AS Roma sign the Sport For Climate Action Framework

AS Roma have become the second Italian football club to sign the United Nations Sports for Climate Action Framework.

I Giallorossi join the likes of Juventus, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur as major European clubs who have committed to the framework and the need for sporting organisations to half their emissions by 2030.

As noted on a press release by the club, the five key climate principles that Roma will have to adhere to after signing up for the Climate Action Framwork are: "Undertake systematic efforts to promote greater enviornmental responsibility, reduce overall climate impact, educate for climate action, promote sustainable and responsible consumption, and advocate for climate action through communication."

Speaking about the initiative, Roma's Corporate Chief Executive Officer stated: “We are both honoured and motivated by the collaboration with the UNFCCC on this important part of our sustainability journey.

“We look forward to working closely with all related stakeholders, among whom we can now proudly include the United Nations, as we embark on the process of developing a well-rounded and robust sustainability strategy that we all believe is so important for the future.

“Being able to work collaboratively with the United Nations on the importance of sustainability, is not only recognition of the extensive efforts we as a club have made in the field of corporate social responsibility in recent times – but also an additional incentive to take that process even further and help make a decisive difference across the sport.”

Signing up for the United Nations Sports for Climate Action Framework is the latest of Roma's efforts to become a more climate conscious football club, with the club also adding LED lighting and EV charging points to their training facilities and signing up for UEFA's 'Strength Through Unity' Football Sustainability Strategy.

Explained by David Goldblatt - Football for Future’s Chief Advisor and writer of Playing Against The Clock, a report which provided the first provisional estimate of the impact of global sport on the climate in 90min's first episode of 'The Climate Conversation' podcast, installing LED lighting is a fantastic step that clubs can take to make a tangible difference to their carbon impact.

You can listen to the podcast here.