The aim of the ESOP is the promotion and the development of employee participation in corporate profits and decisions.

The objectives :

 - to promote Employee Ownership and Participation as socio-economic progress in Europe.

 - to be an organism for dialogue and representation ; work in order to have law texts adopted, and make recommendations for improving the law.

 - to be a Centre for the exchange of information on Employee Share Ownership and its legislation.

 - to contribute at the promotion of Associations of Employee shareholders, collectives of Employee shareholders and Retired Shareholders, or organisations representing Employee Share Ownership.

 - to facilitate the Association of Employee shareholders integration into the life of Companies.

 - to provide a forum for debate on the evolution of this concept.

 - to defend the interests of Employee shareholders.

 - to contribute to the European construction and the building of a social Europe in which Participation and Share Ownership will play an important role.