - Revised Governance disclosures GRI 102 |
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14:55-15:00 CET Session 3: Any other business and close of meeting |
GSSB Virtual Meeting – 23 March 2021
This meeting had public and private sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of 23 March virtual meeting here and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here.
| Public sessions | Documents |
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13:00-13:05 CET Session 1:
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Item 00 - GSSB Meeting Agenda 23 March 2021 Item 01 - Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 25 February 2021 |
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13:05-14:00 CET Session 2: GRI Universal Standards project:
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Item 02 - GRI Universal Standards Project – Revised GRI 102 Item 03 - GRI Universal Standards Project – Revised Glossary section |
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14:00-14:40 CET Session 3: GRI Sector Standards program
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14:40-14:45 CET Session 4: Any other business and close of public sessions |
None |
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14:45-15:00 CET Session 5: Private session |
GSSB Virtual Meeting – 4 March 2021
This meeting had public sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of 4 March virtual meeting here and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here.
| Public sessions | Documents |
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13:00-13:05 CET Session 1:
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13:05-14:55 CET Session 2: GRI Universal Standards project:
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None |
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14:55-15:00 CET Session 3: Any other business and close of meeting |
GSSB Virtual Meeting – 25 February 2021
This meeting had public sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of 25 February virtual meeting here and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here.
GSSB Virtual Meeting – 21 January 2021
This meeting had public and private sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of 21 January virtual meeting here shortly and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here.
| Public sessions | Documents |
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13:00-13:10 CET Session 1:
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Item 00 - GSSB Agenda 21 January 2021 Item 01 - Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 3 December 2020 Item 02 - Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 10 December 2020 |
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13:10-14:25 CET Session 2: Work Program priorities for 2021 |
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13:25-14:25 Session 3: GRI Universal Standards project update:
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None |
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14:25-14:30 CET Session 4: Any other business and close of public meeting |
None |
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14:30-15:00 CET Session 5: Private session |
None |