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Its strongest result is a standout ESG score that ranks 9th nationally. Innovation is the relative weak point, sitting 41 points below the UK average.",[107,108,109],"West Devon's composite score is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively, across 2,196 active companies with corporate groups counted once.","Each score is an average across local companies, so it reflects how active those companies are on each measure rather than the size of the local economy. That averaging allows fair comparison between authorities of very different scales.","The UK benchmark is set at 1,000, meaning a score of 990 places West Devon marginally below the national average. The likely range of 965 to 1,015 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":111,"scaling":112,"investment":113,"esg":114},"Innovation captures patents, academic spinout status, R&D grant value, membership of innovative sectors and IS-8 sector classification. West Devon ranks 224th of 361 authorities on this pillar, 41 points below the UK benchmark, suggesting its companies are less active on these innovation measures than the national norm.","The Scaling pillar measures scaleup status, headcount growth and accelerator attendance. West Devon's score of 1,007 sits 7 points above the UK benchmark, ranking 132nd of 360 authorities, a broadly middle-of-the-road result indicating its companies are adding staff at a pace close to, and slightly ahead of, the national average.","Investment covers whether companies have raised equity in the last five years, how much they raised and whether they were first-time equity raisers. At 950, West Devon's score is 50 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 160th of 360 authorities, pointing to a relatively lower rate of equity activity among its companies.","ESG measures clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals and a not-for-profit proxy. West Devon ranks 9th of 361 authorities on this pillar, 159 points above the UK benchmark, placing it among the strongest-performing authorities in the country on these measures.","The chart below shows how West Devon's composite score compares with neighbouring authorities in Devon.",[117,120,123,126,129,132],{"question":118,"answer":119},"What is West Devon's Local Growth Index score?","West Devon scores 990 on the Local Growth Index, placing it 127th of 361 UK local authorities and 10 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":121,"answer":122},"How does West Devon compare with the rest of Devon?","West Devon ranks 4th of the 10 authorities in Devon, sitting 3 points below the county score of 993. Exeter is the county's runner-up with a score of 1,037.",{"question":124,"answer":125},"How does West Devon rank in the South West region?","West Devon ranks 13th of 27 authorities in the South West, scoring 16 points below the regional score of 1,006.",{"question":127,"answer":128},"Which pillar is West Devon strongest on?","ESG is West Devon's strongest pillar, with a score of 1,159 that is 159 points above the UK benchmark and ranks 9th of 361 authorities nationally.",{"question":130,"answer":131},"Which pillar is West Devon weakest on?","Innovation is West Devon's lowest-scoring pillar at 959, which is 41 points below the UK benchmark and places it 224th of 361 authorities.",{"question":133,"answer":134},"How many companies are counted in West Devon's score?","The score covers 2,196 active companies, with corporate groups counted once rather than as individual registered entities.","West Devon scores 990 on the Local Growth Index, ranking 127th of 361 UK authorities. ESG is its standout pillar, ranked 9th nationally.",{"source":137,"cached":21,"generatedAt":138},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 10:48:10",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]