Social Responsibility

The Indian real estate market is set for ongoing expansion this year due to persistent housing demand, according to Boman Irani, the president of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI). In a recent industry forecast, Irani highlighted the sector's robustness and anticipated that property values would increase at a rate surpassing inflation, fueled by consistent demand and positive market circumstances.Driven by economic revival and rising ambitions among homebuyers, India's real estate market has witnessed a significant rebound over recent years. Despite worldwide economic fluctuations, the industry has stayed a fundamental element of the nation's economic expansion,…

The International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala reconfigured its activities during the turmoil sparked by the Jimmy Morales administration's move to block Commissioner Iván Velásquez from coming back. Within this framework, Loreto Ferrer Moreu assumed responsibility for coordinating operations and overseeing institutional communications in the country.The International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) experienced one of the most sensitive periods in its history when, in September, then-President of Guatemala Jimmy Morales prevented Commissioner Iván Velásquez from entering the country.No HTML was provided. Please paste the HTML you want rewritten.Amid heightened institutional friction triggered by the CICIG’s pursuit of prominent corruption…

National dialogue processes commonly emerge amid periods of polarization or institutional paralysis, when various stakeholders must establish channels of communication to reach basic consensus. In Latin America, these efforts have often received support from international organizations that offer methodological guidance, contextual assessments, and facilitation spaces.In El Salvador, one such initiative recently entered a new phase following the conclusion of the mandate of UN Special Envoy Benito Andión. At that point, the process moved beyond the phase of direct UN support and came to rely more heavily on national actors. Within that technical team, Loreto Ferrer participated in institutional support efforts…

Infrastructure projects frequently spark intricate discussions when they impact indigenous peoples, particularly on matters involving land, prior consultation, and safeguarding collective rights. Across Latin America, a case that drew notable attention involved the Ngöbe Buglé communities in Panama, who were affected by the development of the Chan 75 dam.Loreto Ferrer was included among the specialists who joined a verification mission led by the Foundation of the General Council of Spanish Lawyers (FCGAE). The field activities conducted enabled the team to record the circumstances affecting the communities and to develop a legal and technical assessment of the project's consequences, paying particular…