diff --git a/stix2/core.py b/stix2/core.py
index be2a53d..0271e34 100644
--- a/stix2/core.py
+++ b/stix2/core.py
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ def parse(data, allow_custom=False):
     """Deserialize a string or file-like object into a STIX object.
 
     Args:
-        data: The STIX 2 string to be parsed.
+        data (str, dict, file-like object): The STIX 2 content to be parsed.
         allow_custom (bool): Whether to allow custom properties or not. Default: False.
 
     Returns:
         An instantiated Python STIX object.
-    """
 
+    """
     obj = get_dict(data)
 
     if 'type' not in obj:
@@ -96,6 +96,6 @@ def parse(data, allow_custom=False):
 
 def _register_type(new_type):
     """Register a custom STIX Object type.
-    """
 
+    """
     OBJ_MAP[new_type._type] = new_type
diff --git a/stix2/environment.py b/stix2/environment.py
index 96726a4..8e24c9b 100644
--- a/stix2/environment.py
+++ b/stix2/environment.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import copy
 
+from .core import parse as _parse
 from .sources import CompositeDataSource, DataSource, DataStore
 
 
@@ -149,3 +150,7 @@ class Environment(object):
         except AttributeError:
             raise AttributeError('Environment has no data sink to put objects in')
     add.__doc__ = DataStore.add.__doc__
+
+    def parse(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return _parse(*args, **kwargs)
+    parse.__doc__ = _parse.__doc__
diff --git a/stix2/test/test_environment.py b/stix2/test/test_environment.py
index 26fd1b4..0871bb5 100644
--- a/stix2/test/test_environment.py
+++ b/stix2/test/test_environment.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import pytest
 import stix2
 
 from .constants import (FAKE_TIME, IDENTITY_ID, IDENTITY_KWARGS, INDICATOR_ID,
-                        INDICATOR_KWARGS)
+                        INDICATOR_KWARGS, MALWARE_ID)
 
 
 def test_object_factory_created_by_ref_str():
@@ -164,3 +164,25 @@ def test_environment_datastore_and_no_object_factory():
     env = stix2.Environment(store=stix2.MemoryStore())
     ind = env.create(stix2.Indicator, id=INDICATOR_ID, **INDICATOR_KWARGS)
     assert ind.id == INDICATOR_ID
+
+
+def test_parse_malware():
+    env = stix2.Environment()
+    data = """{
+        "type": "malware",
+        "id": "malware--fedcba98-7654-3210-fedc-ba9876543210",
+        "created": "2017-01-01T12:34:56.000Z",
+        "modified": "2017-01-01T12:34:56.000Z",
+        "name": "Cryptolocker",
+        "labels": [
+            "ransomware"
+        ]
+    }"""
+    mal = env.parse(data)
+
+    assert mal.type == 'malware'
+    assert mal.id == MALWARE_ID
+    assert mal.created == FAKE_TIME
+    assert mal.modified == FAKE_TIME
+    assert mal.labels == ['ransomware']
+    assert mal.name == "Cryptolocker"