▁however ▁the ▁terms ▁are ▁not ▁syn onymous . ▁For ▁example , ▁micro - organ isms ▁that ▁produce ▁pet role um - based ▁pl ast ics ▁are ▁still ▁considered ▁bi op last ics ▁although ▁the ▁pl astic ▁produced ▁has ▁an ▁identical ▁chemical ▁comp ound ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁its ▁pet role um ▁counter part . ▁Environment al ▁awards ▁given ▁to ▁foss il ▁fuel ▁companies ▁such ▁as ▁Sa udi ▁Ar am co ▁by ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁" The ▁Green ▁Organ ization " ▁which ▁charge ▁entry ▁and ▁membership ▁fe es . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁the ▁Fur ▁Free ▁Alliance ▁( FF A ) ▁pointed ▁that ▁the ▁" Wel F ur " ▁label ▁is ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁fur ▁industry ▁itself ▁and ▁is ▁aim ed ▁at ▁European ▁fur ▁far ms . ▁ ▁O pp osition ▁Organ izations ▁and ▁individuals ▁are ▁making ▁attempts ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁green w ash ing ▁by ▁expos ing ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁The ▁Green w ash ing ▁Index , ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oregon ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁En vi ro Media ▁Social ▁Mark eting , ▁allows ▁examples ▁of ▁green w ash ing ▁to ▁be ▁uploaded ▁and ▁r ated ▁by ▁the ▁public . ▁The ▁British ▁Code ▁of ▁Ad vert ising , ▁Sales ▁Prom otion ▁and ▁Direct ▁Mark eting ▁has ▁a ▁specific ▁section ▁( section ▁ 4 9 ) ▁target ing ▁environmental ▁claims . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁some ▁organizations ▁oppos ing ▁green w ash ing , ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁significant ▁increase ▁in ▁its ▁use ▁by ▁companies ▁over ▁the