August 25, 2025
Turning HRDD Pushback in India into Partnership Opportunities
Your Indian suppliers nod politely to your ESG & HRDD requirements, then nothing changes on the factory floor, farm and workplace level.
Investors & your Board demand tangible evidence of Sustainability gaps, but you are getting generic audit reports instead of real insights
Limited budgets, impossible timelines, and cultural barriers that turn every supplier conversation into a diplomatic challenge
Investors and stakeholders are asking for impact stories, not PowerPoint presentations and you are running out of time to deliver
New ESG & HRDD clauses from investors demand immediate implementation, but your current approach is not built for speed or scale
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Suppliers politely agree to your ESG & HRDD requirements, but nothing actually changes on the factory floor.
Investors and your Board demand tangible evidence, but you're only getting generic reports without real insights.
With limited budgets and impossible timelines, cultural barriers turn every supplier conversation into a challenge.
Investors and stakeholders are now asking for real impact stories, not just PowerPoint slides, and time is out.
New ESG & HRDD investor clauses demand immediate implementation; your current approach isn't built for speed.
Sound familiar?
You are not alone and you are definitely not stuck.
Rishi Sher Singh, founder World of Gears and his expert team is where Western frameworks meet Eastern wisdom.
After spending 25 years in factories, farms, and field sites across India, we have cracked the code on sustainable supply chain transformation.
We don't just train, we coach. We don't just assess, we guide implementation. We don't just report, we create lasting impact.
Our Track Record Speaks:
We show up where it matters in boardrooms, on factory floors, in farming communities, at workplace- turning your strategy into results that workers, managers, and investors can all see.
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While others send questionnaires, we sit with managers, workers, farmers, and communities in their own language. We listen with empathy, gather real stories, and turn lived experiences into actionable intelligence your business can trust. We build bottom-up solutions in the supply chain.
Forget punitive audits that create defensiveness. We guide your suppliers to build sustainable systems through collaborative action planning, hands-on training, and ongoing support that makes change stick.
From C-suite strategy sessions to factory floor or farm conversations, we seamlessly translate between global frameworks and local realities ensuring nothing gets lost in translation.
Our lean, value-driven approach eliminates bureaucratic delays while maintaining rigorous standards. You get maximum impact with minimal overhead.
Our success is driven by the expertise and dedication of our highly trained professionals
While others send questionnaires, we sit with managers, workers, farmers, and communities in their own language. We listen with empathy, gather real stories, and turn lived experiences into actionable intelligence your business can trust. We build bottom-up solutions in the supply chain.
Forget punitive audits that create defensiveness. We guide your suppliers to build sustainable systems through collaborative action planning, hands-on training, and ongoing support that makes change stick.
From C-suite strategy sessions to factory floor or farm conversations, we seamlessly translate between global frameworks and local realities ensuring nothing gets lost in translation.
Forget punitive audits that create defensiveness. We guide your suppliers to build sustainable systems through collaborative action planning, hands-on training, and ongoing support that makes change stick.
While others send questionnaires, we sit with managers, workers, farmers, and communities in their own language. We listen with empathy, gather real stories, and turn lived experiences into actionable intelligence your business can trust. We build bottom-up solutions in the supply chain.
Forget punitive audits that create defensiveness. We guide your suppliers to build sustainable systems through collaborative action planning, hands-on training, and ongoing support that makes change stick.
From C-suite strategy sessions to factory floor or farm conversations, we seamlessly translate between global frameworks and local realities ensuring nothing gets lost in translation.
Our lean, value-driven approach eliminates bureaucratic delays while maintaining rigorous standards. You get maximum impact with minimal overhead.
While others send questionnaires, we sit with managers, workers, farmers, and communities in their own language. We listen with empathy, gather real stories, and turn lived experiences into actionable intelligence your business can trust. We build bottom-up solutions in the supply chain.
Forget punitive audits that create defensiveness. We guide your suppliers to build sustainable systems through collaborative action planning, hands-on training, and ongoing support that makes change stick.
From C-suite strategy sessions to factory floor or farm conversations, we seamlessly translate between global frameworks and local realities ensuring nothing gets lost in translation.
Our lean, value-driven approach eliminates bureaucratic delays while maintaining rigorous standards. You get maximum impact with minimal overhead.
Convert complex ESG & HRDD policies into supplier-friendly systems that local teams actually understand and can implement
Go beyond traditional compliances to capture on-site realities through direct engagement with workers and communities
Transform findings into clear, leverage-based heat maps that guide resource allocation and decision-making
Co-create practical action plans addressing root causes with your local teams ensuring they own the solutions and drive the change
Build lasting capacity through coaching, progress tracking, and stakeholder communication that satisfies regulators, investors, and communities
Here are the thoughts of our esteemed clients on their experience working with us.
"Working with World of Gears has been a transformative experience for Virya Mobility. Rishi and his team bring not only deep expertise in ESG and Human Rights Due Diligence, but also an empathy-led, practical approach that fits perfectly with the realities of Indian supply chains. Their ability to engage with our leadership and our shop-floor teams alike has helped us move beyond compliance and build sustainability into the way we do business.
For us, World of Gears is not just a consultant—they are trusted partners who have consistently guided us with clarity, integrity, and commitment to impact. They understand both global expectations and local ground realities, and that balance is what makes them invaluable to us."
Director, Virya Mobility 5.0
"The CRT Japan always engages with rights-holders when conducting human rights due diligence for many Japanese companies. Having a strong local partner is indispensable for these direct dialogues with rights-holders.In India, the team led by Rishi has been completing missions based on the UN Guiding Principles. The CRT Japan is grateful for his work and looks forward to joining forces to serve as a bridge between India and Japan as good partners. We wish him continued success! "
Executive Director,
Caux Roundtable Japan (CRT-JP)
“True supply chain due diligence is not merely knowing the pathways and origins of your goods, but also to understand and empathise with the rightsholders, cultures and environments that support this journey. Rishi and the team provide this in abundance, and with their hands on approach, deep knowledge and continued learning of so many industries, they not only provide a clear picture of your supply chain, but importantly the practical steps to address and remediate the many challenges that can found. I would highly recommend working with Rishi and World of Gears!”
Director, Sustainable Supply Global Sustainability
“As a supplier in the mint supply chain and owner of my company, I’ve worked with many consultants—but World of Gears felt different. They didn’t just bring us reports; they worked alongside us, listened to our challenges, and helped us find solutions that truly fit our business. What stood out most was their human approach—engaging directly with our workers, guiding our managers with patience, and making us feel like real partners. For the first time, sustainability felt less like a compliance demand and more like a way to strengthen both our business and our people.”
Supplier, Owner in the Mint Supply Chain
Here are the thoughts of our esteemed clients on their experience working with us.
"Working with World of Gears has been a transformative experience for Virya Mobility. Rishi and his team bring not only deep expertise in ESG and Human Rights Due Diligence, but also an empathy-led, practical approach that fits perfectly with the realities of Indian supply chains. Their ability to engage with our leadership and our shop-floor teams alike has helped us move beyond compliance and build sustainability into the way we do business.
For us, World of Gears is not just a consultant—they are trusted partners who have consistently guided us with clarity, integrity, and commitment to impact. They understand both global expectations and local ground realities, and that balance is what makes them invaluable to us."
Director, Virya Mobility 5.0
The CRT Japan always engages with rights-holders when conducting human rights due diligence for many Japanese companies. Having a strong local partner is indispensable for these direct dialogues with rights-holders.In India, the team led by Rishi has been completing missions based on the UN Guiding Principles. The CRT Japan is grateful for his work and looks forward to joining forces to serve as a bridge between India and Japan as good partners. We wish him continued success!
Executive Director,
Caux Roundtable Japan (CRT-JP)
“True supply chain due diligence is not merely knowing the pathways and origins of your goods, but also to understand and empathise with the rightsholders, cultures and environments that support this journey. Rishi and the team provide this in abundance, and with their hands on approach, deep knowledge and continued learning of so many industries, they not only provide a clear picture of your supply chain, but importantly the practical steps to address and remediate the many challenges that can found. I would highly recommend working with Rishi and World of Gears!”
Director, Sustainable Supply Global Sustainability
“As a supplier in the mint supply chain and owner of my company, I’ve worked with many consultants—but World of Gears felt different. They didn’t just bring us reports; they worked alongside us, listened to our challenges, and helped us find solutions that truly fit our business. What stood out most was their human approach—engaging directly with our workers, guiding our managers with patience, and making us feel like real partners. For the first time, sustainability felt less like a compliance demand and more like a way to strengthen both our business and our people.”
Stop hoping for compliance. Start driving impact.
Your next board meeting doesn't have to be another exercise in explaining audits reports. Instead, imagine presenting concrete progress, authentic stakeholder engagement, local capacity and a clear roadmap for sustainable growth.
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