The purpose of the company is to provide consulting and other services related to the standardization of global standards in the areas of sustainable development and the carbon market, as well as to promote international coordination in this context. The company may also establish and operate research centers and standard certification centers in Switzerland and abroad. The company may engage in any other business that directly or indirectly promotes the aforementioned purposes and invest in companies that correspond to this purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, utilize and sell real estate and intellectual property rights in Switzerland and abroad, as well as establish and finance subsidiaries and branches. The company is part of a group of companies and, in this capacity, may consider the interests of this group when pursuing its purpose. The company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financing to its direct or indirect subsidiaries or third parties, including its direct and indirect shareholders and the subsidiaries of such direct and indirect shareholders, for consideration or without consideration. The company may provide security of any kind or guarantee for the obligations of such companies, including, without limitation, pledges, assignments or transfers for security purposes, guarantees, any types of indemnification obligations, for consideration or without consideration. The company may also provide such financing, security or guarantees if it is only in the sole interest of its direct or indirect subsidiaries or third parties, including its direct and indirect shareholders and the subsidiaries of such direct and indirect shareholders.