The company's purpose is to invest, manage, trade, distribute and carry out other activities related to electricity, carbon emissions, natural gas and any other energy commodity, as well as related activities and services, in particular administrative, financial and technical services. The company may establish subsidiaries and branches and hold participations in any companies in Switzerland or abroad, excluding participations in unlisted Swiss real estate companies. The company may acquire, hold and dispose of commercial properties in Switzerland and intellectual property rights. The company may carry out all commercial, financial or other operations that are directly or indirectly related to its corporate purpose. The company may provide direct or indirect financing, whether in the form of loans and/or other forms of financing, including cash pooling (if applicable), against payment or not, to third parties or companies in which it holds direct or indirect participations, as well as to its direct or indirect shareholders and companies in which they hold direct or indirect participations. The company may also provide any kind of security or guarantee to secure its obligations or the obligations of any of these persons, including in the form of pledges, assignments or transfers as security, guarantees of any kind or indemnification commitments, against payment or not. The company may provide such financing, security or guarantees even if it is exclusively in the interest of third parties or companies in which it holds direct or indirect participations, or in the interest of its direct or indirect shareholders or companies in which they hold direct or indirect participations.