2023 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 2023 can be found below. Archive of the previous years' GSSB meetings can be found here.
2023 GSSB meeting dates
Most recent GSSB meeting
The most recent meeting of the GSSB took place on 16 May 2023. The agenda and discussion documents can be found below.
GSSB virtual Meeting – 16 May 2023
This meeting had public and private sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of the 16 May virtual meeting here and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here shortly.
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13:00-13:10 CEST Session 1: Welcome |
Item 00 - GSSB meeting agenda 16 May 2023 Item 01 – Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 28-29 March 2023 Item 02 – Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 20 April 2023 |
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13:10-13:25 CEST Session 2: Update Standards Division |
None |
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13:25-13:40 CEST Session 3: Topic Standard Project for Climate - updated TC membership |
Item 03 - GRI Topic Standard Project for Climate Change - Proposed members for the technical committee |
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13:40-13:55 CEST Session 4: GSSB Work Program 2023-2025 update |
None |
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13:55-14:00 CEST Session 5: Any other business and close of public meeting |
None |
| Private Session | Documents |
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14:00-15:00 CEST Session 6: Private session |
None |
Previous 2023 GSSB meetings
Learn more about the GSSB meetings held in 2023 by accessing agendas, discussion documents and recordings below. Archive of earlier meetings can be found here.
GSSB Virtual meeting - 20 April 2023
GSSB In person meeting - 28 and 29 March 2023
GSSB Virtual meeting - 16 February 2023
GSSB Virtual meeting - 24 January 2023
GSSB virtual Meeting – 20 April 2023
This meeting had public and private sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of the 20 April virtual meeting here and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here.
| Public sessions | Documents |
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13:00-13:10 CEST Session 1: Welcome to the meeting and to the new GSSB member |
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13:10-13:25 CEST Session 2: Update Standards Division |
None |
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13:25-14:05 CEST Session 3: Topic Standard Project for Economic Impacts |
Item 01 – GRI Topic Standard Project for Economic Impact – Proposed framework for discussion |
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14:05-14:20 CEST Session 4: Topic Standard Project for Climate - updated TC membership |
Item 02 - GRI Topic Standard Project for Climate Change - Proposed members for the technical committee |
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14:20-14:25 CEST Session 5: Any other business and close of public meeting |
None |
| Private Session | Documents |
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14:25-15:00 CEST Session 6: Private session |
None |
GSSB in person Meeting – 28-29 March 2023
This meeting had public and private sessions.
Day one - 28 March 2023
You can find the GSSB approved summary of the 28-29 March in person meeting here and listen to the recording of the first day of this meeting here.
| Private sessions | Documents |
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08:30-13:00 CEST Session 1.1-1.5: Private sessions |
None |
| Public sessions | Documents |
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13:00-13:15 CEST Session 1.6: Welcome to Public meeting and to new GSSB members |
Item 00 - GSSB meeting agenda 28-29 March 2023 Item 01 - Draft summary of the meeting held on 16 February 2023 |
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13:15-14:35 CEST Session 1.7: Topic Standards update: |
Item 02 - Proposed Membership for the Biodiversity Technical Committee |
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14:35-14:50 CEST Break |
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14:50-15:50 CEST Session 1.8: Sector Standards update: |
None |
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15:50-16:05 CEST Break |
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16:05-16:45 CEST Session 1.9: General Standards update: |
Item 05 - Draft GSSB Activity Report 2020-2022 |
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16:45-17:00 CEST Session 1.10: Any other business and close of Day 1 |
None |
Day two - 29 March 2023
You can listen to the recording of the second day of this meeting here.
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Public sessions |
Documents |
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09:00-09:05 CEST Session 2.1: Welcome to day 2 |
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09:05-10:00 CEST Session 2.2: External guest speaker |
None |
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10:00-10:15 CEST Break |
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10:15-11:15 CEST Session 2.3: External guest speaker |
None |
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11:15-11:30 CEST Break |
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11:30-12:30 CEST Session 2.4: External guest speaker |
None |
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12:30-13:00 CEST Lunch |
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13:30-14:30 CEST Session 2.5: GSSB Work Program 2023-2025 discussion |
Item 04 – GSSB Work Program 2023-2025 Public comment feedback |
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14:30-14:45 CEST Break |
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14:45-15:25 CEST Session 2.6: GSSB Work Program 2023-2025 discussion (cont'd) |
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15:25-15:45 CEST Session 2.7: Formal thanks to department GSSB members |
None |
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15:45-16:00 CEST Session 2.8: Final closing remarks and end of meeting |
None |
GSSB virtual Meeting – 16 February 2023
This meeting had public and private sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of the 16 February virtual meeting here and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here.
| Public session | Documents |
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13:00-13:10 CET Session 1: Welcome and overview of the agenda for the meeting Approval of the summary from 24 January meeting |
Item 00 - GSSB Meeting Agenda 16 February 2023 Item 01 – Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 24 January 2023 |
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13:10-13:25 CET Session 2: Update Standards Division |
Item 02 – Topic Standard Project for Labor - Proposed Advisory Group Membership |
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13:25-13:45 CET Session 3: Approval final project proposal GRI Topic Standard Project for Climate Change |
Item 03 – GRI Topic Standard Project for Climate Change – Final Project Proposal |
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13:45-14:15 Session 4: Approval project proposal Sector Standard Project for Financial Services |
Item 04 – GRI Sector Standard Project for Financial Services – Project Proposal |
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14:15-14:20 CET Session 5: Close of public meeting |
None |
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Private session |
Documents |
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14:20-15:00 CET Session 6: Private session |
None |
GSSB virtual Meeting – 24 January 2023
This meeting had public and private sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of the 24 January virtual meeting here and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here.
| Public session | Documents |
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13:00-13:10 CET Session 1: Welcome and overview of the agenda for the meeting Approval of the summary from 15 December meeting |
Item 00 - GSSB Meeting Agenda 24 January 2023 Item 01 – Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 15 December 2022 |
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13:10-13:25 CET Session 2: Update Standards Division |
None |
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13:25-14:00 CET Session 3: Approval of GRI Sector Standards Project for Mining – Exposure draft |
Item 02 – GRI Sector Standards Project for Mining – Exposure draft |
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14:00-14:05 CET Session 4: Close of public meeting |
None |
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Private session |
Documents |
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14:05-15:00 CET Session 5: Private session |
None |