The foundation aims to promote and conduct innovative research and the dissemination of academically grounded ideas from various fields of social sciences such as economics, management, political economy, and policy-making. Topics of particular importance are those dealing with the conditions and causes of long-term economic growth and human development. This is to be achieved through various initiatives and activities involving and collaborating with various partners. The purpose of the foundation includes the development of indices, datasets and databases, key performance indicators and benchmarks, evidence-based forecasting toolsets, online platforms and software, as well as narratives to support the understanding and modeling of the economy, policy-making, value creation through corporate governance and business models in companies. The foundation operates both domestically and internationally, with activities abroad primarily conducted from Switzerland.