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.

Response to the public consultation on the draft BEREC Report on a consistent approach to migration and copper switch-off

The FTTH Council Europe welcomes this draft report on a consistent approach to migration and copper switch off. Studies commissioned by the FTTH Council suggest that FTTH/B availability will be between 85-90% by 2026. While these are forecast based on the current economic and regulatory situation and there will still be a long way to go to reach full coverage, we can expect that large parts of the EU will be fully covered by fibre networks by that date1). There is therefore a need to consider the practical issues related to migration from the old copper networks to the new VHCN networks which are being encouraged, both in deployment and take-up by national regulators and the European Commission.

 

1) https://ftthcouncil.eu/knowledge-centre/all-publications-and-assets/246/ftth-forecast-for-europe-market-forecasts-2021-2026

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