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.

Fibre Networks as Green Assets - The Role of Sustainable Finance

Dec 17, 2024
Reports & Studies | Sustainability Committee |

The FTTH Council Europe is pleased to bring you this first-of-its-kind study by Cartesian on FTTH as a green asset.

Within the FTTH Council Europe, we are relentlessly working to fulfil our mission: to advance ubiquitous full fibre-based connectivity to the whole of Europe. The FTTH value chain is also fully committed to contributing to the achievement of the EU climate goals.

This study aims to demonstrate the positive environmental impact of FTTH networks throughout their lifecycle, from production to deployment and operation. FTTH networks underpin the “twin transitions” ensuring the highest connectivity performance as well as a high energy efficiency, reducing the risk of rebound effects that can arise from higher data consumption. Finally, the study demonstrates how access to sustainable finance could help sustain the investments needed to achieve the Digital Decade targets.

We want to ensure that there is wide awareness about the results of this study, which contributes to increasing investors’ confidence in the sustainability benefits of FTTH projects as well as informing policy makers on actions to ensure access to sustainable finance.

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