GRI at the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) 2002, anticipated to be the largest United Nations convention to date, will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 26 August to 4 September 2002. At the Summit, GRI will showcase its partnerships in developing countries and utilise the opportunity presented by the assembly of government, business, labour and NGO leaders to broaden and deepen such partnerships. GRI activities at the Summit will include: a special event on 31 August featuring the Honourable Mervyn King, Chair of the South African King Committee on Corporate Governance; the formal introduction of the 2002 Guidelines, a series of events in conjunction with collaborating organisations, and a booth at the Ubuntu Village sustainable development best practices exhibition. For more information on GRI activities at the Summit please see the GRI events web page.