The company's purpose is to conceive, finance and manage projects for the management of natural resources, taking into account economic efficiency, social justice and ecological sustainability (the three dimensions of sustainability). The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and acquire, hold, manage, encumber, utilize and dispose of real estate, intellectual property rights and licenses in Switzerland and abroad. Furthermore, the company may engage in all commercial, financial and other activities and perform legal transactions that appear to promote the company's purpose or are related to it, in particular providing services to affiliated and other companies, granting financing, providing security of any kind or otherwise securing or guaranteeing obligations of these companies.