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.

THE FUTURE OF WORK: ANALYZING GLOBAL BROADBAND TRENDS

The Fibre Broadband Association and the Fibre-to-the-Home Council Global Alliance conducted the Future of Work survey of our industry to understand the business and personal experience after the shift to a remote workforce was brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and how these experiences differ at the regional level.

In the study, we aimed to gain insights into productivity, how it is measured, the use of applications, challenges faced by remote workers and how or if they were resolved. In addition, we considered what broadband technology is most used by at home workers and what technology and infrastructure investments businesses have made to support them. The outcome illustrated interesting regional and cultural differences but also drew attention to several areas of global alignment.

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