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.

Panel 4 - CTO panel

There is no doubt that the FTTH industry is experiencing unprecedented technology developments. The transition to 10G and beyond, the convergence with 5G, the decommissioning of copper networks, adapting the infrastructure to future applications running on fibre, and avoiding in-home connectivity from becoming a bottleneck are only some of the key technology issues that major fibre players from all around Europe are facing today.

Are you curious to know what is on the agenda of Chief Technology Officers from leading European FTTH operators? Join this strategic conversation as some prominent technology leaders spell out the latest trends and innovations shaping the industry.


Speakers: Eilish O'Connor - CTO at Viatel, Eric Kuisch - Chief Operating Officer at Eurofiber, Joost Steltenpool - EVP FTTH Rollout at KPN, and Laurent Leboucher - Senior Vice President Orange Innovation Networks at Orange - moderated by Suzanne Tracy - Board Member at FTTH Council Europe

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