Total visits museums more often than you might think. Often discreet, its presence is not free of risks
Donations made by Total to cultural institutions are not acts of pure generosity. Shaped by the Total Foundation, cultural sponsorship is an important negotiating lever for the company: it allows it to continue to develop its climaticide activity and to benefit from compensation from cultural institutions, helping it to spread its influence even further.
Behind these cultural partnerships, the industrial challenges are strong. Donations made by Total to cultural institutions are far less important than the rewards it reaps.
Further more, Total mainly finances exhibitions that concern territories and countries in which it wishes to settle. Cultural diplomacy is a tactic perfectly mastered by the oil group. Total, the “ Big boss”, always has a hidden agenda.