{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"129274","rtpr_id":"nPn6HfBc8a","ticker":"LSPD","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["LSPD"],"title":"Lightspeed Publishes its Fifth Annual Sustainability Report","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-08-27T12:00:04.837Z","article_body":"Lightspeed Publishes its Fifth Annual Sustainability Report\n\nPR Newswire\n\nMONTREAL, Aug. 27, 2026\n\nLightspeed's Fiscal 2026 Sustainability Report showcases the Company's ESG\ninitiatives\n\nMONTREAL, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lightspeed Commerce Inc.\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4760309-1&h=2706795198&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lightspeedhq.com%2F&a=Lightspeed+Commerce+Inc.)\n(NYSE: LSPD) (TSX: LSPD) (\"Lightspeed\" or the \"Company\"), the unified\nomnichannel platform powering ambitious retail, golf and hospitality\nbusinesses in over 100 countries, today announced the release of its fifth\nannual Sustainability Report\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4760309-1&h=363809269&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lightspeedhq.com%2Fsustainability%2F&a=Sustainability+Report)\n. This report continues Lightspeed's vision to empower businesses at the heart\nof communities worldwide, detailing its Environmental, Social, and Governance\n(\"ESG\") initiatives and highlights for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026\n(\"Fiscal 2026\").\n\n\"At Lightspeed, sustainable growth means creating lasting value for our\ncustomers, employees, partners and communities. It's ingrained in how we work,\nwhat we create and how we build for the future. This year, we advanced that\ncommitment by fostering an inclusive culture, deepening community engagement\nand strengthening our approach to responsible innovation,\" said Dax Dasilva,\nFounder and Chief Executive Officer of Lightspeed.\n\nSome highlights of Lightspeed's sustainability initiatives include:\n\n * Lightspeed continues its commitment to company-wide DEI initiatives. This\nyear, Lightspeed's employee base includes 41% who identify as women, 37% BIPOC\nrepresentation, 11% persons with disabilities, and 9% who identify as\nLGBTQ2S+(1). In addition, 56% of Lightspeed's executive officers identify as\nwomen(2), and 86% of the members of its Board of Directors identify as either\nwomen or visible minorities as of March 31, 2026.\n * According to Lightspeed's annual diversity, equity and inclusion and\nengagement survey, 88% of its employees feel that they can be their authentic\nself at work and 90% feel their manager genuinely cares about their\nwell-being(1).\n * Lightspeed continues to advance its environmental efforts through internal and\ncustomer-facing initiatives. The Company introduced composting at its\nheadquarters and, through its partnership with GiftTrees, offers the Carbon\nFriendly Dining program, enabling diners to offset the carbon emissions\nassociated with their meals by planting trees. As of June 30, 2026, more than\n2.5 million trees have been planted.\n * Through partnerships, sponsorships, charitable contributions and employee\nvolunteerism, Lightspeed supported organizations making a difference in their\ncommunities, including Technovation Montréal, the TupuToa Foundation, Take2\nin Auckland, Streets Kitchen in London, AspenOUT and the Young Enterprise\nScheme in New Zealand.\n * With approximately $360 million advanced across 10 countries in Fiscal 2026,\nLightspeed Capital continues to open up more ways for independent merchants to\naccess fast, flexible business funding.\n * During Fiscal 2026, Lightspeed continued to integrate AI into its products and\noperations to help merchants save time and simplify their work. Alongside this\nexpansion, the Company's approach to responsible AI and data governance is\nguided by principles of privacy, security, fairness and accountability,\nsupported by oversight from its active cross-functional AI committee,\nexecutive leadership and Board of Directors.   __________________\n   (1) Based on self-identification and voluntary declaration of Lightspeed's\n   employees who participated in the Company's  annual DEI and engagement\n   survey, with a 91% participation rate. The survey was conducted in September\n   2025.\n   (2) As of June 30, 2026, the end of Lightspeed's most recently completed\n   fiscal quarter.\n\nIn addition to its partnerships and internal initiatives, the report\nhighlights some of the businesses Lightspeed powers, including customers\nwhose impact extends beyond commerce. Through technology, insight and a deep\nunderstanding of retail and hospitality, Lightspeed helps these businesses\nsimplify, grow and thrive. When local businesses succeed, communities\neverywhere are stronger.\n\nOne example highlighted in the report is Thrifty Shopper, a New York-based\nLightspeed customer with a 65-year history rooted in affordability, community\nand sustainability. One hundred percent of its revenue supports Rescue Mission\nAlliance, a nonprofit working to fight homelessness in the communities it\nserves. \"I love what the organization stands for. It actually makes a\ndifference and it actually impacts people's lives,\" said Brent Piech, Sales\nManager at Thrifty Shopper.\n\n\"As we look ahead, we remain focused on building a company that grows\nresponsibly for lasting impact,\" said Dasilva. \"We will continue to support\nentrepreneurs, invest in our people, contribute to our communities and\ninnovate with purpose, alongside our employees, customers, partners and the\ncommunities we serve.\"\n\nFind out more about our sustainability mission on our\nwebsite: https://www.lightspeedhq.com/sustainability/\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4760309-1&h=52902142&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lightspeedhq.com%2Fsustainability%2F&a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lightspeedhq.com%2Fsustainability%2F)\n.\n\nAbout Lightspeed\n\nLightspeed is the POS and payments platform powering businesses at the heart\nof communities in over 100 countries. As the partner of choice for ambitious\nretail, golf and hospitality entrepreneurs, Lightspeed helps businesses\naccelerate growth, deliver exceptional customer experiences, and run smarter\nacross all channels and locations.\n\nWith fast, flexible omnichannel technology, Lightspeed brings together point\nof sale, eCommerce, embedded payments, inventory, reporting, staff and\nsupplier management, financial services, and an exclusive wholesale retail\nnetwork. Backed by insights, and expert support, Lightspeed helps businesses\nrun more efficiently and focus on what they do best.\n\nFounded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New\nYork Stock Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) (TSX: LSPD), with\nteams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.\n\nFollow us on LinkedIn\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4760309-1&h=1889129255&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Flightspeedcommerce%3ForiginalSubdomain%3Dca&a=LinkedIn)\n, Facebook\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4760309-1&h=831889203&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLightspeedHQ%2F&a=Facebook)\n, Instagram\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4760309-1&h=975218005&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Flightspeedhq%2F%3Fhl%3Den&a=Instagram)\n, YouTube\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4760309-1&h=1377260572&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fchannel%2FUCqOEKwLpolZBcj4LfU3R0Fg&a=YouTube)\n, and X\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4760309-1&h=3341123123&u=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FLightspeedHQ%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Egoogle%257Ctwcamp%255Eserp%257Ctwgr%255Eauthor&a=X)\n.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis news release may include forward-looking information and forward-looking\nstatements within the meaning of applicable securities laws (\"forward-looking\nstatements\"), including information regarding Lightspeed's ESG initiatives and\nimpacts. Forward-looking statements are statements that are predictive in\nnature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions and are identified\nby words such as \"will\", \"expects\", \"anticipates\", \"intends\", \"plans\",\n\"believes\", \"estimates\" or similar expressions concerning matters that are not\nhistorical facts. Such statements are based on current expectations of\nLightspeed's management and inherently involve numerous risks and\nuncertainties, known and unknown, including economic factors. A number of\nrisks, uncertainties and other factors may cause actual results to differ\nmaterially from the forward-looking statements contained in this news release,\nincluding, among other factors, those risk factors identified in our most\nrecent Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results\nof Operations, under \"Risk Factors\" in our most recent Annual Information\nForm, and in our other filings with the Canadian securities regulatory\nauthorities and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, all of which are\navailable under our profiles on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4760309-1&h=2216902206&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sedarplus.ca%2F&a=www.sedarplus.com)\n and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4760309-1&h=3687357986&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov%2F&a=www.sec.gov)\n. Readers are cautioned to consider these and other factors carefully when\nmaking decisions with respect to Lightspeed's subordinate voting shares and\nnot to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking\nstatements contained in this news release are not guarantees of future\nperformance and, while forward-looking statements are based on certain\nassumptions that Lightspeed considers reasonable, actual events and results\ncould differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking\nstatements made by Lightspeed. Except as may be expressly required by\napplicable law, Lightspeed does not undertake any obligation to update\npublicly or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of\nnew information, future events or otherwise.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lightspeed-publishes-its-fifth-annual-sustainability-report-302860872.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lightspeed-publishes-its-fifth-annual-sustainability-report-302860872.html)\n\nSOURCE Lightspeed Commerce Inc.\n\n\n\nFor further information: Lightspeed Media Relations: media@lightspeedhq.com; Lightspeed Investor Relations: Gus Papageorgiou, investorrelations@lightspeedhq.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1976344/Lightspeed-Commerce-Inc-Lightspeed-Publishes-its-Fifth-Annual-S.jpg?id=OA2913930\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1090855/Lightspeed-Commerce-Inc-Lightspeed-Publishes-its-Fifth-Annual-S.jpg?id=OA2913927\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn6HfBc8a","title":"Lightspeed Publishes its Fifth Annual Sustainability Report","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"LSPD","created":"2026-08-27T12:00:04.837Z","tickers":["LSPD"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Lightspeed Publishes its Fifth Annual Sustainability Report\n\nPR Newswire\n\nMONTREAL, Aug. 27, 2026\n\nLightspeed's Fiscal 2026 Sustainability Report showcases the Company's ESG\ninitiatives\n\nMONTREAL, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lightspeed Commerce Inc.\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4760309-1&h=2706795198&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lightspeedhq.com%2F&a=Lightspeed+Commerce+Inc.)\n(NYSE: LSPD) (TSX: LSPD) (\"Lightspeed\" or the \"Company\"), the unified\nomnichannel platform powering ambitious retail, golf and hospitality\nbusinesses in over 100 countries, today announced the release of its fifth\nannual Sustainability Report\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4760309-1&h=363809269&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lightspeedhq.com%2Fsustainability%2F&a=Sustainability+Report)\n. This report continues Lightspeed's vision to empower businesses at the heart\nof communities worldwide, detailing its Environmental, Social, and Governance\n(\"ESG\") initiatives and highlights for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026\n(\"Fiscal 2026\").\n\n\"At Lightspeed, sustainable growth means creating lasting value for our\ncustomers, employees, partners and communities. It's ingrained in how we work,\nwhat we create and how we build for the future. This year, we advanced that\ncommitment by fostering an inclusive culture, deepening community engagement\nand strengthening our approach to responsible innovation,\" said Dax Dasilva,\nFounder and Chief Executive Officer of Lightspeed.\n\nSome highlights of Lightspeed's sustainability initiatives include:\n\n * Lightspeed continues its commitment to company-wide DEI initiatives. This\nyear, Lightspeed's employee base includes 41% who identify as women, 37% BIPOC\nrepresentation, 11% persons with disabilities, and 9% who identify as\nLGBTQ2S+(1). In addition, 56% of Lightspeed's executive officers identify as\nwomen(2), and 86% of the members of its Board of Directors identify as either\nwomen or visible minorities as of March 31, 2026.\n * According to Lightspeed's annual diversity, equity and inclusion and\nengagement survey, 88% of its employees feel that they can be their authentic\nself at work and 90% feel their manager genuinely cares about their\nwell-being(1).\n * Lightspeed continues to advance its environmental efforts through internal and\ncustomer-facing initiatives. The Company introduced composting at its\nheadquarters and, through its partnership with GiftTrees, offers the Carbon\nFriendly Dining program, enabling diners to offset the carbon emissions\nassociated with their meals by planting trees. As of June 30, 2026, more than\n2.5 million trees have been planted.\n * Through partnerships, sponsorships, charitable contributions and employee\nvolunteerism, Lightspeed supported organizations making a difference in their\ncommunities, including Technovation Montréal, the TupuToa Foundation, Take2\nin Auckland, Streets Kitchen in London, AspenOUT and the Young Enterprise\nScheme in New Zealand.\n * With approximately $360 million advanced across 10 countries in Fiscal 2026,\nLightspeed Capital continues to open up more ways for independent merchants to\naccess fast, flexible business funding.\n * During Fiscal 2026, Lightspeed continued to integrate AI into its products and\noperations to help merchants save time and simplify their work. Alongside this\nexpansion, the Company's approach to responsible AI and data governance is\nguided by principles of privacy, security, fairness and accountability,\nsupported by oversight from its active cross-functional AI committee,\nexecutive leadership and Board of Directors.   __________________\n   (1) Based on self-identification and voluntary declaration of Lightspeed's\n   employees who participated in the Company's  annual DEI and engagement\n   survey, with a 91% participation rate. The survey was conducted in September\n   2025.\n   (2) As of June 30, 2026, the end of Lightspeed's most recently completed\n   fiscal quarter.\n\nIn addition to its partnerships and internal initiatives, the report\nhighlights some of the businesses Lightspeed powers, including customers\nwhose impact extends beyond commerce. Through technology, insight and a deep\nunderstanding of retail and hospitality, Lightspeed helps these businesses\nsimplify, grow and thrive. When local businesses succeed, communities\neverywhere are stronger.\n\nOne example highlighted in the report is Thrifty Shopper, a New York-based\nLightspeed customer with a 65-year history rooted in affordability, community\nand sustainability. One hundred percent of its revenue supports Rescue Mission\nAlliance, a nonprofit working to fight homelessness in the communities it\nserves. \"I love what the organization stands for. It actually makes a\ndifference and it actually impacts people's lives,\" said Brent Piech, Sales\nManager at Thrifty Shopper.\n\n\"As we look ahead, we remain focused on building a company that grows\nresponsibly for lasting impact,\" said Dasilva. \"We will continue to support\nentrepreneurs, invest in our people, contribute to our communities and\ninnovate with purpose, alongside our employees, customers, partners and the\ncommunities we serve.\"\n\nFind out more about our sustainability mission on our\nwebsite: https://www.lightspeedhq.com/sustainability/\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4760309-1&h=52902142&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lightspeedhq.com%2Fsustainability%2F&a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lightspeedhq.com%2Fsustainability%2F)\n.\n\nAbout Lightspeed\n\nLightspeed is the POS and payments platform powering businesses at the heart\nof communities in over 100 countries. As the partner of choice for ambitious\nretail, golf and hospitality entrepreneurs, Lightspeed helps businesses\naccelerate growth, deliver exceptional customer experiences, and run smarter\nacross all channels and locations.\n\nWith fast, flexible omnichannel technology, Lightspeed brings together point\nof sale, eCommerce, embedded payments, inventory, reporting, staff and\nsupplier management, financial services, and an exclusive wholesale retail\nnetwork. Backed by insights, and expert support, Lightspeed helps businesses\nrun more efficiently and focus on what they do best.\n\nFounded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New\nYork Stock Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) (TSX: LSPD), with\nteams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.\n\nFollow us on LinkedIn\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4760309-1&h=1889129255&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Flightspeedcommerce%3ForiginalSubdomain%3Dca&a=LinkedIn)\n, Facebook\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4760309-1&h=831889203&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLightspeedHQ%2F&a=Facebook)\n, Instagram\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4760309-1&h=975218005&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Flightspeedhq%2F%3Fhl%3Den&a=Instagram)\n, YouTube\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4760309-1&h=1377260572&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fchannel%2FUCqOEKwLpolZBcj4LfU3R0Fg&a=YouTube)\n, and X\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4760309-1&h=3341123123&u=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FLightspeedHQ%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Egoogle%257Ctwcamp%255Eserp%257Ctwgr%255Eauthor&a=X)\n.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis news release may include forward-looking information and forward-looking\nstatements within the meaning of applicable securities laws (\"forward-looking\nstatements\"), including information regarding Lightspeed's ESG initiatives and\nimpacts. Forward-looking statements are statements that are predictive in\nnature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions and are identified\nby words such as \"will\", \"expects\", \"anticipates\", \"intends\", \"plans\",\n\"believes\", \"estimates\" or similar expressions concerning matters that are not\nhistorical facts. Such statements are based on current expectations of\nLightspeed's management and inherently involve numerous risks and\nuncertainties, known and unknown, including economic factors. A number of\nrisks, uncertainties and other factors may cause actual results to differ\nmaterially from the forward-looking statements contained in this news release,\nincluding, among other factors, those risk factors identified in our most\nrecent Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results\nof Operations, under \"Risk Factors\" in our most recent Annual Information\nForm, and in our other filings with the Canadian securities regulatory\nauthorities and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, all of which are\navailable under our profiles on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4760309-1&h=2216902206&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sedarplus.ca%2F&a=www.sedarplus.com)\n and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4760309-1&h=3687357986&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sec.gov%2F&a=www.sec.gov)\n. Readers are cautioned to consider these and other factors carefully when\nmaking decisions with respect to Lightspeed's subordinate voting shares and\nnot to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking\nstatements contained in this news release are not guarantees of future\nperformance and, while forward-looking statements are based on certain\nassumptions that Lightspeed considers reasonable, actual events and results\ncould differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking\nstatements made by Lightspeed. Except as may be expressly required by\napplicable law, Lightspeed does not undertake any obligation to update\npublicly or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of\nnew information, future events or otherwise.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lightspeed-publishes-its-fifth-annual-sustainability-report-302860872.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lightspeed-publishes-its-fifth-annual-sustainability-report-302860872.html)\n\nSOURCE Lightspeed Commerce Inc.\n\n\n\nFor further information: Lightspeed Media Relations: media@lightspeedhq.com; Lightspeed Investor Relations: Gus Papageorgiou, investorrelations@lightspeedhq.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1976344/Lightspeed-Commerce-Inc-Lightspeed-Publishes-its-Fifth-Annual-S.jpg?id=OA2913930\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1090855/Lightspeed-Commerce-Inc-Lightspeed-Publishes-its-Fifth-Annual-S.jpg?id=OA2913927\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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