Nico Roozen (1953-) is a
Dutch
economist
who, in collaboration with Frans van
der Hoff and ecumenical development agency Solidaridad, launched Max Havelaar, the first Fairtrade certification initiative
in 1988. Roozen played a key role in convincing several
major Dutch retailers to offer
Fairtrade goods, which later led to
the commercial success of
Fairtrade certification. On October
25, 2007, Nico Roozen received a Royal Honour (Officer in the Order
of Orange Nassau) for his dedication for years to Fairtrade.
In 1996, Roozen launched
AgroFair, the
first Fairtrade fruit company in Europe.
Nico
Roozen is today director of the Dutch development agency Solidaridad.
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