WOTR Launches Consulting Forum to Support CSR and Sustainable Development Initiatives

Pune, November 21, 2025: The Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) has launched the WOTR Consulting Forum (WCF), a specialised consulting arm designed to help organisations build data-driven and impactful programmes in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), sustainability, and rural development.

WOTR, known for its three decades of work in watershed management, climate resilience, and livelihood enhancement, aims to extend its on-ground expertise to corporates, NGOs, government agencies, and community bodies such as Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) through the new initiative.

WCF will offer consulting services across six areas: strategy and applied research, programme design and project implementation, process and systems optimisation, monitoring and evaluation, capacity building and institutional development, and market linkages with technology access. The platform also plans to help FPCs strengthen governance, improve operational efficiency, and expand market connections.

Additionally, WCF is working on carbon-credit and social enterprise models aimed at supporting farmers and organisations in adopting regenerative and climate-positive practices aligned with long-term sustainability goals.

Sandip Jadhav, Director, WOTR Consulting Forum, said:  “Corporate Social Responsibility and sustainability initiatives today reflect a strong commitment to creating positive change. To help organisations, especially those new to CSR, achieve deeper and more consistent impact, WCF brings together WOTR’s extensive and wide-ranging experience with strategic consulting expertise. Our approach ensures that every rupee invested in CSR and sustainability translates into measurable, lasting, and inclusive development outcomes.”

According to WOTR, all profits generated by WCF will be reinvested into community development programmes, ensuring financial sustainability directly contributes to social outcomes.

WCF has already completed several early assignments, including GIS and ESG training for employees of a leading cotton sector company in Pune, developing a monitoring and evaluation framework for organic farming for FPCs in partnership with a Government of India body, and designing certification systems to help farmer groups earn premium prices for organic produce.

By integrating market-centric approaches with social development goals, WOTR’s new consulting arm aims to create scalable models that strengthen organisational capacity and widen the impact of CSR and sustainability interventions across India.