Mapa Sustina

How are organizations scored and tiered on Mapa?

Each listing is scored on a matrix that assesses it on five criteria: material flow, social equity, ecological impact, governance & learning, economic architecture.

Emerging
Active entities successfully divert waste, repair goods, or extend product life, but lack formal documentation for fair labor, verified downstream processing, or transparent management. They execute the physical work of the circular economy without the structural safeguards required for systemic scale.

Established
These enterprises operate documented circular systems with documents submitted and/or public information on material tracking and formal operational standards. They have scaled beyond basic waste collection into reliable, transparent models ready for formal supply chain partnerships and investment.

Sustina Certified
Regenerative benchmarks. These organizations transcend waste reduction to actively restore ecological and social systems. They feature fully mapped material cycles, verifiable community equity, and revenue models entirely decoupled from resource extraction, serving as models for industry-wide scaling and policy advocacy.