The purpose of the foundation is to provide voluntary benefits to the employees of the company and their dependents against the economic consequences of old age, disability and death. This purpose can be fulfilled in particular by providing voluntary supplementary benefits in addition to the statutory pension benefits in the event of old age, disability and death, providing voluntary purchase benefits for the statutory pension scheme of employees, providing voluntary benefits to finance contributions and insurance premiums, and stabilizing the financial situation of other tax-exempt pension institutions that exist for the benefit of the beneficiaries. Furthermore, the foundation aims to provide voluntary support to employees and their dependents in cases of need, such as illness, accident or unemployment. The foundation may also, by decision of the foundation board, which must be notified to the supervisory authority, include the personnel of companies economically or financially closely related to the company, provided that the necessary funds are made available to the foundation and the entitlements of the existing beneficiaries are not impaired.