# Kekén Recognized for Animal Welfare and Diversity Leadership in Latin America

Mexican firm Kekén received global awards for animal welfare, sustainability, and diversity leadership at a Latin American symposium.

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Kekén, a company based in Yucatán, Mexico, received three awards from CloverLeaf Animal Welfare Systems for its animal welfare model applied in its facilities. [^1]

President Claudia Sheinbaum's administration proposed reforms to the Foreign Investment Law to grant the National Commission for Foreign Investments (CNIE) authority to review, condition, or block foreign acquisitions of more than 49% of Mexican companies in strategic sectors. [^2]

Francisco Canché Estrada, supervisor of Processes and Biosecurity at Kekén, received the distinction for 'Animal Welfare Leader'. [^3]

Kekén was awarded the distinction for 'Leader in Diversity and Inclusion' and the 'CloverLeaf Award for Animal Welfare and Sustainability'. [^4]

Temple Grandin visited Kekén's facilities in Yucatán in 2024, where she observed the company's program for employing people with disabilities. [^5]

The CNIE will apply strict national security criteria to a broad catalog of sectors that could be expanded, including infrastructure, energy, transportation, health, communications, mining, data, aerospace, defense, and sensitive installations. [^6]

The initiative follows a memorandum signed in December 2023 by then Finance Secretary Rogelio Ramírez de la O and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to develop a joint foreign investment control regime similar to the US CFIUS. [^7]

The proposal specifically incorporates artificial intelligence, robotics, semiconductors, cybersecurity, aerospace and defense technologies, energy storage, quantum and nuclear technology, nanotechnology, and biotechnology. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Kekén, a company based in Yucatán, Mexico, received three awards from CloverLeaf Animal Welfare Systems for its animal welfare model applied in its facilities. (Diario de Yucatán, News)
2. President Claudia Sheinbaum's administration proposed reforms to the Foreign Investment Law to grant the National Commission for Foreign Investments (CNIE) authority to review, condition, or block foreign acquisitions of more than 49% of Mexican companies in strategic sectors. (El Heraldo de México, News)
3. Francisco Canché Estrada, supervisor of Processes and Biosecurity at Kekén, received the distinction for 'Animal Welfare Leader'. (Diario de Yucatán, News)
4. Kekén was awarded the distinction for 'Leader in Diversity and Inclusion' and the 'CloverLeaf Award for Animal Welfare and Sustainability'. (Diario de Yucatán, News)
5. Temple Grandin visited Kekén's facilities in Yucatán in 2024, where she observed the company's program for employing people with disabilities. (Diario de Yucatán, News)
6. The CNIE will apply strict national security criteria to a broad catalog of sectors that could be expanded, including infrastructure, energy, transportation, health, communications, mining, data, aerospace, defense, and sensitive installations. (El Heraldo de México, News)
7. The initiative follows a memorandum signed in December 2023 by then Finance Secretary Rogelio Ramírez de la O and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to develop a joint foreign investment control regime similar to the US CFIUS. (El Heraldo de México, News)
8. The proposal specifically incorporates artificial intelligence, robotics, semiconductors, cybersecurity, aerospace and defense technologies, energy storage, quantum and nuclear technology, nanotechnology, and biotechnology. (El Heraldo de México, News)

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