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Its strongest result is on ESG, where it sits in the top third of all authorities. Investment is the area where it trails the UK most noticeably.",[88,89,90],"The composite score for East Suffolk is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","Each score is averaged across the authority's active companies, with corporate groups counted once. That approach means a small authority with active, high-growth companies can score just as highly as a much larger one, making comparisons between very different places fair.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000 on the fixed benchmark, so East Suffolk's composite of 973 places it just below the national average. The likely range of 961 to 985 shows how much the score could move with a slightly different mix of companies; because that range is narrow enough to rely on, the score is published here.",{"innovation":92,"scaling":93,"investment":94,"esg":95},"Innovation is scored on patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tagging and IS-8 sector tagging. East Suffolk's Innovation score of 965 sits 35 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 204th of 361 authorities, suggesting its companies are somewhat less active on these innovation measures than the national average.","Scaling captures scaleup status, headcount growth and accelerator participation. At 1,000, East Suffolk is exactly level with the UK benchmark on this pillar, ranking 159th of 360 authorities. Companies here are adding staff and achieving high-growth signals at a rate in line with the national picture.","Investment measures equity raising activity: whether companies have raised equity in the last five years, the value of that equity, and whether any raise was a company's first ever. East Suffolk's Investment score of 931 is 69 points below the UK benchmark, the authority's weakest pillar, ranking 232nd of 360. Equity investment into local companies is relatively limited compared with the national average.","ESG covers clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. East Suffolk's ESG score of 1,043 is 43 points above the UK benchmark, ranking 107th of 361 authorities and placing it in the top third nationally. This is the pillar on which East Suffolk most clearly outperforms the UK average.","The chart below compares East Suffolk's composite score with those of its neighbouring authorities in Suffolk.",[98,101,104,107,110,113],{"question":99,"answer":100},"What is East Suffolk's score on the UK Local Growth Index?","East Suffolk scores 973, placing it 194th of 361 local authorities and 27 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":102,"answer":103},"How does East Suffolk compare with the rest of Suffolk?","East Suffolk ranks 4th of 5 authorities in Suffolk and scores 1 point below the county average of 974. The closest-scoring authority in the county is Mid Suffolk, which scores 991.",{"question":105,"answer":106},"Which pillar is East Suffolk strongest on?","ESG is East Suffolk's strongest pillar, with a score of 1,043, which is 43 points above the UK benchmark and ranks 107th of 361 authorities.",{"question":108,"answer":109},"Where does East Suffolk score lowest?","Investment is East Suffolk's weakest pillar at 931, which is 69 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 232nd of 360 authorities.",{"question":111,"answer":112},"How many companies are counted in East Suffolk's score?","The index counts 10,324 active companies in East Suffolk, with corporate groups counted once rather than as separate registered entities.",{"question":114,"answer":115},"How does East Suffolk compare with the East of England region?","East Suffolk scores 18 points below the East of England regional average of 991, ranking 22nd of 45 authorities in the region.","East Suffolk scores 973 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 194th of 361 authorities. See how it performs across Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG.",{"source":118,"cached":21,"generatedAt":119},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:53:40",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]