Westcon-Comstor hires chief sustainability officer

Global operations SVP, Kevin Brzezinski, will be taking over the position leading the company’s sustainability efforts

Distribution giant, Westcon-Comstor, has appointed its first chief sustainability officer in a move to push its environmental commitments further.

Global operations SVP at the company, Kevin Brzezinski, is taking on the new role in addition to his current position.

As chief sustainability officer, Brzezinski will have overall responsibility for the company's efforts to minimise its carbon footprint and environmental impact - including working across the supply chain with technology vendors and partners to create a more sustainable IT channel.

Originally from the US and now living in the UK, he will steer Westcon-Comstor's transition to a low-carbon future as it works towards its target of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Earlier this month, Westcon-Comstor became one of the first technology distributors to have its net-zero targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

The SBTi also validated Westcon-Comstor's commitment to achieving a 50 per cent reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions (and a 25 per cent reduction in Scope 3 emissions) by 2030, while ensuring that 80 per cent of its suppliers have science-based emission reduction targets by 2025.

The company also recently published its second Responsible Business report breaking down the its carbon emissions for the 2023 financial year.

The distributor managed to shrink its Scope 1 and 2 emissions but saw a double-digit increase in its Scope 3 footprint.

"It's both an honour and a responsibility to be taking on this role at such a critical point in Westcon-Comstor's sustainability journey," commented Brzezinski.

"As a responsible business we are committed to doing the right thing for the planet, and accordingly we've set ourselves ambitious emission-reduction targets. It's my job to make sure we achieve them.

"We've built up a very strong ESG team in recent years and I'm looking forward to leading them as we double down on sustainability and embed a data-driven approach to minimising our environmental impact."

David Grant, CEO at Westcon-Comstor, also added about the appointment: "Brzezinski is a fantastic leader who has already been instrumental in our work on sustainability and emissions reduction.

"We felt it was important to formally give sustainability a C suite-level role, and Brzezinski is undoubtedly the right person for the job."