The cooperative aims, in mutual self-help of its members: To procure and produce goods, products, and services of good to high quality, as well as consumer materials and cultural goods in an advantageous manner, and thereby contribute to the material and social welfare of the individual. The purchase of products for the members. The sale of products to the members. The provision of operational infrastructure for this purpose. To safeguard the interests of the members in mutual self-help. To promote and represent the economic, social, legal, and cultural ideals and interests of the members in general. The organization of courses, training programs, workshops, seminars, and information events. The implementation of a work and employment program for socially disadvantaged people. To coordinate the business policies, objectives, and activities of all companies, organizations, and foundations cooperating with the cooperative - while respecting their autonomy - in the interest of the whole. To spread and deepen cooperative ideas and principles. The joint administration and marketing of rights (licenses) to products and methods developed by members or the cooperative. The promotion, particularly of publications, and communication among members. The operation of housing facilities and homes for people with mental, physical, or social impairments. The cooperative is politically and denominationally neutral.