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Its strongest result is on Investment, where it ranks 24th nationally and outperforms 93.3% of authorities. Innovation and Scaling sit close to the UK average, while ESG is the weakest pillar.",[103,104,105],"The composite score is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","Each score is an average across the authority's active companies, with corporate groups counted once. That approach means a smaller authority with highly active companies can score above a larger one, making comparisons between places of very different sizes meaningful.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so City of Edinburgh's 1,017 puts it fractionally ahead of the national benchmark. The likely range for the composite score is 1,009 to 1,025, which shows how much the score might shift with a slightly different mix of companies; a score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"innovation":107,"scaling":108,"investment":109,"esg":110},"Innovation covers patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector membership. City of Edinburgh ranks 119th of 361 authorities on this pillar, with a score 5 points below the UK benchmark, suggesting its companies are broadly in line with, but marginally behind, the national picture on these innovation signals.","Scaling captures whether companies are high-growth scaleups, their annualised headcount growth and accelerator participation. Edinburgh ranks 134th of 360 authorities, 6 points above the UK benchmark, placing it at the midpoint nationally and indicating its companies are adding staff at a pace that edges above the UK average.","Investment measures equity raisers, the value of equity raised and first-time raisers, all over the last five years. At 1,060, Edinburgh ranks 24th of 360 authorities and sits 60 points above the UK benchmark, outperforming 93.3% of authorities; this is clearly the pillar where its companies stand out most relative to the rest of the UK.","ESG covers clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and a not-for-profit proxy. Edinburgh's score of 985 sits 15 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 261st of 361 authorities, meaning it trails the majority of authorities on this pillar.","The chart below places City of Edinburgh's composite score alongside the other authorities in Scotland.",[113,116,119,122,125,128],{"question":114,"answer":115},"What is City of Edinburgh's overall Local Growth Index score?","City of Edinburgh scores 1,017 on the UK Local Growth Index, placing it 59th of 361 local authorities. That puts it 17 points above the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":117,"answer":118},"How does Edinburgh compare with the rest of Scotland?","Edinburgh ranks 5th of 32 Scottish authorities, scoring 25 points above the Scottish average of 992.",{"question":120,"answer":121},"Which pillar is strongest for City of Edinburgh?","Investment is Edinburgh's strongest pillar, with a score of 1,060 and a national rank of 24th out of 360 authorities, placing it in the top 10% in the UK on this measure.",{"question":123,"answer":124},"How many active companies are counted in City of Edinburgh?","The index covers 53,701 active companies in City of Edinburgh, with corporate groups counted once rather than as separate registered entities.",{"question":126,"answer":127},"What does the likely range on each score mean?","The likely range shows how much a score could shift with a slightly different mix of companies in the authority. A score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on; Edinburgh's composite range of 1,009 to 1,025 meets that threshold.",{"question":129,"answer":130},"Where is City of Edinburgh weakest on the Local Growth Index?","ESG is Edinburgh's lowest-scoring pillar at 985, which is 15 points below the UK benchmark and ranks 261st of 361 authorities. ESG covers clean energy, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and a not-for-profit proxy.","City of Edinburgh scores 1,017 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 59th of 361 authorities and 17 points above the UK benchmark. Investment is its standout pillar.",{"source":133,"cached":20,"generatedAt":134},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:42:36",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]