The company's purpose is the acquisition, sale, holding, management, financing, supervision and control of participations in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, with particular reference to the forestry, rural, environmental and territorial planning sectors. It may grant financing to companies in which it holds direct or indirect participations or other rights of any nature or which belong to the same group as the company, as well as provide guarantees or sureties to secure the commitments of these companies towards third parties or provide assistance to these companies in other ways. The company may also participate in other companies and enterprises with similar or related purposes both in Switzerland and abroad and carry out any other commercial, financial or real estate activity directly or indirectly connected with the main purposes.