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

Date

Time

Tuesday 24 January

13:00-15:00 CET

Thursday 16 February

13:00-15:00 CET

Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 March

2-day in person meeting

Thursday 20 April

13:00-15:00 CEST

Tuesday 16 May

13:00-15:00 CEST

Thursday 15 June

NEW STARTING TIME 12:30-14:30 CEST

Thursday 20 July

NEW STARTING TIME 12:30-14:30 CEST

Thursday 14 September

NEW STARTING TIME 12:30-14:30 CEST

Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 October

2-day in person meeting

Thursday 16 November

To be confirmed

Thursday 14 December

To be confirmed

Most recent GSSB meeting

The most recent meeting of the GSSB took place on 14 September 2023. The agenda and discussion documents can be found below.

GSSB virtual Meeting – 14 September 2023

This meeting had public and private sessions.

You can find the GSSB approved summary of the 14 September virtual meeting here shortly and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here.

Public sessions Documents

12:30-12:35 CEST

Session 1:

Welcome

Item 00 - GSSB meeting agenda 14 September 2023

Item 01 – Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 20 July 2023

12:35-12:50 CEST

Session 2:

Update Standards Division

Item 02 – GRI Sector Standard Project for Financial Services - Proposed member for Capital Markets Technical Committee

12:50-13:00 CEST

Session 3:

Topic Standard for Economic Performance

Item 03 – GRI Topic Standard Project for Economic Performance - Project Proposal

13:00-13:20 CEST

Session 4:

Alignment of Sector Standards with new Topic Standards

Item 04 – GRI Standard Project for Alignment of Sector Standards with New Topic Standards – Draft Project Proposal

13:20-13:35 CEST

Session 5:

Sector Standard Project for Mining Sector: Update on public comment feedback

None

13:35-13:55 CEST

Session 6:

Topic Standard Project for Biodiversity: Update on public comment feedback

None

13:55-14:05 CEST

Session 7:

Comparison of GHG emissions reporting between IFRS S2 and GRI 305 2016

Item 05 – Draft document comparing GHG emissions reporting between IFRS S2 and GRI 305

14:05-14:15 CEST

Session 8:

Guidance to identify risks and opportunities that arise from impacts

Item 06 – Development of guidance to identify risks and opportunities that arise from impacts

14:15-14:20 CEST

Session 9:

Any other business and close of public meeting

None
Private Session Documents

14:20-14:30 CEST

Session 10:

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 July 2023

GSSB Virtual meeting - 15 June 2023

GSSB Virtual meeting - 16 May 2023

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 July 2023

This meeting had public and private sessions.

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

Public sessions Documents

12:30-12:35 CEST

Session 1:

Welcome

Item 00 - GSSB meeting agenda 20 July 2023

Item 01 – Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 15 June 2023

12:35-12:50 CEST

Session 2:

GRI Sector Standard Project for Financial Services – Proposed members for the Insurance Technical Committee 

Item 02 – GRI Sector Standard Project for Financial Services – Proposed members for Banking Technical Committee

Item 03 – GRI Sector Standard Project for Financial Services – Proposed members for Capital Markets Technical Committee

Item 04 – GRI Sector Standard Project for Financial Services – Proposed members for Insurance Technical Committee

12:50-13:05 CEST

Session 3:

GRI Sector Standard project for Textiles and Apparel - Proposed members for the Working group

Item 05 – GRI Sector Standards Project for Textiles and Apparel  – Proposed Addendum to the Project Proposal Clarification on scope of applicability 

Item 06 – GRI Sector Standards Project for Textiles and Apparel – Proposed working group

13:05-13:20 CEST

Session 4:

Biodiversity - Re-exposure ABS disclosure

Item 07 – GRI Topic Standard Project for Biodiversity – Re-exposure draft of Disclosure on Access and benefit-sharing

Item 08 - GRI Topic Standard Project for Biodiversity Disclosure ABS Draft questionnaire

13:20-14:05 CEST

Session 5:

Climate reporting standards - exchange between GSSB and ISSB

None

14:05-14:10 CEST

Session 5:

Any other business and close of public meeting

None
Private Session Documents

14:10-14:30 CEST

Session 6:

Private session

None

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GSSB virtual Meeting – 15 June 2023

This meeting had public and private sessions.

You can find the GSSB approved summary of the 15 June virtual meeting here and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here.

Public sessions Documents

12:30-12:35 CEST

Session 1:

Welcome

Item 00 - GSSB meeting agenda 15 June 2023

Item 01 – Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 16 May 2023

12:35-13:05 CEST

Session 2:

Relationship between GRI Standards and other reporting frameworks

Item 02 - Relationship between GRI Standards and other reporting standards

13:05-13:20 CEST

Session 3:

Topic Standard Project for Economic Impact - Draft project proposal

Item 03 - GRI Topic Standard Project for Economic Impact - Draft project proposal

13:20-13:35 CEST

Session 4:

GSSB Work Program 2023-2025 approval

Item 04 - Revised draft GSSB Work Program 2023-2025

13:35-13:40 CEST

Session 5:

Any other business and close of public meeting

None
Private Session Documents

13:40-14:30 CEST

Session 6:

Private session

None

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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.

Public sessions Documents

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

13:10-13:25 CEST

Session 2:

Update Standards Division

None

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

13:40-13:55 CEST

Session 4:

GSSB Work Program 2023-2025 update

None

13:55-14:00 CEST

Session 5:

Any other business and close of public meeting

None
Private Session Documents

14:00-15:00 CEST

Session 6:

Private session

None

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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

13:00-13:10 CEST

Session 1:

Welcome to the meeting and to the new GSSB member

Item 00 - GSSB meeting agenda 28-29 March 2023

13:10-13:25 CEST

Session 2:

Update Standards Division

None

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

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

14:20-14:25 CEST

Session 5:

Any other business and close of public meeting

None
Private Session Documents

14:25-15:00 CEST

Session 6:

Private session

None

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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

08:30-13:00 CEST

Session 1.1-1.5:

Private sessions

None

Public sessions Documents

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

13:15-14:35 CEST

Session 1.7:

Topic Standards update:
- Topic Standard Project for Biodiversity
- Topic Standard Project for Climate Change
- Topic Standard Project for Labor
- Topic Standard Project for Economic disclosures

 

Item 02 - Proposed Membership for the Biodiversity Technical Committee

Item 03 - GRI Topic Standard Project for Climate Change – Proposed members for the technical committee

14:35-14:50 CEST

Break

 

 

14:50-15:50 CEST

Session 1.8:

Sector Standards update:
- Sector Standard Project for Financial Services
- Sector Standard Project for Mining
- Sector Standard Project for Textiles and Apparel

None

15:50-16:05 CEST

Break

 

16:05-16:45 CEST

Session 1.9:

General Standards update:
- Downloads
- Translations
- New hire progress
- GSSB Activity Report 2020-2022

Item 05 - Draft GSSB Activity Report 2020-2022

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.

Public sessions

Documents

09:00-09:05 CEST

Session 2.1:

Welcome to day 2 

Item 00 - GSSB meeting agenda 28-29 March 2023

09:05-10:00 CEST

Session 2.2:

External guest speaker

None

10:00-10:15 CEST

Break

 

10:15-11:15 CEST

Session 2.3:

External guest speaker

None

11:15-11:30 CEST

Break

 

 

11:30-12:30 CEST

Session 2.4:

External guest speaker

None

12:30-13:00 CEST

Lunch

 

13:30-14:30 CEST

Session 2.5:

GSSB Work Program 2023-2025 discussion

Item 04 – GSSB Work Program 2023-2025 Public comment feedback

14:30-14:45 CEST

Break

 

14:45-15:25 CEST

Session 2.6:

GSSB Work Program 2023-2025 discussion (cont'd)

 

15:25-15:45 CEST

Session 2.7:

Formal thanks to department GSSB members

None

15:45-16:00 CEST

Session 2.8:

Final closing remarks and end of meeting

None

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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

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

13:10-13:25 CET

Session 2:

Update Standards Division

Item 02 – Topic Standard Project for Labor - Proposed Advisory Group Membership

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

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

Item 05 – GRI Sector Standard Project for Financial Services – Technical committees terms of reference

14:15-14:20 CET

Session 5:

Close of public meeting

None

Private session

Documents

14:20-15:00 CET

Session 6:

Private session

None

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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.

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Public session Documents

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

13:10-13:25 CET

Session 2:

Update Standards Division

None

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

Item 03 – Proposed public comment questionnaire for the GRI Sector Standards Project for Mining exposure draft

14:00-14:05 CET

Session 4:

Close of public meeting

None

Private session

Documents

14:05-15:00 CET

Session 5:

Private session

None

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