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Supporting London’s sectors

The Mayor has identified some sectors that are key to achieving a fairer and sustainable future economy for London, sectors that can bring wider benefits to Londoners as well as offering huge potential for growth.

London’s sectors are growing and becoming more inclusive

Rate of productivity growth (GVA per job) by sector
Office for National Statistics
Updated over 6 years ago
Annual rate of GVA (balanced approach) per workforce job for London by industry.
Number of LLW employers by sector
Living wage foundation
Updated over 6 years ago
Number of employers that have joined the London Living Wage Programme in London. The London Living Wage is an hourly rate of pay, currently set at £10.55, that is calculated independently to reflect the high cost of living in the capital, giving a worker in London and their family enough to afford the essentials and to save.

London establishes and promotes common standards for collecting data

Number of initiatives in borough's digital strategies for collaboration (data sharing/common standards)
Greater London Authority
Added over 7 years ago
A digital strategy is a plan for focusing and scaling up the benefits to the council, the place, and/or its customers (residents and businesses) of data assets and technology-focused projects and programmes. Digital strategies show how to break down silos between council CIOs and directors of delivery-focused service units to deliver a better digital customer experience and evidence-based policy making.

Data is more open to the public and Londoners enjoy improved access to public services

Londons ranking as a leading smart city
Juniper Research
Updated over 6 years ago

London’s culture and heritage is protected

Percentage of Londoners engaged/accessing culture/cultural events by socio-economic group / borough
GOV.UK
Updated over 6 years ago

London retains its position as a global centre for financial services

Londons ranking as a leading global financial centre
The Global Financial Centres Index
Updated over 6 years ago

London is a leading location for investment in the life science sector

Total capital investment in London life science companies
MedCity
Updated over 6 years ago

London will be a zero carbon city – with a zero emission transport network and zero carbon buildings

London Energy and Greenhouse Gas Inventory (LEGGI)
Greater London Authority
Updated 6 months ago
The London Energy and Greenhouse Gas Inventory (LEGGI) is an emissions inventory which quantifies greenhouse gas emissions released to the environment from activities in London. It also quantifies emissions removed through Land Use, Land Change and Forestry sector activities. It is produced on an annual basis to measure progress against the Mayor's emissions reduction targets for London. The inventory provides…

London will have the best air quality of any major world city by 2050

London Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (LAEI) 2013
Greater London Authority
Updated almost 5 years ago
The LAEI 2013 has been superseded. Click here for the full list of releases. The LAEI 2013 was published in 2016. However, due to revised road transport emission factors (COPERT 5) the data has been further updated in April 2017 (see 4.1 and 6.1) Estimates of key pollutants (NOx, PM10, PM2.5 and CO2)…

London’s tech-driven sectors have access to the infrastructure and skills they need to grow

Londons ranking in access to business environment, digital infrastructure, non-digital infrastructure and skills
European Digital City index
Added over 7 years ago

London continues to attract the global investment the digital/tech sector needs to thrive

Investment in start up and scale up in tech sector
Pitchbook
Updated over 6 years ago

Visitors are engaged in the cultural offerings across London

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