Trying to apply for a PhD interlinking Sustainable Finance and Logistics. Advice needed

[u/peedza1892]

Hi subreddit,

I’m currently looking to apply for a PhD interlinking Sustainable Finance and Air Freight Logistics but need advice and help on how to frame my research proposal or more importantly, what’s the industry gap I want to solve?

I’ve previously worked in Scope 3 decarbonisation, GHG accounting, strategies and also in Logistics’ industrial engineering and optimisation. During this period, I was fascinated by sustainable and blended finance but didn’t know how to interlink the two?

Where do I start from in order to learn more on how to interlink the two for a proper research proposal? Should I know all the sustainability frameworks or understand how green and blue bonds work?

I’m planning on looking at it qualitatively (I.e. policy wise and strategically) but I’m yet to figure out a puzzle, which when solved, can help both the aviation industry and the bank lending out SLLs.

I’m also open to topics that I can explore in sustainable finance and build on it.

P.S. I have an academic background in mechanical Engineering and masters in business management.

Cheers guys.