<h1>Global corporate water stewardship forum commits to basin-scale governance, UN Global Compact framework, ESG water risk disclosure</h1> A national forum on corporate water stewardship convened government agencies, industry leaders, NGOs and multilateral initiatives to advance basin-scale water governance, endorse a UN Global Compact-aligned CEO water stewardship framework, and launch an ESG outlook assessing corporate water risks and opportunities. Participants signed a memorandum of understanding with an international research institute to formalize cooperation on basin resilience and committed to collective, measurable actions spanning policy engagement, corporate disclosure, and implementation partnerships. The initiative signals increased private-sector integration into water governance and potential implications for regulatory alignment, disclosure expectations, and basin-level accountability mechanisms.