Ricco Fiorito is the winner of the Marc Cornelissen Brightlands Award 2022. Ricco Fiorito was presented the trophy by the Limburg representative Stephan Satijn (economy, Brightlands) during the Award Ceremony at Brightlands Smart Services Campus in the Dutch town of Heerlen. A cash prize of €35,000 is tied to the award, which is intended to further shape the winner’s circular ambitions.
Ricco Fiorito is the creator of the Cooloo concept, together with Leo Schraven. This is a technology that enables the (furniture) industry to manufacture in a more sustainable way. According to Cooloo, furniture is often difficult to repair or refurbish at the moment. Through the use of a combination of modelling techniques, the Cooloo concept is able to make furniture out of a single piece of material and conserve it. Cooloo is based in Wanssum.
Record
The 2022 edition of the award had a record number of applicants with a total of 28 participants. From that group, the jury selected 6 finalists for the pitch rounds. Out of these, 3 contenders for the award emerged. In addition to the winner, these were Linda Klunder and Max Dijkstra.
With Kumasi Drinks, Linda and her team are trying to combat food waste and waste in incomes by making honest soft drinks from the pulp of the cocoa fruit. Her proposition also draws attention to human rights.
Max Dijkstra aims to restore marine ecosystems on a large scale and in a climate-neutral way with ReefSystems. It focuses on solving destroyed habitats with the help of artificial reefs. Among other things, Max Dijkstra also wants to set up a C02-neutral reef restoration project in Zeeland.
Incentive award
The Marc Cornelissen Brightlands Award is an incentive award for talented sustainability pioneers who are committed to the world of tomorrow in the spirit of Marc Cornelissen. The award is made up of a memento and a cash prize of €35,000. The sum is intended to be spent on concrete activities that will help the winner take their project to the next stage.
Until his sudden death in 2015, Cornelissen had one passion as a professional adventurer: to fight climate change and protect our planet. He had the courage, leadership and entrepreneurship to explore other avenues to raise awareness of the importance of climate change and to support research on it.
Photo: Ricco Fiorito, winner of the Marc Cornelissen Brightlands Award 2022.
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