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It stands out most on ESG, at 1,079; its biggest opportunity is Scaling, at 960.",[86,87,88],"Babergh's scores are built from the area's 4,671 active companies, each measured on the same 16 characteristics.","The Local Growth Index scores every UK local authority on four pillars (Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG) using company-level data from the Beauhurst platform. Each measure is averaged across the area's companies, so a score reflects how active the typical local company is rather than how large the local economy is.","Every score is set against a fixed UK benchmark of 1,000, the score of the UK as a whole, so Babergh's 979 puts it 21 points below the UK. Its likely range, 961–997, shows how much the score could move with a slightly different mix of companies. A score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"innovation":90,"scaling":91,"investment":92,"esg":93},"Babergh sits in the upper half nationally on Innovation, ahead of 72.3% of authorities. The Innovation pillar measures how rooted local companies are in research and new technology: granted patents filed in the last 20 years, university spinouts, R&D grant funding won in the last five years, and the share of companies in innovative sectors or the eight IS-8 growth sectors.","Scaling is Babergh's clearest opportunity, scoring 960 (40 points below the UK). It currently outperforms 12.8% of authorities. The Scaling pillar looks past the startup phase: how many local companies are scaleups, how fast established companies are adding staff, and how many have attended an accelerator.","Babergh sits in the lower half nationally on Investment, ahead of 47.2% of authorities. The Investment pillar captures equity finance: how many local companies raised equity in the last five years, how much they raised, and how many raised for the first time.","ESG is Babergh's strongest pillar relative to other authorities, scoring 1,079 (79 points above the UK) and outperforming 82.5% of authorities nationally. The ESG pillar tracks clean energy and other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and the share of companies set up on a not-for-profit basis.","Babergh scores 12 points below the East of England score, and 5 points above the Suffolk score.",[96,99,102,105,108,111],{"question":97,"answer":98},"What is Babergh's Local Growth Score?","Babergh has a Local Growth Score of 979, ranking 164th of 361 authorities nationally. The UK as a whole scores 1,000. Its pillar scores are Innovation 1,003, Scaling 960, Investment 941, ESG 1,079.",{"question":100,"answer":101},"How is the Local Growth Score calculated?","Each company is measured on 16 characteristics, which are averaged across the area and compared with a fixed UK baseline. The results are combined into four pillar scores, and a composite weighted 30% each to Innovation, Scaling and Investment and 10% to ESG, on a scale where the UK scores 1,000.",{"question":103,"answer":104},"What is Babergh's strongest economic pillar?","Relative to other authorities, ESG is Babergh's strongest pillar at 1,079, placing Babergh in the top 20% of UK local authorities on that pillar.",{"question":106,"answer":107},"Where does Babergh have the most room to improve?","Scaling is Babergh's weakest pillar relative to other authorities, at 960, 40 points below the UK benchmark. It is the clearest opportunity for local economic development.",{"question":109,"answer":110},"How does Babergh compare to the rest of Suffolk?","Babergh ranks 2nd of the 5 authorities in Suffolk, scoring 5 points above the county score. The next-highest-scoring authority in the county is Mid Suffolk, on 991.",{"question":112,"answer":113},"How many active companies are based in Babergh?","Babergh has 4,671 active, non-dormant companies with their head office there. Every measure in the Local Growth Index is averaged across these companies.","Babergh scores 979 on the UK Local Growth Index, where the UK is 1,000, ranking 164th of 361 local authorities. Powered by Beauhurst data.",{"source":116,"cached":21,"generatedAt":117},"template","2026-10-20 10:36:43",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]