the company's founder has set as a further goal ...

or simply "... has set the goal of ..." or "... is aiming to ..."

Da es ein Ziel ist, ist es ja klar, dass es sich nur um die Zukunft handeln kan.

not necessarily,

He has set a goal of breaking even this year and has now achieved it.

I enjoy these exchanges with Dude late in my evening. :) Bin jetzt in UK.