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Research published by the Worldwatch Institute found that in 2012 approximately one billion people in 96 countries had become members of at least one cooperative. platform cooperatives that use a cooperatively owned and governed website, mobile app or a protocol to facilitate the sale of goods and services.second- and third-tier cooperatives whose members are other cooperatives.Stakeholders might also include non-profits or investors. For example, care cooperatives where ownership is shared between both care-givers and receivers. multi-stakeholder or hybrid cooperatives that share ownership between different stakeholder groups.businesses where members pool their purchasing power (a purchasing cooperative).organizations managed by the people who work there (a worker cooperative).businesses where producers pool their output for their common benefit (a producer cooperative).businesses owned and managed by the people who consume their goods and/or services (a consumer cooperative).Cooperatives are democratically controlled by their members, with each member having one vote in electing the board of directors. Société à responsabilité limitée (SARL)Ī cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-controlled enterprise".Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH).Limited liability limited partnership (LLLP).Scottish charitable incorporated organisation (SCIO).Charitable incorporated organisation (England and Wales) (CIO).