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Interview with AS Roma's COO on being more than a club: "We have a responsibility to set an example"

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PA Images | The club's new stadium, for which Roma expect to gain approval for after the summer, will be a pillar of sustainability, the club's chief operating officer, Francesco Calvo, told offthepitch.com. Pictured is Roma's current stadium, Stadio Olimpico.

AS Roma want to be more than a club through partnerships beneficial for fans, promoting clean energy and active social work, chief operating officer Francesco Calvo tells offthepitch.com.

A partnership with an Italian renewable energy firm is just one of the ways the club aim to go green.

Calvo expects the financial impact of the pandemic to hit the club even harder next season, but it will not remove their focus from environmental work.

The club's new stadium, for which Roma expect to gain approval for after the summer, will be a pillar of sustainability.

13 August 2020 - 12:17 PM

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