ASCALAPHA

Certified B Corporation
Standards version

1.6

Headquarters

Mexico City, Mexico

Certified Since

February 2026

Industry

Other/general wholesale trade

Sector

Wholesale/Retail

Operates In

Mexico

Ascalapha es una empresa social de diseño que desarrolla reconocimientos, regalos corporativos y proyectos personalizados en colaboración con comunidades artesanales en México. Integra diseño estratégico, ingeniería de producto y procesos artesanales para conectar marcas con talleres bajo esquemas de trabajo formales y de largo plazo. A través de cada proyecto genera ingresos sostenidos, promueve el uso responsable de materiales y desarrolla piezas con impacto social y ambiental medible. Concibe el diseño como una herramienta de transformación: activa economías locales, dignifica procesos y construye relaciones comerciales más justas.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, ASCALAPHA earned an overall score of 88.2. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
88.2
88.2 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 16.0

Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.

Mission & Engagement3.0
Ethics & Transparency3.0
+ Mission Locked10

What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.


Workers 19.3

Workers evaluates a company’s contributions to its employees’ financial security, health & safety, wellness, career development, and engagement & satisfaction. In addition, this section recognizes business models designed to benefit workers, such as companies that are at least 40% owned by non-executive employees and those that have workforce development programs to support individuals with barriers to employment.

Financial Security1.4
Health, Wellness, & Safety7.2
Career Development2.5
Engagement & Satisfaction5.7

Community 24.5

Community evaluates a company’s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity & inclusion, economic impact, civic engagement, charitable giving, and supply chain management. In addition, this section recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems, such as poverty alleviation through fair trade sourcing or distribution via microenterprises, producer cooperative models, locally focused economic development, and formal charitable giving commitments.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion5.3
Economic Impact8.0
Civic Engagement & Giving2.6
Supply Chain Management0.7
+ Supply Chain Poverty Alleviation4.3

What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.


Environment 16.1

Environment evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, when applicable its supply chain and distribution channels. This section also recognizes companies with environmentally innovative production processes and those that sell products or services that have a positive environmental impact. Some examples might include products and services that create renewable energy, reduce consumption or waste, conserve land or wildlife, provide less toxic alternatives to the market, or educate people about environmental problems.

Environmental Management5.3
Air & Climate6.6
Water0.9
Land & Life2.8

Customers 12.1

Customers evaluates a company’s stewardship of its customers through the quality of its products and services, ethical marketing, data privacy and security, and feedback channels. In addition, this section recognizes products or services that are designed to address a particular social problem for or through its customers, such as health or educational products, arts & media products, serving underserved customers/clients, and services that improve the social impact of other businesses or organizations.

Customer Stewardship3.4
+ Arts, Media, & Culture8.7

What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.



Additional Documentation

REPORTE DE IMPACTO 2023

REPORTE DE IMPACTO 2024