Paul Foulkes-Arellano

Paul Foulkes-Arellano is a British author in the field of sustainable packaging and circular advocacy.

Education
Paul holds a MA (Hons.) from the University of Cambridge.

Career
Paul worked as a full-time lecturer in marketing at the Mexican universities ITESM and Iberoamericana. Since then he has delivered lectures at numerous other universities in the UK, India, Russia and Mexico. Paul's focus has switched away from marketing to ecodesign and sustainability, topics in which he is a recognised as an expert by both business and academia.

He is a regular speaker on sustainable design and new materials. In recent years he has been a vocal advocate of the circular economy, lecturing at universities and talking at industry events. He has been named a Design For Planet expert at UK Design Council. He has been a guest lecturer on the Design Management Masters course at University of Southampton, England and has contributed to the executive education program of The Centre for Business, Climate Change, and Sustainability at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Paul has advised a number of NGOs on sustainability, packaging and the circular economy. He styles himself as a circularity educator, writing articles for the packaging press and business press. He is the co-author of “Materials & Sustainability: Building a Circular Future” published by Routledge in 2024.