The Secretary General of the CARO Center participated in the annual Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers (GAIL) Summit, held in Mexico City from October 13 to 15, 2025, as part of the Center's partnership with this organization.

Marie-Camille Pitton was accompanied by Sarah Ellington, Partner at Watson Farley & Williams and a member of GAIL's UK Board of Directors.

This international event brought together lawyers from around the world who share a common conviction: law can serve as a catalyst for positive transformation, fostering a fairer, more sustainable, and more inclusive future.

Viewing legal practice through the lens of impact law proved particularly insightful. This approach encourages legal professionals to assess the consistency of their work with their core values, while identifying the adjustments needed to strengthen their contribution to society.

The Summit's program was structured around three thematic days:

• Day 1: Regional focus on Latin America, highlighting the region's specific legal challenges and innovations;
• Day 2: Practical seminar bringing together lawyers, academics, and business actors to co-develop operational tools;
• Day 3: Legal conference dedicated to new regulatory frameworks and governance models designed to generate positive impact.

Among the topics discussed were artificial intelligence and justice, legal innovation, outcome-based contracts, community empowerment, nature-related projects, and the future of legal education.

During the Summit, the Secretary General of the CARO Center had the honor of taking part in the panel “Contracting for Impact and Fair Value Distribution”, moderated by Juan Diego Mujica Filippi, alongside several international experts.

Discussions focused on ways to strengthen impact throughout the entire life cycle of a contract — from integrating stakeholders' interests at the drafting stage, to building trust and adopting new collaborative models such as relational contracting, and finally to enforcement and dispute resolution through the lens of arbitration.

On this latter point, Marie-Camille Pitton emphasized that significant progress still needs to be made. Social and environmental considerations remain relatively new to the field of international arbitration, raising complex challenges in commercial dispute resolution and often standing in contrast to the case law developed by investment arbitration tribunals.

This discussion highlighted the need for a continued evolution of contractual and arbitral practices to better integrate the principles of impact law, in support of a more responsible and equitable global economy.

More broadly, this participation helped strengthen dialogue on the CARO Center's role in promoting modern, collaborative, and impact-driven methods of dispute resolution, serving the development of the Greater Caribbean region.