A study of environmental policies and regulations, governance structures, and environmental performance: The role of female directors

[1 ]Centre for Sustainability, Responsibility, Governance and Ethics (SURGE), Department of Accountancy, Finance and Economics, Huddersfield Business School; University of Huddersfield; Huddersfield UK

[2 ]Department of Accounting and Finance, Faculty of Economics and Commerce; Al Asmarya University for Islamic Sciences; Zliten Libya

[3 ]Centre for Research in Accounting, Accountability and Governance (CRAAG), Department of Accounting, Southampton Business School; University of Southampton; Southampton UK

[4 ]School of Management, Faculty of Management and Law; Bradford University; Bradford UK

[5 ]Accounting Department, Faculty of Commerce; Mansoura University; Mansoura Egypt