Councils, whether they are district or county, are increasingly under scrutiny to provide data on environmental, social and governance (ESG) in their region. Local authorities looking to monitor sustainability progress, attract investments into the area, or identify where improvements are needed require robust, accurate, and up-to-date information about their local business ecosystem.
We’ve integrated ESG signals into our platform data to help councils make these kinds of data-driven decisions. Figures can feel very abstract until you see them in action, so we’ve revealed three local authority rankings to offer a clearer picture of what ESG data can be used for.
What ESG data do we track?
We introduced ESG signals to our dataset because they will soon become essential. ESG data provides vital insights that can drive growth, help mitigate risks and create a positive impact on the environment and society.
The ranking methodology
The purpose of this ranking is to provide a snapshot view of where each local authority ranks compares. We ranked local authorities by the number of active companies that hit one of the nine ESG signals. The businesses are all headquartered in the UK. This data was extracted from the Beauhurst platform in November 2023.
