This research offers a thorough analysis of BHP Group, concentrating on the performance of the business within the framework of the world economy via an in-depth PESTEL study. To investigate how the political, social, legal, economic, technological, and cultural environments affect the mining sector in Australia, BHP Group has been selected. For the information necessary to carry out the study, secondary sources were used (case studies and economic analysis). The following research aims to analyze a company’s external and internal operations as well as the effects of global events on the organization. The way in which firm executives address business-related issues during periods of political unrest and under other impacts of the local and global economies was also assessed in order to determine how they manage external obstacles.

BHP Group, Australian mining industry, PESTEL analysis, Global business environment

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