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.

Engaging the Value Chain Through Climate Action

Event: Produrable 2025
Speaker: Xavier Renard - Board Member, FTTH Council Europe

Date: 8 October 2025, 14:00-14:45
Location: Paris, France
Organiser: Produrable / Toovalu

As businesses faced mounting pressure to reduce emissions and align with sustainability goals, the challenge of decarbonising entire value chains became central to climate strategies - especially in tackling indirect Scope 3 emissions, which often accounted for the majority of a company’s carbon footprint.
This interactive session brought together voices from a European industry federation, a French industry collective, and a major cooperative retailer to explore practical, scalable pathways to low-carbon transitions. The panel shared real-world examples of how organisations were engaging upstream and downstream partners in the shift to sustainability, highlighting new models for systemic change.
The discussion offered diverse perspectives - from fibre infrastructure and home improvement to retail - on leveraging climate as a catalyst for sector-wide transformation.

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