Your partner for On-Ground
Supplier risk assessments and improvements

World of Gears partners with European and Japanese companies to understand what's really happening in their Indian supply chains, and what to do about it.

We help you understand what's actually happening in your Indian supply chain, and what to do about it.

Our Track Record

25+

Years of practical supply chain implementation experience

100+

ESG and HRDD implementation projects across 17 countries

Advised global think-tanks on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

Former Hewlett Packard supply chain leader who understands how MNCs and their supply chains really work

20+

Human Rights Impact Assessments

10,000+

Managers and Workers trained

Our founder Rishi Sher Singh holds an engineering degree and an MBA. In practice, that means he can read a factory floor and a procurement requirements with equal fluency, and talk to a supplier operations director in terms they find credible, not just in the language of compliance.

Partnered with CRT Japan to support Japanese corporations in Indian supply chains

Over 25 years, he has:

  • Led more than 100 ESG and HRDD projects across 17 countries, from factories to farms
  • Designed Hewlett-Packard's first supplier capability programme
  • Trained more than 10,000 managers, supervisors, and workers in responsible business practice
  • Advised global think-tanks on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
  • Partnered with CRT Japan to support Japanese corporations in Indian supply chains

He holds an engineering degree and an MBA. In practice, that means he can read a factory floor and a procurement requirements with equal fluency — and talk to a supplier operations director in terms they find credible, not just in the language of compliance.

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"I started on Indian factory floors before I knew what 'HRDD' & 'ESG' stood for.
People tell you the truth when they trust you, and trust takes time, patience, and showing up in person.
That's really all I do, show up, listen properly, and stay long enough for the conversation that matters to happen."
— Rishi Sher Singh, Founder · World of Gears

OUR VISION & MISSION

Better businesses, stronger suppliers, better outcomes for people and planet, that's what we're building toward.

Practically, that means helping you understand what's happening in your Indian supply chain, and bridging the distance between headquarters and suppliers so risks are understood and change lasts.

HOW WE WORK

Shaped by Indian principles of honest work, dignity, and Sarbat da Bhala, the wellbeing of all.

Practical Before Perfect

If it can't work in the real world, it isn't useful. We ask: can this actually be done?

Co-Create, Not Prescribe

Lasting change needs ownership. You and your suppliers build the solution together with us.

Be the Bridge

Headquarters and suppliers. Sustainability and Procurement. Progress starts when each side understands the other.

Our Team

World of Gears is deliberately small & impactful.

Around Rishi, we bring in specialists as your situation calls for them, human rights and worker engagement, gender, ESG systems, sector expertise, plus a wider circle of advisors who challenge our thinking, so you stay close to the people doing the work, not buried under layers of project management.

Rishi Sher Singh

Founder

Hiroshi Ishida

Japan Partner & Advisor

Samson S

Senior Consultant

Suneel Kumar

Senior Consultant

Deeptin Mittal

Senior Consultant

Daniel Schönfelder

Mentor (Germany)

Dave Runganaikaloo

Senior Advisor (UK)

We're hiring

Sustainability Associate

Full-time, India, with regular travel to supplier sites. We're looking for someone who'd rather learn on a factory floor than from a spreadsheet.

Apply

Let's Talk
On How To Improve Your Suppliers

Tell us what you're dealing with, entering India, an audit finding that won't go away, or a supplier relationship that needs to change. We'll give you an honest view of where the real challenge sits, and whether we're the right people to help.

30 Minutes, No Obligation.

Come as you are. There's nothing to prepare and nothing being sold.

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