The purpose of the foundation is to provide for the employees of the company and their dependents against the economic consequences of old age, disability and death, as well as to support the beneficiaries or their dependents in cases of need such as illness, accident, disability or unemployment. The foundation may also be extended to include the personnel of companies economically or financially closely related to the company by a written accession agreement, which must be notified to the supervisory authority, provided that the necessary funds are made available to the foundation and the rights of the existing beneficiaries are not impaired. The purpose of the foundation can be fulfilled: through an autonomous pension fund, if the actuarial requirements are met; through insurance contracts, where the foundation must be the policyholder and beneficiary; through a retirement savings plan, possibly with supplementary risk insurance.