The cooperative aims to promote the economic interests of families in Switzerland on the basis of mutual self-help. To this end, the cooperative negotiates collective and discount contracts with various providers of goods and services on behalf of its members, enabling them to purchase or obtain certain goods (including insurance) and services at favorable conditions. The cooperative may engage in all commercial, financial, and other activities related to its purpose. The cooperative may acquire, broker, manage, hold, and sell real estate. The cooperative may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The cooperative may join or support organizations that are ideologically related to the cooperative.