BHP Group controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2015
Olympic Games hospitality compliance case
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission found deficiencies in BHP Billiton’s controls over a hospitality program that invited government and state-owned-enterprise officials to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. BHP agreed to pay a US$25 million civil penalty in connection with Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations.
Ok Tedi environmental dispute
BHP’s involvement in the Ok Tedi copper mine in Papua New Guinea led to severe criticism and litigation concerning environmental degradation and impacts on indigenous communities. Indigenous claimants successfully sued the company in relation to the mining impacts.