---
language: en
license: apache-2.0
tags:
- ESG
- environmental
---

# Model Card for EnvRoBERTa-base

## Model Description

This is the EnvRoBERTa-base language model. A language model that is trained to better understand environmental texts in the ESG domain.

Using the [RoBERTa](https://huggingface.co/roberta-base) model as a starting point, the EnvRoBERTa-base Language Model is additionally pre-trained on a text corpus comprising environmental-related annual reports, sustainability reports, and corporate and general news.

More details can be found in the paper:
```bibtex
@article{Schimanski23ESGBERT,
    title={{Bridiging the Gap in ESG Measurement: Using NLP to Quantify Environmental, Social, and Governance Communication}},
    author={Tobias Schimanski and Andrin Reding and Nico Reding and Julia Bingler and Mathias Kraus and Markus Leippold},
    year={2023}
}
```