https://cleartax.in/s/independent-directors-applicability-roles-and-duties
Under Companies Act independent director is a non-executive director who helps the company in improving corporate credibility & governance standards
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https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/supervisory-mechanisms-and-directors-duties-innovations-in-the-proposed-eu-directive-on-corporate-sustainability-due-diligence/
Check out this page via the Business and Human Rights Centre
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