Cooperative

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A co-operative (also known as co-op, cooperative or coop) is an autonomous association of people united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled business. Since 2002 Cooperatives and Credit Unions could be distinguished on the internet by use of a .coop domain. Since 2014, following International Cooperative Alliance's introduction of the Cooperative Marque, ICA Cooperatives and WOCCU Credit Unions can also be identified by a coop Ethical consumerism label.