Supreme Group of Industries (SGI) has invested in diverse projects which impact the lives of people in many ways and create value by helping in overall and holistic development of communities across multiple geographies.

Supreme Group of Industries (SGI) has invested in diverse projects which impact the lives of people in many ways and create value by helping in overall and holistic development of communities across multiple geographies. Through its various initiatives, the group endeavours to play a pivotal role in serving communities and projects which address the basic societal requirements. SGI has been involved in various Social Responsibility initiatives over last many years. These efforts have substantially improved the standard of living of the people through health care, education, livelihood and community development initiatives, making their living experience dramatically better. These activities impacting the lives of marginalized communities are spread across the globe reaching regions beyond SGI's business locations. The key philosophy of all CSR initiatives of SGI is guided by three core commitments of Social Responsibility Initiatives: (a) S – SCALE (b) I – IMPACT (c) S – SUSTAINABILITY For the fiscal year 2025, SGI seeks to strategically consolidate the company's CSR initiatives to focus on discrete social problems, all aimed at enabling lives, living and livelihoods of marginalized communities. SGI has identified the following focus areas: Community Infrastructure & Environment Community Health care Education and Skills enhancement With the endeavour to restructure its CSR initiatives, the Board of SGI in its recent board meeting, approved the following proposals: Formation of Corporate Social Responsibility & Governance (CSRG) committee to finalise the CSR policy in light of the Group's CSR plans for the fiscal year 2025. Appointment of a management consultant, to provide professional help to the CSRG committee on the factors influencing the proposed CSR initiatives of the group. Appointment of a practising company secretary, to advice on the role of board of directors with regards to the CSR related activities. Mrs. Meena, an executive director, who was a qualified management graduate from a premier management institute, shared the emerging significance of corporate governance with the Board members during the board meeting. All the directors were eager to assess its applicability to the SGI group in light of the new CSR initiatives proposed by the Board. Mr. Pratyush, the company secretary who was present at the board meeting, also enlightened the board on the emerging concept of corporate governance. Board asked Mr. Pratyush to table in the next Board meeting the objectives of corporate governance and the role of company secretary in light of corporate governance framework. Next day morning, Mr Pratyush came to his office and briefed his team on the expectations of the board from the corporate secretarial team and asked them to compile a note for the board on the objectives of corporate governance and the role of company secretary in the corporate governance. To aid them with the preparation of the note, he recapitulated his team on the recent developments of corporate governance framework. Based on the facts mentioned in the above case study: (b) Assume yourself as the Practising Company Secretary appointed by the Board and provide a write-up to the Board on their role in CSR related activities of the company, in light of the recent case law pertaining to Board's compliance responsibility of implementing and reporting.