About the Committee

The Investments & ESG Committee brings together the work of the Council's former Investors, Sustainability and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion committees under a single structure, reflecting how closely capital, environmental performance and social responsibility are now linked in digital infrastructure.

The Committee provides a forum for investors, operators and industry experts to examine the financial and non-financial factors shaping fibre and data centre investment across Europe. Its scope spans the investment landscape and financing conditions for network rollout, the environmental footprint and sustainability credentials of fibre infrastructure, and the governance and diversity practices that support a resilient, competitive industry.

By combining these perspectives, the Committee aims to give members a clearer view of how ESG considerations influence investment decisions,  and how the sector can demonstrate its value to the investors, policymakers and stakeholders who rely on that evidence.

This page is new and growing. The Committee's reports, studies, and other resources will be added here as they're published - in the meantime, you can explore the latest assets below.

Outvise published a blog: "How to get the momentum we need behind rural fibre rollout in Europe"

The Digital Agenda for Europe is marching forward. This programme, developed by the European Commission, aims to create a “Gigabit Society” by 2025. If you strip away the public policy jargon, this essentially means that the EC wants every European citizen to have access to superfast Internet, whether it be at home or at work, within the next three years. These are ambitious targets, especially in regard to rural fibre installations. Learn more via Outvise’s article.

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