The Suber Cork Second Life project has won the C-IDEA Golden Award 2022 - one of Australia’s most prestigious annual design awards. After a meticulous selection process involving 48 jurors from 37 different countries, the international jury awarded the top prize to Amorim Cork Italia’s initiative which, since 2019, has offered a second life to recycled cork stoppers. This distinction is one of many awards that the project has received around the world, in recognition of its added value, through the combination of social responsibility, circular economy practices and the 3Rs policy.
The Suber Cork Second Life project stems from the ETICO programme, launched in 2011 by Amorim Cork Italia, which has 6,000 cork stopper collection points for recycling, more than 1,000 tons of cork stoppers collected and around 1,000 volunteers. The cork stoppers are initially transformed into small granules which, after being combined with other materials, give life to new objects. The C-IDEA Golden Award seeks to promote talent in a wide range of categories, that include communication design, industrial design or interior design, among other design disciplines.
The C-IDEA Golden Award recognises outstanding design with social value and also aims to create opportunities for cooperation among design professionals, fostering synergies, knowledge sharing and the discovery of new creative approaches.
