mountainFLOW, a provider of eco-friendly ski wax, is now a certified B-Corporation and all of the company’s products also are certified bio-based by the USDA. Launched in 2016 with the mission to offer an alternative to environmentally harmful petroleum-based waxes, mountainFLOW specializes in skin waxes and plant-based glide waxes. Based in Carbondale, Colo., mountainFLOW claimed three awards at the 2020 Outdoor Retailer Snow Show in Denver on the strength of its line of Hot Wax, including the coveted Gear of the Show award from Outside.
The company’s certification of B-Corp status elevates mountainFLOW into a select group of companies legally required to consider the impact of their decisions on their workers, customers, suppliers, community and the environment. B-Corp status is the only certification that measures a company’s entire social and environmental performance, said the brand, and other celebrated B-Corp companies include Patagonia, Kleen Kanteen and Allbirds.
USDA-certified bio-based products are derived from plants and other renewable agricultural, marine and forestry materials and provide an alternative to conventional petroleum derived products. Biobased products do not include food, feed or fuel.
“We are super stoked on both the B-Corp and USDA certifications,” said mountainFLOW founder and CEO Peter Arlein. “The tenets of both certifications have always been a crucial part of our business plan and brand identity. However, to have these efforts validated by respected third-party organizations is really cool.”
