The research, development, engineering, production, manufacturing, marketing, distribution, purchase and sale of all types of consumer products, natural and synthetic raw materials for their manufacture, in particular in the fields of health and household products, baby and adult care, hygiene as well as beauty products; the company is active worldwide; it may carry out, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, all financial, commercial, movable or immovable transactions directly or indirectly related to its corporate purpose and may be interested, in any form, in all similar companies; the company may also establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad.