Developing Connections
Protector or Polluter?: Environmental Impacts of Remittances
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Farid Makhlouf
As remittances are largely viewed as potential factor of financial development and economic growth, their role in polluting the environment cannot be denied. In this paper, we investigate the environmental effect of migrant remittance in the global south. By using panel data of 37 countries in the southern hemisphere from 1980 to 2014, results show that remittances worsen the environment. We, therefore, support the remittances-led emission hypothesis. Interestingly, we found that the inflows of remittances do not affect CO2 emissions directly, but indirectly through household consumption, private investment, urbanization and importations. Our results deeply suggest that policymakers in the South should (1) consider remittances as a policy instrument to design strategies related to sustainable and responsible investing, and (2) channel remittances into green consumptions and investments.
Social Economy Organizations in France that Decided to Become Purpose-Driven
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Victor Combes
This communication focuses on French social economy (SE) organizations that decided to become purpose-driven by adopting the French quality of "société à mission". Indeed, the movement of SE in France aims at becoming recognized as a model adapted to the current and future stakes. However it includes some very different types of organizations : mutual societies, associations, cooperatives, foundations and, since 2014 (Law hamon), some comercial companies that respect the principles of SE. Thanks to a partnership established with the French Observatory of société à mission, we've had access to those organizations from SE that became Sociétés à Mission. This communication tries to give an answer to the folloqing question : which SE organizations are adopting this quality and how are they using it? The first results will be exposed and discussed.
