Industries with Best ESG Scores in the UK in 2023

1. Environmental Consultants in the UK

2023 ESG Score Average: 2.0

The Environmental Consultants industry provides consultancy services relating to risk evaluation, air and water quality control, resource management, ecological damage, climate change and energy, contamination control, and impact assessments. Many of the largest companies in the industry operate in engineering and infrastructure provision and consultancy, and benefit from providing environmental consulting services alongside these. Heavy and increasingly complex regulation as the government targets net-zero emissions by 2050 has encouraged downstream companies to act more sustainably, benefiting demand for environmental consultancy services.Over the five years through 2019-20, industry revenue is expected to grow at a  compound annual rate of 3.4%. This includes... Learn More

2. Bicycle Retailing in the UK

2023 ESG Score Average: 2.1

Operators in the Bicycle Retailing industry sell new bicycles, parts, accessories and clothing, and offer repair and maintenance services. Second-hand bike shops and mass merchandisers present a form of external competition to the industry. During the five years through 2019-20, industry revenue is expected to contract at a compound annual rate of 3.4%, as falling consumer confidence since 2016-17 has negatively influenced sales. In the current year, revenue is anticipated to decline by 3.8% to just over £1.6 billion. Increasing health consciousness has positively affected the industry, but the danger of cycling on roads with high levels of pollution is... Learn More

3. Personal Trainers in the UK

2023 ESG Score Average: 2.1

After a long period of growth, the Personal Trainers industry has run into trouble during the past five years. While concern with health and appearance ensures the industry's services remain popular, deteriorating economic conditions have led many people to cut back on personal training, preferring to exercise on their own. Consumers have also traded down from full-service gyms, which promote and provide facilities for personal trainers, to budget gyms that are not affiliated with industry operators. Personal trainers have faced rising competition from other sport and fitness activities, including branded group classes such as Zumba and spinning. During 2013-14, industry... Learn More

4. Fleet Telematics Systems in the UK

2023 ESG Score Average: 2.1

Operators in the Fleet Telematics Systems industry offer a range of telematic technology to companies, granting insights into the movements of their vehicles. The analytical services available to fleet directors allow them to monitor drivers speed, fuel usage and navigation, and maintenance needs, providing them with more control. Over the past five years, industry operators have increased investment into developing software-based services, moving away from hardware, which costs more to produce. In doing so, operators have begun to work in closer unison with car manufacturers to integrate their software into cars on the production line. This has allowed operators to sidestep external competition from free navigational... Learn More

5. Corporate Wellness Services in the UK

2023 ESG Score Average: 2.3

After enjoying a long run of health during the early to mid-2000s, the Corporate Wellness Services industry has fallen ill during the past five years. A housing crash, financial crisis and two recessions since 2008-09 have seen employers cut back on non-core spending and slash jobs, constraining demand for health and wellbeing services. The downturn has proved particularly pronounced for corporate health providers as key customers like banks and accounting firms downsized and prioritised spending elsewhere.

During the past decade, academic research and media attention has focused on the costs imposed on business by illness and injury. As a result, companies... Learn More

6. Pilates & Yoga Studios in the UK

2023 ESG Score Average: 2.5

Growth for the Pilates and Yoga Studios industry in the United Kingdom has dwindled over the five years through 2012-13 after several decades of rapid expansion. Originally an ancient Indian belief system, yoga has now become part of Britain's mainstream health and fitness sector. At the turn of the century, both Pilates and yoga benefited from strong consumer sentiment, rises in disposable incomes and health consciousness. Another main driver for demand over this period was the interest in yoga, and even Pilates, as a gentle and holistic means to exercise, relax and disconnect from busy lives and heavy workloads.

The onset... Learn More

7. Sports Facilities in the UK

2023 ESG Score Average: 2.5

The Sports Facilities industry contains two main types of sports facilities: large, professional sports venues and stadiums where many people are able to view professional sporting events; and smaller, local sports venues that may or may not have spectator seating, and which members of the public can participate in sporting and other activities. A wide range of professional and amateur sports use these facilities, usually leasing them from the owners or operators. A wide range of entertainment, cultural and other events can also use the industry's establishments.

The industry has benefited greatly from increased demand for sports facilities, stadiums and venues... Learn More

8. Marketing Technology in the UK

2023 ESG Score Average: 2.5

The Marketing Technology industry provides software as a service (SaaS) to businesses that want to automate their marketing processes, workflow and develop an analytical understanding of their customers. Companies within the industry are involved in both the development and the sale of marketing technology (MarTech). Over the five years through 2019-20, industry revenue is expected to rise at a compound annual rate of 5.2%, including growth of 2.6% in the current year, to reach £4 billion. Growth has been fuelled by the growing uptake of internet services across the economy, which has increased demand for the industry's products and services.

The... Learn More

9. Immersive Technology in the UK

2023 ESG Score Average: 2.5

Immersive technologies (i.e. virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR) and haptics) integrate visual content with the physical environment, thus “immersing” the user of associated devises (e.g. head-mounted display (HMD) units) in a simulated setting. Operators in the Immersive Technology industry design and develop immersive visualisation software programs, systems and networks. Operators subsequently sell these solutions (i.e. intellectual property) to clients under licence and may also undertake bespoke projects related to the development of immersive tech and related content on behalf of clients, generating revenue and profit by charging clients a fee. The manufacturing of tangible products on... Learn More

10. Car Sharing Activities in the UK

2023 ESG Score Average: 2.5

The Car Sharing Activities industry has grown strongly over the past five years. Industry operators generally offer a membership-based service that provides members with access to use vehicles without owning one and paying for car running costs. The industry has grown significantly over the past decade mainly because private and commercial customers seek alternative and cost-efficient mobility options.

For businesses, car sharing is a less costly alternative to fleet leasing while industry services are attractive to private drivers that require vehicles for specific purposes. Falling new car sales due to a period of economic uncertainty and efforts by local authorities... Learn More