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Business companies have entered the sustainable development to achieve growth in the market in which they operate and remain in the long term, as well as the generation of higher income. The objective of the present study is to correlate the environmental strategies as support for assessment and financial return of the Brazilian energy sector companies that are listed in the corporate sustainability Index (ISE) in the Bolsa de Valores Bovespa/BMF. For this correlation analysis, we used the Data Envelopment Analysis DEA, to perform the assessment of efficiency through the classic border and construction of a combined index ranking, with statistical analysis conducted by SPSS, with the data from the 10 companies in the energy sector used in the research. For analysis of environmental strategies, analyzed all the Yearbooks published, through a qualitative analysis. As a result, was raised a ranking of companies which presents the company Light S/A as the most efficient financial and environmental correlation. Is also a general survey of the main strategies used by each company, in order to contribute to a sustainable actions alignment to the State of national art.

This study illustrates the process of program evaluation using a logic model. Guided by the Transtheoretical Model of Change and a logic model, this study evaluated the effectiveness of a Retirement and Savings Seminar by measuring participant (n = 54) satisfaction, financial knowledge, financial confidence, and financial behavior change compared to a similar group of 134 non-participants. Participants were very satisfied with the seminar. Their financial knowledge and confidence scores significantly increased from pretest to posttest. Financial knowledge and confidence scores improved more than the comparison group while controlling for group differences in age, income, and pretest scores. Two months later, participants were more likely than the comparison group to have adopted positive financial behaviors as measured by the Financial Preparedness for Retirement Scale. Financial educators can use this study as a model for planning, conducting, and evaluating their programs

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) uses financial analysis and evaluation of implementing and executing agencies and projects as tools for the prudent use of its resources. This Technical Guidance Note describes ADB's requirements and good practices for financial analysis and evaluation of sovereign projects, and identifies measures for ensuring that ADB-supported investments are financially viable and sustainable. It also provides a sound analytical framework for assessing if agencies are financially capable of implementing and sustainably operating and maintaining an ADB project so it can achieve the intended development impact over its economic life. Robust financial analysis and evaluation allow ADB and implementing and executing agencies to identify and agree on actions that enhance their financial capacity, strengthening developing member countries' overall governance and institutional capacity—one of ADB's operational priorities in its Strategy 2030.

A worldwide financial crisis of enormous magnitude continues to unfold rapidly. Unlike other crises in recent decades, the current episode is rooted in industrial countries' financial systems and is affecting low-income and middle-income countries (MICs) alike. Defaults on securitized sub-prime mortgages as a real estate market bubble burst led to failures or near-failures of several large financial institutions and a collapse of inter-bank and commercial paper markets. A tightening of credit, combined with declining consumer confidence, has brought on worldwide recession with growing unemployment, and many fear that the downturn will be severe and protracted. At the same time, the rapidly multiplying signs of contraction are prompting strong responses, including fiscal stimulus packages and reductions in benchmark lending rates, on the part of several of the affected developed countries. The Bank Group is well placed to help mitigate the impact of the current crisis with financing and advisory services, and its clients are already requesting increased support. A rapid, high-quality response that combines financial and advisory support can do much to ease the inevitable ramifications of the crisis. Lessons from evaluations of previous Bank Group responses to past crises can help inform the response to the current crisis in order to increase its effectiveness.

This report describes the development of a set of recommended outcome indicators that can be used by organizations engaged in financial education. The outcome indicators comprise the first phase of a two-year project led by Prosper Canada and funded by the Canadian Bankers Association to strengthen the evaluation of financial literacy programs in Canada. The project is a collaboration between Prosper Canada, the Government of Canada (led by the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC), and the Canadian Bankers Association (CBA).