A diverse workplace, which ensures equal opportunities for everyone, enhances the overall success of a company. With this in mind, the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee seeks to foster a diverse, inclusive, and equal workforce in order to contribute to the success of the telecoms industry. The Committee believes it is our responsibility to attract, develop and retain the most exceptional professionals in the fibre industry by educating and challenging perceptions, leveraging progressive leaders, and sharing best practices.

The committee promotes gender, ethnic, ability & generational diversity, and inclusion by the dissemination of best practices within the industry as a sustainable asset for the future, and by embracing equality and encouraging progress in the industry. Additionally, it actively supports equality and fosters advancement in the industry. The ambition of the committee is to provide a network for professionals of all roles and levels within our industry to access networking and development opportunities, while celebrating successes at an individual and corporate level.

The committee plans to run workshops, surveys, and outreach activities to advocate for best practices in the arena of talent development and recruitment. Moreover, it will qualify the landscape of women in fibre in Europe and seek to demonstrate the link between a diverse workplace and business success. The DE&I Committee will also take action on facilitating new and unique opportunities for networking to empower women in establishing connections and interactions with their peers, both male and female.

In this context, the committee recently launched a groundbreaking video campaign titled "Women in Fibre", designed to celebrate and empower women working in the fibre industry. This campaign not only showcases the remarkable achievements, skills, and contributions of these women, but also aims to promote gender equality and inspire the next generation of female professionals in the field.

The DE&I committee welcomes all members to join us in the common purpose of diversity, equity, and inclusion for all in our industry. Please contact the FTTH Council Europe to propose a delegate for the committee. In order to empower the aim of the DE&I Committee, we require the collaboration of a diverse range of members. So, in our committee, we invite everyone to actively contribute towards advancing our aim of cultivating a diverse and equitable fibre industry. Click here and join us!

Insights from the Committee

Grow your FTTH business with environments where everyone thrives

Jun 16, 2025
Webinars | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee |

The FTTH Council Europe is constantly observing the industry in Europe when it comes to inclusion and equity to share best practices, provide recommendations based on the available data from its member companies to encourage progress and address the detected gaps. Following the first survey held back in 2021/2022 and mainly based on gender diversity, the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee worked in 2025 on two new surveys with the target to:

  • Establish a baseline on DE&I within the industry and find about (best) practices
  • Compare results to the previous state of art to analyze differences
  • Identify how much active work is being done to address diversity
  • Evaluate more technical data like certifications, company programs, etc. And their impact on building an inclusive workplace

This webinar wants to share with the public the data collected and elaborated by the Council, showcasing the FTTH Council Europe's 2025 Champion of Diversity award-winning company best practices and going through the results of the recently issued surveys to provide a “state of art” picture of the three factors in our industry, thus contributing to pave the way forward towards a more equitable society to ensure a more sustainable and inclusive future in this respect.

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