In December 2019, the European Commission presented the European Green Deal with the ambition of making Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, boosting the economy, improving people's health and quality of life, caring for nature, and leaving no one behind.

Digitalisation will be at the core of this ambitious program and fibre is key to align the digital and sustainability agendas. As the most sustainable telecommunication infrastructure technology, full-fibre is a prerequisite to achieving the European Green Deal and making the European Union’s economy more sustainable.

The need to work collectively towards a more sustainable society has become a strategic objective of policy makers and the vast majority of private organisations alike. With this context in mind, the sustainability Working Group of the FTTH Council Europe has been created with two key objectives:

Promote full fibre as the most sustainable access network technology and enabler of multiple applications which can contribute to reducing the carbon footprint of our activities. Remote working and learning being the most obvious examples.
Support all stakeholders of the Fibre to the Home value chain in their efforts to make their respective activities more carbon neutral.

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Focus on the Sustainability Committee

In this episode we focus on the key sustainable challenges facing the fibre industry both in the context of the EU taxonomy and of the energy 2030 targets and much more.

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Matthias Buening

Jun 3, 2024

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Applying for a Board of Directors position

First and Last Name: Matthias Buening

Company Name: EWE TEL GmbH

Current position: Head of Regulatory Affairs and Compliance

Company Type: Telecom Network Operator

Biography:

Matthias Buening is an authorised signatory and Head of Regulation and Compliance at EWE TEL GmbH. He has helped build up the regional fixed network provider since 2000. He previously worked at the Institute for Information, Telecommunication and Media Law at the University of Muenster. He was admitted to the bar in 2000. He studied law in Muenster and Paris and spent his legal clerkship in Paderborn.

Position statement:

My contribution to the association and its members is to contribute our market experience and arguments and to develop solutions in discussions with the office and other members. I am aware of how valuable quick and well-founded information is for the committees and for the staff at the office. My aim is always to find ambitious, but also pragmatic solutions. As a regional network operator, also in rural areas, we have gained a lot of experience of challenges and solutions that we can contribute to the political debate.

Your past role(s) and activities in the FTTH Council Europe:

Our company has been a member of the FTTH Council for about a year. Members of my team and I have been involved in committee meetings and in the development of positions and documents. I was also able to contribute to a panel discussion at the to speak at the Autumn General Assembly 2023.

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