2020 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 2020 can be found below. Archive of the previous years' GSSB meetings can be found here.
The 2020 GSSB meeting schedule:
Date of GSSB Meeting | Time |
Thursday 6 February virtual meeting | 13.00 - 15.00 CET |
Tuesday 11 February virtual meeting | 13.00 - 15.00 CET |
Thursday 26 March virtual meeting | 13.00 - 15.00 CET |
Thursday 23 April virtual meeting | 13.00 - 15.00 CET |
Wednesday 20 May virtual meeting | 13.00 - 15.00 CET |
Thursday 18 June virtual meeting | 13.00 - 15.00 CET |
Tuesday 15 September virtual meeting | 13.00 - 15.00 CET |
Thursday 22 October virtual meeting | 13.00 - 15.00 CET |
Thursday 19 November virtual meeting | 13.00 - 15.00 CET |
Most recent GSSB meeting
The most recent meeting of the GSSB took place on 15 September 2020. The agenda and discussion documents can be found below.
GSSB Virtual Meeting – 15 September 2020
This meeting had public and private sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of 15 September virtual meeting here shortly and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here.
Private sessions | Documents |
13:00-13:45 CET |
None |
Public sessions | Documents |
13:45-13:50 CET Session 4:
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Item 01 – Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 18 June 2020 |
13:50-13:55 CET Session 5:
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Item 03 – GRI Topic Standards Project for Human Rights – Proposed member for technical committee |
13:55-14:55 CET Session 6: GSSB Work Program 2020-2022
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Item 04 – Draft GSSB work program 2020-2022 |
14:55-15:00 CET Session 7: Any other business and close of meeting |
None |
Previous 2020 GSSB meetings
Learn more about the GSSB meetings held in 2020 by accessing agendas, discussion documents and recordings below. Archive of earlier meetings can be found here.
GSSB Virtual Meeting –18 June 2020
This meeting had public and private sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of 18 June virtual meeting here and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here.
Public session | Documents |
14:00-14:05 CET Session 1:
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Item 01 - Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 20 May 2020 |
14:05-14:15 CET Session 2: Standards Division update
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None |
14:15-14:55 CET Session 3: Approval of exposure draft of GRI Sector Standard: Oil and Gas |
Item 02 - Cover note to the exposure draft of Sector Standard: Oil and Gas |
14:55-15.10 CET Session 4: Proposed plan for the development of GRI Sector Standard: Coal |
Item 02 - Cover note to the exposure draft of Sector Standard: Oil and Gas |
15:10-15:15 CET Session 5: Any other business and close of public meeting |
None |
Private session | Documents |
15:15-16:00 CET Session 6: Private session |
None |
GSSB Virtual Meeting – 20 May 2020
This meeting had public sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of 20 May virtual meeting here and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here
Public session | Documents |
14:00-14:10 CET Session 1:
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Item 01 - Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 23 April 2020 Item 03 – Proposed Project Working Group membership for the Agriculture and Fishing Sector Standard |
14:10-15:55 CET Session 2: Approval of exposure draft of Universal Standards (GRI 101, 102, and 103) |
Item 02 – Exposure draft of Universal Standards: GRI 101, 102, and 103 |
15:55-16:00 CET Session 3: Any other business and close of meeting |
None |
GSSB Virtual Meeting – 23 April 2020
This meeting had public and private sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of 23 April virtual meeting here and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here
Public session | Documents |
13:00-13:05 CET Session 1:
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Item 01 - Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 26 March 2020 |
13:15-13:25 CET Session 2: Scope of the oil, gas, and coal Sector Standard |
Item 05 – Draft GRI Sector Standard: oil, gas, and coal (continued from 26 March 2020) |
13:25-13:40 CET Session 3: Project Working Group for Agriculture and Fishing |
Item 02 – Proposed Project Working Group Composition for the Agriculture and Fishing Sector Standard |
13:40-14.00 CET Session 4: Universal Standards |
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14:00-14:05 CET Session 5: Any other business and close of public meeting |
None |
Private session | Documents |
14:05-15:00 CET Session 6: Private session |
None |
GSSB Virtual Meeting – 26 March 2020
This meeting had public and private sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of 26 March virtual meeting here and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here
Public session | Documents |
13:00-13:05 CET Session 1:
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Item 01 - Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 6 February 2020 Item 02 - Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 11 February 2020
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13:05-13.15 CET Session 2: Standards Division update |
None |
13:15-13:45 CET Session 3: Approval of GRI 306: Waste 2020 |
Item 03 – Final version of GRI 306: Waste 2020 Item 04 – Draft GSSB basis for conclusions for GRI 306: Waste 2020 |
13:45-14:30 CET Session 4: Update on the project Development of Sector Standard: oil, gas, and coal |
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14:30-14:35 CET Session 5: Any other business and close of public meeting |
None |
Private session | Documents |
14:35-15:00 CET Session 6: Private session |
None |
GSSB Virtual Meeting – 11 February 2020
This meeting had public sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of 11 February virtual meeting here and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here
Public session | Documents |
13:00-13:05 CET Session 1: Welcome and overview of the agenda for the meeting |
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13:05-13.55 CET Session 2: Presentation by Impact Management Project (IMP) |
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13:55-14:00 CET Session 3: Any other business and close of meeting |
None |
GSSB Virtual Meeting – 6 February 2020
This meeting has public sessions.
You can find the GSSB approved summary of 6 February virtual meeting here and listen to the recording of the virtual meeting here
Public session | Documents |
13:00-13:05 CET Session 1:
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Item 01 – Draft summary of the GSSB meeting held on 10 December 2019 |
13:05-13.15 CET Session 2: Welcome new GSSB member - Bruce Klafter |
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13:15-13:30 CET Session 3: Standards Division update |
None |
13:30-14:10 CET Session 4: GRI Governance disclosure |
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14:10-14:15 CET Session 5: Any other business and close of meeting |
None |