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.

Broadband Breakfast Live Online: Europe's Tech and Telecom Environment

Event: Broadband Breakfast Live Online
Speaker: Vincent Garnier - Director General, FTTH Council Europe
Moderator: CEO Drew Clark
Date: 22nd October, 2025
Time: 12:00 p.m
Location: Live Online
Organiser: Broadband Breakfast


Europe had long sought a "third way" in digital governance, aiming to strike a balance between market competition and robust consumer protection. However, recent major legislative efforts-including the European Union’s Digital Marketing Act of 2023 and other telecom regulations-had raised a critical question: Were these policies inadvertently forcing Europe and its businesses into sluggish growth?

Vincent Garnier of the FTTH Council Europe and other experts joined for a lively debate to discuss Europe's tech and telecom regulatory environment and what the continent needed to do if it was to catch up globally. The discussion covered the impact of the EU's regulatory framework on telecom investment and the acceleration of full-fibre deployment, providing insight into the challenges of balancing digital values with the necessity of economic scale and growth.


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