The World Resources Institute developed an industry-specific weighting scheme for nine industry sectors on the basis of information provided in corporate water disclosure reports and input from industry experts to reflect the risks and challenges faced by each water-intensive sector.
Industry or User Relevance Weights and Their Descriptions
| Legend | Weight | Interpretation |
| No weight | 0 | Not relevant |
| Very low | 0.25 | Represents very low relevance to the industry or user |
| Low | 0.5 | Represents low relevance to the industry or user |
| Medium | 1 | Represents medium relevance to the industry or user |
| High | 2 | Represents high relevance to industry or user |
| Very High | 4 | Represents very high relevance to the industry or user |
Tags: Disclosure, water, World Resources Institute