Amsterdam, Nov 25: Two of the non-executive oversight bodies that guide the future direction and policy of GRI will undergo an update in membership, effective from 1 January 2026.
GRI Supervisory Board
Jane Diplock is appointed Chair of the Supervisory Board – the decision-making body responsible for overseeing organizational priorities and strategy. Jane, a former Chair of IOSCO, steps up following two years as a Supervisory Board Member, with Jessica Fries to stand down as her term as Chair ends, and after six years on the Board.
Bola Adeeko continues as Vice Chair for the remainder of his second term on the Supervisory Board, while Jyrki Raina will depart after six years’ service. Two new members are appointed:
- Peiyuan Guo, Chairman of SynTao Green Finance – China
- Sue Longley, former General Secretary of the IUF (Academic Institute of France) – Switzerland
Jane Diplock said:
“I am delighted to be appointed Supervisory Board Chair of GRI and honored to succeed Jessica Fries in this role. The GRI Standards play a vital role in ensuring organizations provide valuable and accessible sustainability information, which addresses their impacts on people and planet.
As GRI looks ahead to celebrating our thirtieth year in 2027, we are well-positioned to steer the future of reporting through our consensus-building, collaborative approach. Together, we can ensure that sustainability reporting unlocks corporate accountability and is the catalyst for change.”
Jessica Fries added:
“Over the last six years, we have seen significant progress and some big changes in the reporting landscape. It has been a privilege to help steer GRI’s response over this period, in particular serving as Chair of the Supervisory Board. During this time, we have seen an increased recognition of the importance of understanding and responding to sustainability impacts, but also more complexity as different standards are adopted around the world. GRI’s new strategy seeks to address this complexity while also cementing a recognition of the importance of a multi-stakeholder, impact focus at the heart of the global reporting system.
In the face of political headwinds and global sustainability challenges, GRI’s mission is more important than ever before. I am pleased to hand over the baton to someone with Jane’s wisdom, experience and commitment to the role that reporting can play in creating a sustainable world.”
GRI Stakeholder Council
The Stakeholder Council, the multistakeholder forum that provides advice and recommendations to GRI governance bodies, sees four members added. The new appointments are:
- Rupam Baruah, Business Head – Sustainability Services, South Asia, environmental services group Bureau Veritas – India
- Gabriel Hasson, Global Head of Governance and Shareholder Advisory, strategic communications advisory ICR – USA
- Cesar Sanches, Founder and Managing Director, SFX (The Sustainable Finance Exchange) – Brazil
- Michiel Slinkert, Founder and Director of sustainability consultancy Eevery – Belgium
The following Council members are to depart following the conclusion of their terms: Tuba Atabey, Clara Goyret, Paul Farella, Ozdemir Haluk, Crecentia Carina Mofokeng, and Denis Lu.
Erdem Kolcuoğlu, Chair of the GRI Stakeholder Council, said:
“I am very grateful to the members standing down from the Stakeholder Council for their valuable counsel, and I welcome the new appointments who will join us from January. I also extend my congratulations to Jane, and I look forward to continuing to engage closely with her and the members of the Supervisory Board to ensure GRI’s priorities and strategic direction continue to be shaped and informed by the voices of all stakeholders.”
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