ANNAPOLIS, Md., Feb. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Hannon
Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. ("Hannon Armstrong," "we," or "our" or "the
Company;" NYSE: HASI), a leading provider of debt and equity
financing to the energy efficiency and renewable energy markets,
today announced that the Climate Bonds Initiative, an
investor-focused not-for-profit, promoting large-scale investment
in the low-carbon economy, in partnership with the London Stock
Exchange, has honored the Company with its green asset backed
securities (ABS) pioneer award.
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The awards, which were presented on February 3, 2016 at the London Stock Exchange,
are in recognition of pioneer organizations, who through their
actions have demonstrated the potential of green bonds and by
positive example have called investors, governments and business to
action. The awards were given in several categories and other
winners include the World Bank, the European Investment Bank, Bank
of American Merrill Lynch and the People's Bank of China.
Hannon Armstrong's first
Sustainable Yield℠ ABS was issued in December 2013. Its
second issuance, completed in 2015, was the first to include
CarbonCount™, a 3rd party green bond verification
provided by The Alliance to Save Energy.
Jeffrey Eckel, President &
CEO, Hannon Armstrong, on receiving
the award, said, "We are honored to receive such esteemed
recognition for our green ABS issuances. With the addition of
CarbonCount to our issuances, investors now have a simple,
yet rigorous, way to determine the carbon impact of their
investment. Transparency in environmental impact provided by
issuers and demanded by investors will be a key element to the
further development of the green bonds market."
"We have a huge amount of green infrastructure to build in
coming years, and Hannon Armstrong
has led the way since their initial labelled green ABS in 2013,"
said Sean Kidney, CEO of Climate
Bonds Initiative. "This is a well-deserved pioneer award that
recognizes Hannon Armstrong has
taken an early and leading role in developing green ABS
opportunities."
About Hannon Armstrong
Hannon Armstrong (NYSE: HASI)
provides debt and equity financing to the energy efficiency and
renewable energy markets. We focus on providing preferred or
senior level capital to established sponsors and high credit
quality obligors for assets that generate long-term, recurring and
predictable cash flows. We are based in Annapolis, Maryland, and we elected and
qualified to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for
federal income-tax purposes beginning with our taxable year ended
December 31, 2013.
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.
Investor Relations
Inquiries:
Investors@hannonarmstrong.com
410-571-6189
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