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.

Keynote speech at the "Fiber Runway" event in Tampere, Finland

EventKeynote speech: "Fibre access needed more that ever"
Speakers: Eric Festraets - President of the FTTH Council Europe
Date and time: 4 October 2022, 11:20 am - 12:00 pm EEST
Location: Scandic hotel Rosendahl Tampere, Finland
OrganiserFinnet Association and the Finnish Regional Network Association


President Eric Festraets represented the voice of the FTTH Council Europe at the next fibre optic event jointly organised by the Finnet Association and the Finnish regional Network Association in Tampere, Finland. The summit, which gathered together over 250 representatives from fibre leading operators, partners, investors and authorities, touched upon several topics of interest for the acceleration of fibre networks in the country. Our President's speech took stock of the current FTTH/B market figures in Europe, with particular focus on the balance between deployment and take-up. The discussion also delved into the key trends the Council is observing today, with the explosion of fibre investment across Europe, as well as the technologies currently gaining more traction, with a constant eye on the challenges that the fibre industry will need to address in the near future.

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