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.

Identifying European Best Practice in Fibre Advertising

The new EU Electronic Communications Code sets an objective for national authorities to:

“Promote connectivity and access to, and take-up of, very high capacity networks… by all citizens and business of the Union.”

This aim has been justified on the basis that very high capacity broadband creates positive spillovers:

  • For the economy
  • For society
  • Regarding FTTH -  for the environment

Fibre is also more cost-efficient than copper and thus benefits operators engaging in upgrades

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