The company's purpose is to acquire, manage and dispose of participations in domestic and foreign companies of all kinds, in particular in the development, research, sales and other activities in the field of renewable energies and environmental technology and in other related areas, as well as the construction and operation of power generation plants and the trade in electronic energy and gaseous fuels in Switzerland and abroad. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and carry out all legal transactions and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, hold, manage, encumber, utilize and dispose of real estate, intellectual property rights and protective rights of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad. It may also conduct foreign exchange and financing transactions of all kinds, in particular issue bonds and loans, provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, and provide guarantees, sureties and securities of all kinds for affiliated companies and third parties or otherwise secure or guarantee obligations of these companies.