Florence Shako is the Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Education Policy and Climate Justice (CEPCJ) in line with her aims to advance business and human rights and access to justice in various contexts.

Florence Shako is a legal academic, advocate of the High Court of Kenya in good standing for a decade as well as a consultant with a keen interest in business and human rights (BHR), climate justice and overall, enhancing access to justice. 

Florence has published book chapters and articles in journals both locally and internationally. She has also participated in conferences and forums advocating for BHR specifically in responsible business conduct and climate justice. She contributed a chapter on Access to Remedy to the first African Business and Human rights book titled ‘Business and Human Rights Law and Practice in Africa’ edited by Professor Damilola S. Olawuyi and Dr. Oyeniyi Abe. She also presented at the International Law, Business Law and Human Rights in Africa Forum held by the African Union Commission on International Law (AUCIL) at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the topic of ‘Pathways to Accountability & Remedies: Domestic, Regional and Global.’ Florence was also a speaker at the United Nations 3rd African Business and Human Rights Forum in Kenya where she contributed to a panel on ‘Joint Solutions to a Just Transition in East African Agribusinesses.’ At the same forum, she contributed to a report by DanChurchAid titled ‘The Business Case of Food Systems Change: Enhancing the Resilience of Food Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa through Responsible Business Conduct and Multistakeholder Approaches.’ Her chapter was specifically on ‘Advancing Responsible Business Conduct: The Need for Enhanced Human Rights Due Diligence in the Agribusiness Sector in Kenya.’ She was also a speaker at the first East African Regional Conference on Business and Human Rights in Kampala, Uganda on the topic of ‘Land Rights and Just Transition.’