Promote a corporate culture that is based on ethical values and behaviours (QCA Principle 2)

The Board places emphasis on its values-based corporate culture and ethical behaviour which are crucial to the Group’s reputation in the highly regulated field in which it operates. The Corporate Responsibility Report provides more details and Principle 4 also talks about our responsibilities to wider stakeholders. ANGLE’s success depends on maintaining a supportive, innovative and can-do culture when working with our customers, partners and suppliers.

The Group manages a highly regarded quality management system and a competency framework which sets values-based expectations. Our values support our vision and mission, form the foundation of everything we do and are embedded in our culture. Our values and culture drive how we work together and with our key stakeholders. Our competency framework links to our performance management system and, in turn, to our rewards strategy.

The Group operates an inclusive and collaborative structure with all employees having the ability to discuss matters with Directors and senior managers. The management teams meet regularly to promote communications and teamwork. The majority of projects take a team-based approach, with both face-to-face and virtual participation. Recruitment practices focus on recruiting people with similarly strong values.

At ANGLE we share a common purpose of helping people. Our employees are encouraged to play a key role in helping ANGLE to both deliver improved diagnostics to guide patients’ care and deliver financial returns to our stakeholders. Employees are asked to embrace an ownership mentality for ANGLE’s mission, with every team member having the opportunity to identify the best way to advance the goals of the overall business and lead based on the merit of their ideas. ANGLE encourages freedom, flexibility and autonomy rather than stifle it, knowing this will attract and retain the best people, who flourish in our culture. Our leaders provide coaching, development opportunities and support to their teams.

ANGLE’s Management Charter formalises and clarifies expectations that managers at all levels take responsibility for supporting and promoting an ethical values-based culture. Our leaders and managers are coached in the development and maintenance of an open and ethical culture. This Charter forms the basis of our management development programme and is an important part of management objectives. ANGLE has taken further steps to promote a supportive culture. These include improving healthcare benefits, training mental health first aiders, subscription for employees to Employee Assistance Programmes (e.g. WeCare: mental wellbeing app) and team building events.

Our talented team of individuals with different backgrounds and different expertise embrace the incredibly exciting and challenging vision of ANGLE. The highly skilled and diverse nature of the Group influences culture which, at the most recent review, is characterised by: