Hannon Armstrong’s Climate Positive Leadership Recognized by CDP with an ‘A’ Score
ANNAPOLIS, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. (“Hannon Armstrong” or “HASI”) (NYSE: HASI), a leading investor in climate solutions, today announced that it has been named to the global environmental non-profit CDP‘s 2022 ‘A List’ for its climate positive leadership and exceptional environmental disclosure performance. HASI is one of 283 companies that achieved an ‘A’ – out of the more than 15,000 companies scored.
CDP’s annual environmental disclosure and scoring process is widely recognized as the gold standard of corporate environmental transparency. In 2022, over 680 investors with over $130 trillion in assets and 280 major purchasers with $6.4 trillion in procurement spend requested companies to disclose data on environmental impacts, risks, and opportunities through CDP’s platform. The complete list of companies that made this year’s CDP ‘A List’ (as well as the full methodology and criteria) is available here: https://www.cdp.net/en/companies/companies-scores
“We are delighted to have earned a place on CDP’s Climate Change ‘A List’ for the first time,” said Jeffrey W. Eckel, Hannon Armstrong Chairman and CEO. “This prestigious recognition is a testament to HASI’s unending commitment to disclosure and transparency around environmental issues. Equally so, it serves as another important validation of our climate positive investment approach and long track record of sustainable impact.”
About Hannon Armstrong
Hannon Armstrong (NYSE: HASI) is the first U.S. public company solely dedicated to investments in climate solutions, providing capital to assets developed by leading companies in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and other sustainable infrastructure markets. With more than $9 billion in managed assets, our core purpose is to make climate positive investments with superior risk-adjusted returns. For more information, please visit hannonarmstrong.com or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
About CDP
CDP is a global non-profit that runs the world’s environmental disclosure system for companies, cities, states and regions. Founded in 2000 and working with more than 680 financial institutions with over $130 trillion in assets, CDP pioneered using capital markets and corporate procurement to motivate companies to disclose their environmental impacts, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, safeguard water resources and protect forests. Nearly 20,000 organizations around the world disclosed data through CDP in 2022, including more than 18,700 companies worth half of global market capitalization, and over 1,100 cities, states and regions. Fully TCFD aligned, CDP holds the largest environmental database in the world, and CDP scores are widely used to drive investment and procurement decisions towards a zero carbon, sustainable and resilient economy. CDP is a founding member of the Science Based Targets initiative, We Mean Business Coalition, The Investor Agenda and the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative. Visit cdp.net or follow us @CDP to find out more.
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