The company's purpose is to provide services in the fields of examination, optimization, planning, implementation, commissioning, and operation as well as maintenance of district heating networks and energy infrastructures. Furthermore, the company's purpose is to support the planning of energy strategies, energy supply security, and energy refurbishment as well as energy data management (EDM). The company may establish branches and subsidiaries and may participate in other companies, both in Switzerland and abroad, and, in general, carry out any activity directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, hold, and dispose of real estate both in Switzerland and abroad. It may carry out, either for its own account or for the account of third parties, all financial transactions as well as act as guarantor or surety for subsidiaries or third parties.