1. Sustainability Assessment Methodology
2012

2. SAM Foundations
 Overlaping scenarios: from an industrial economy to
an economy based on knowledge & services.
 Stakeholders demand for a triple bottom line
framework: economic results + social results +
environmental results.
 Market inducement to responsible investments
projects.

3. SAM Purpose
 To monitor the socio-economic environment of the cities
of Baixada Fluminense in order to formulate and
implement development policies and integrated actions
that lead to sustainable results:
 Effectiveness and Business Efficiency
 Employment and income generation
 Employability
 Professional training and retention
 Citizenship empowerment
 Access and Satisfaction
 Governance and Steering
 Optimization / Public management appraisal

4. Benchmark
 KAM Knowledge Assessment Methodology (World Bank)
 109 Countries
 146 Variables
 4 Perspectives
 Comparative
 Interactive
 Information website
 Open & permanent forum
 Structural and qualitative information network
 Communities of practices

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10. SAM Key features
 Recognizes the integration of various kinds of
variables that characterize the complexity of policy
formulation and management of public affairs.
 Balance the perspectives related to the interests of
various stakeholders struggling for scarce resources
and investments.
 Encompass 13 cities of the region surrounding the city
of Rio de Janeiro: 4 million people.
 Economics, Legality, Education, Innovation, ICT,
Diversity, Labor, Health: 100 to 110 variables.

11. SAM Deployment
 The SAM Monitor
 Regional Development Center of Baixada Fluminense
 Training center: under graduate & specialization
programs for public & 3rd sector officers
 Multimedia production center
 Regional sustainability webportal
 Alumni services
 Consulting “jr. company”
 Pilot IT based management tools company incubator

12. The SAM monitor
Dynamic Frontier

13. The SAM monitor
Dimensions
Cities
Footprint
Scores

14. SAM Expected results
 Sustainability critical indicators
 Causalities for local development
 Longitudinal analysis
 Compared cases
 Prospective view  T&D Programs
 Sector / Cluster landscapes  Capacity improvement
 Lessons learned  Technological poles/clusters
 Foreign direct investments
 Public & PrivatePartnership

15. Thank you for your attention !
José Francisco Rezende DSc.
Strategy and Performance Management
rezende.jose@unigranrio.br
maisbaixada@unigranrio.com.br