Here’s what that means...
We’ve been recertified as a B Corp under B Lab’s new, more rigorous standards. This is our home for why we do it, what it asks of us, and where to learn more.
Purposeful footwear. Independently verified.
MANIFESTO
We don’t have to. We choose to.
No one requires a footwear company to become a B Corp.
We do it because we make hiking footwear, and hiking depends on things worth protecting: wild places, open trails and the people who walk them.
We do it because saying we care is easy, and proving it is harder. B Corp Certification means an independent nonprofit checks our work, and keeps checking.
We do it because the bar keeps moving, and we intend to keep moving with it.
We’re proud to be a B Corp. We’re not done.
OUR STORY
From our first pair to our second certification.
Oboz was born in Bozeman, Montana, in 2007. When our very first pair sold, we planted a tree. We haven’t stopped since: that’s over 7 million trees and counting.
In 2023, we became a Certified B Corporation alongside our KMD Brands family, Kathmandu and Rip Curl.
In 2026, we recertified under B Lab’s new standards, known as V2. The old points score is gone. Now every company has to meet every requirement that applies to it, across seven Impact Topics, with new requirements added at Year 3 and Year 5. It’s a higher bar, and it’s built to keep rising.
WHAT IS A B CORP?
Certified B Corporations™, or B Corps™, are companies verified as meeting standards for social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.
The “B” stands for benefit: for people and the planet, not just shareholders. Certification is granted by B Lab, an independent nonprofit, and it evaluates the whole company, not individual products.
What B Corp measures. B Lab’s V2 standards look at how a company performs across seven Impact Topics. Here’s what each one covers.
Companies act in accordance with a defined purpose and embed stakeholder governance in decision making.
Companies provide good quality jobs and have positive workplace cultures.
Companies have inclusive and diverse workplaces and contribute to just and equitable communities.
Companies treat people with dignity and respect their human rights.
Companies take action to combat the climate crisis and its impacts.
Companies demonstrate environmental stewardship and contribute to the circular economy.
Companies play a leadership role in fostering shared understanding and implementing solutions.
The trails we test on belong to all of us. We work with The Conservation Alliance, Wild Montana and Gallatin Valley Land Trust to protect public lands and keep access open.
Since 2007, every pair helps plant trees. Today we plant with veritree, which tracks each planting with geo-tagged data and ongoing monitoring.
Hiking is better with more people on the trail, and more people who care about where it takes them.