AvidXchange Releases Annual ESG Report

CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AvidXchange Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVDX), a leading provider of accounts payable (AP) automation software and payment solutions for middle market businesses and their suppliers, today released its 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report. This report highlights the company’s commitments to ESG, how these commitments tie back to the company’s core business and how the company delivers value to its stakeholders.

“AvidXchange was founded over 20 years ago with a mission to solve complex accounts payable problems for our customers,” said Michael Praeger, Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AvidXchange. “Today, we have deep roots in the business community, but we know that position is only as strong as the communities we serve. From every corner of AvidXchange, our commitment to ESG is apparent in the way we solve problems, innovate and strive to be better every day.”

Highlights from the report include:

• Environment
  • AvidXchange’s technology removes paper from its customers' daily work streams through the digitization of processes. With 8,000 buyer customers, and payments made to 965,000 supplier customers over the past five years, this impact is significant.
  • Based on paper reduction alone, in 2022, AvidXchange saved the equivalent of 4,600 trees and 4.1 million gallons of water. Additionally, it helped avoid 3.4 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions and 226,000 pounds of solid waste.
  • The company works with its teammates to drive environmental sustainability initiatives in the daily operations at its Charlotte headquarters and regional offices, creating buy-in that sustainability is every teammate’s responsibility. This is done through programs such as: hybrid/remote work, energy & water consumption reduction, the AvidXchange green team, waste management initiatives and a sustainable procurement policy.
• Social
  • The AvidXchange Foundation serves as the company’s legs in the community, enabling corporate sponsorships and teammate volunteer activities, where teammates can use 16 hours of paid volunteer time off annually to participate in community projects and programs.
  • When AvidXchange debuted as a public company in 2021, it pledged to invest 1% of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock over 10 years to fund community service efforts. This program ensures that as AvidXchange achieves success, it brings its communities along with it.
  • AvidXchange has outlined a four-part strategy to further its progress for DI&B, celebrating its wins and achievements while also actively building bridges to unite its teammates, customers and communities in feeling the power of connection and a true sense of belonging.
• Governance
  • AvidXchange is committed to business practices that are ethical, transparent and accountable. Through board diversity, annual compliance reviews and ensuring ethics and anti-corruption standards are met, these practices provide the foundation for long term value generation and the company’s ability to meet its environmental and social objectives.

“AvidXchange has built an organization that is teammate-focused, environmentally conscious and operates under the highest business standards,” said Rob Phocas, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility at AvidXchange. “We’ve worked hard within our organization and within our community to ensure that we’re making a real impact – and we’re excited to share where we are in our ESG journey.”

To learn more, visit: https://www.avidxchange.com/about/avidxchange-foundation/

About AvidXchange^®
AvidXchange is a leading provider of accounts payable (“AP”) automation software and payment solutions for middle market businesses and their suppliers. AvidXchange’s Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) based, end-to-end software and payment platform digitizes and automates the AP workflows for 8,800 businesses and we have made payments to 965,000 supplier customers of our buyers over the past five years.

Additionally, AvidXchange, Inc. is a licensed money transmitter for US B2B payments, licensed as a Money Transmitter by the New York State Department of Financial Services, as well as all other states that require AvidXchange to have a license.

To learn more about how AvidXchange, and its publicly traded parent AvidXchange Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVDX), are transforming the way companies pay their bills, visit www.AvidXchange.com.

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Contact
Olivia Sorrells
osorrells@avidxchange.com
386-848-3656