Canadian Sustainability Standards Board

Have questions? Join CSSB staff for open office hours to discuss Canada’s first sustainability standards (CSDS 1 and CSDS 2) and the proposed 2025-2028 Strategic Plan. An informal setting to ask questions, share feedback, and learn more about these key initiatives. This event is hosted by CSSB staff fluent in both English and French, ensuring that guests can engage and ask questions in the language they prefer.

The Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) has launched its first Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards (CSDSs). The release of these standards marks a significant milestone in sustainability disclosure, enabling Canadian organizations to align with a global reporting baseline.

The Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) finalized CSDS 1 and CSDS 2, plus its Criteria for Modification Framework. Learn more and access resources to support your reporting.

The Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) is proud to release Indigenous Matters: What We Heard. This document acknowledges Indigenous participation and feedback related to Indigenous matters during the public consultation on Canada’s first sustainability disclosure standards in 2024. It also reinforces the CSSB’s commitment to building new pathways to support integrating Indigenous perspectives into the standard-setting process.

On September 11-12, 2024, the Canadian Sustainability Board (CSSB) held an in-person meeting in Toronto, ON, for 9 hours to continue deliberations on the large volume of feedback received during the Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standard (CSDS) 1, CSDS 2, and Criteria for Modification Framework consultation.

The Canadian Sustainability Board (CSSB) met virtually for two educational sessions on Scope 3 and the greenhouse gas protocol. The CSSB discussed its strategic and communications plans and continued its deliberations on the feedback on the proposed Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards and the proposed Criteria for Modification Framework.

The Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) met in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to continue deliberations on the feedback received during the consultation on Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards. The CSSB approved the Annual Plan and participated in an educational program on trust and relationship-building with Indigenous Peoples within the context of sustainability. Read the decision summary for full details.