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Its ESG pillar is a clear standout, placing it 5th nationally. Innovation, Scaling and Investment all sit modestly below the UK benchmark.",[104,105,106],"The composite score is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","Each score is calculated as an average across active companies in the area, with corporate groups counted once. This means a smaller authority with highly active companies can score above a larger one, making the index a fair comparison between authorities of very different sizes.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so Powys's composite of 993 places it just below that benchmark. The likely range of 975 to 1,011 shows how much the score could shift with a slightly different mix of companies; a score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"innovation":108,"scaling":109,"investment":110,"esg":111},"Innovation is measured using granted patent families, academic spinout status, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector classification. Powys ranks 146th of 361 authorities on this pillar, scoring 17 points below the UK benchmark, outperforming 59.6% of authorities.","The Scaling pillar captures whether companies are high-growth scaleups, their headcount growth rate and whether they have attended an accelerator. Powys ranks 210th of 360 on Scaling, 11 points below the UK benchmark, and it is the authority's lowest-scoring pillar.","Investment covers equity raising activity, the value of equity raised and first-time equity raisers over the last five years. At 59 points below the UK benchmark and ranked 193rd of 360, this is the pillar with the largest gap to the national average for Powys.","ESG measures activity across clean energy, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals and a not-for-profit proxy. Powys ranks 5th of 361 authorities here, scoring 194 points above the UK benchmark, outperforming 98.6% of authorities. This is by far the authority's strongest pillar and a distinctive feature of its business economy.","The chart below compares Powys's composite score and pillar scores against its neighbours in Wales.",[114,117,120,123,126,129],{"question":115,"answer":116},"How does Powys rank among UK local authorities?","Powys ranks 119th of 361 UK local authorities on the Local Growth Index, with a composite score of 993, placing it 7 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":118,"answer":119},"How does Powys compare to other Welsh authorities?","Powys ranks 10th of 22 Welsh authorities, scoring 3 points below the Wales average of 996. Cardiff leads the Wales rankings with a score of 1,047.",{"question":121,"answer":122},"What is Powys's strongest area in the Local Growth Index?","ESG is Powys's strongest pillar by a considerable margin, ranking 5th of 361 authorities and scoring 194 points above the UK benchmark. It outperforms 98.6% of all UK local authorities on this measure.",{"question":124,"answer":125},"What does the ESG pillar measure?","The ESG pillar measures company-level signals across clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance indicators, and a not-for-profit proxy based on company structure.",{"question":127,"answer":128},"How many active companies are counted in Powys?","The index covers 5,368 active companies in Powys, with corporate groups counted once rather than as separate registered entities.",{"question":130,"answer":131},"What does the likely range mean for Powys's score?","The likely range of 975 to 1,011 shows how much the composite score could move with a slightly different mix of companies. Scores are only published when this range is narrow enough to rely on.","Powys ranks 119th of 361 UK local authorities on the Local Growth Index, scoring 993. Its ESG pillar ranks 5th nationally, 194 points above the UK benchmark.",{"source":134,"cached":20,"generatedAt":135},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:47:22",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]