sadickam/sdgBERT

sgdBERT (previously named "sdg-classification-bert"), is an NLP model for classifying text with respect to the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDG).

Source:https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/about-us/sustainable-development-goals-sdgs-and-disability.html

Model Details

Model Description

This text classification model was developed by fine-tuning the bert-base-uncased pre-trained model. The training data for this fine-tuned model was sourced from the publicly available OSDG Community Dataset (OSDG-CD) Version 2023.10 at https://zenodo.org/records/8397907. This model was made as part of academic research at Deakin University. The goal was to make a transformer-based SDG text classification model that anyone could use. Only the first 16 UN SDGs supported. The primary model details are highlighted below:

• Model type: Text classification
• Language(s) (NLP): English
• License: mit
• Finetuned from model [optional]: bert-base-uncased

Model Sources

• Repository: https://huggingface.co/sadickam/sdg-classification-bert
• Demo: option 1 (copy/past text and csv): https://sadickam-sdg-text-classifier.hf.space/; option 2 (PDF documents): https://sadickam-document-sdg-app-cpu.hf.space

Direct Use

This is a fine-tuned model and therefore requires no further training.

How to Get Started with the Model

Use the code below to get started with the model.

from transformers import AutoTokenizer, AutoModelForSequenceClassification
tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained("sadickam/sdg-classification-bert")
model = AutoModelForSequenceClassification.from_pretrained("sadickam/sdg-classification-bert")

Training Data

The training data includes text from a wide range of industries and academic research fields. Hence, this fine-tuned model is not for a specific industry.

See training here: https://zenodo.org/records/8397907

Training Hyperparameters

• Num_epoch = 3
• Learning rate = 5e-5
• Batch size = 16

Evaluation

Metrics

• Accuracy = 0.90
• Matthews correlation = 0.89

Citation

If you use this model, please cite the journal article article below.

Sadick, A.-M., Hasan, A. and Ahiaga-Dagbui, D.D. (2026), "Modeling sustainability discourse in the construction industry: A deep-learning approach". Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 152(4). DOI: 10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-16205

Model Card Contact

s.sadick@deakin.edu.au