A Scalable Framework for Table of Contents Extraction from Complex ESG Annual Reports (2023.emnlp-main)
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| Challenge: | Existing methods for document classification focus on local layout, sidelining holistic comprehension of content and organisation. |
| Approach: | They propose a framework for Table of Contents extraction that uses hierarchical structure to extract text from ESG annual reports. |
| Outcome: | The proposed framework outperforms the state-of-the-art with a fraction of running time. |
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