Career
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.
