Matthew Collins joined IPE as a project manager in 2010, with responsibility for communications with foreign brands in IPEs green supply-chain initiative. He also translated IPE content from Chinese to English, including investigative reports, audit reports and website content. Prior to joining IPE, Collins studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, where he graduated with a bachelors degree in Chinese. He has worked as an English-language teacher and as a freelance translator.

Collins talks about starting to look at supply chain issues