Indian focused mining group Vedanta has appointed a chief sustainability officer after being hit with a series of setbacks due to environmental issues. The London-listed company on Friday named Antony Henshaw, previously corporate vice-president of sustainability at Mexico’s Cemex, the world’s No. 3 cement maker. See http://af.reuters.com/article/metalsNews/idAFLDE6A409Y20101105. For two of the most recent accusations levelled against Cemex, see http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=10485.