Engaging our employees

Our passion for creating awe-inspiring experiences isn’t limited to audiences – it extends to our employees and communities. Our Social Impact & Sustainability programs empower our employees to more deeply connect with one another and engage in strengthening Dolby’s internal and external communities.

Dolby employees care about giving back, and Dolby Cares is our program to help them do that. We create and enable giving, volunteering, and learning opportunities for our people to engage as part of their employee experience through global all-employee programs, in partnership with employee networks and business groups, or in local activities led by our Dolby Cares Leaders in each office. We also provide a generous company match of up to $5,000 USD for personal donations to eligible causes and up to $1,000 in for volunteer time to amplify the impact they’re making both inside and outside of work.

Highlights

Coming together around the world

Every year, employees globally take action and volunteer in their local communities during Dolby Cares Month with projects including building out a state-of-the-art media lab, providing meals for food-insecure neighbors, and helping students with their writing skills. The campaign also coincided with Earth Month, and offices around the world spent time cleaning and beautifying their local communities and raising funds for One Tree Planted.

Spreading holiday cheer

Employees around the globe are encouraged to make an impact by doing one good thing in their local community during the holiday season. Many offices celebrate the giving season by volunteering to support their local communities, including wrapping gifts for Family Giving Tree in the Bay Area, collecting gifts for Gift with a Heart in Nuremberg, or cooking meals with the Felix Project in London.

Lending a helping hand

As part of our Advanced Technology Group's first annual global Tech Summit, employees came together and used their engineering skills to build prosthetic hands for amputees in developing countries through Odyssey Team’s Helping Hands program.

For more information, read our Sustainability Report or visit the Social Impact and Sustainability homepage.

Employee Networks (ENs) allow employees to build intentional connections, customized professional development, cultural awareness, and work with Dolby leadership to advance diversity, inclusion, and belonging in our workplace. EN leaders and committees host various events throughout the year including cultural celebrations, book clubs, and mentor programs, often partnering together to highlight intersectionality between groups. Dolby’s 14 ENs focus on various dimensions of gender, racial, and experiential diversity and are open to all employees to participate in regardless of personal identities.

Celebrating the Festival of Lights

Dolby’s Pan Asian Experience (PAX) Employee Network hosted lively Diwali celebrations in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, and Sydney. Employees enjoyed traditional food, crafts, henna art, music, and dance. Highlights included Executive Leader Shriram Revankar sharing Diwali’s cultural significance and a live chai-making demo in Sydney, offering a meaningful way to connect with Indian culture.

Honoring Indigenous Voices

Dolby’s Indigenous Voices Elevated (DIVE) Employee Network celebrated Native American Heritage Month in San Francisco with a powerful event featuring traditional songs and dances by the All Nations Singers and Dancers. Co-leader Kris McBride (Cowlitz Nation) shared her experiences, aligning with the theme: Affirming Native Voices through Visibility, Leadership, & Service. The celebration highlighted Indigenous culture, inspiring and connecting employees.

Family Fun and Giving Back

Dolby’s Parents Employee Network hosted a festive "Bring Your Kids to Work Day" alongside the Dolby Cares Holiday Workshop in San Francisco. Families built gingerbread houses, wrapped gifts for the community, enjoyed holiday cheer with Santa, and watched Pixar’s Coco. The event celebrated family, community, and the season of giving.

Celebrating Pride

Spectrum, Dolby’s LGBT+ Employee Network celebrates Pride every June. This year, Spectrum hosted a dance class and created signs for seniors marching in the SF Pride Parade. The network supports Openhouse, an organization that provides housing, direct services, and community programs for LGBTQ+ seniors, with annual grants and volunteer support.

Honoring women at Dolby

WE, Dolby’s Women’s Empowerment Network, honors Women’s History Month every March, this year featuring a conversation with a woman in leadership, a panel with women in the music industry, and the impact and reflections of women throughout the company.

Recognizing Hip Hop’s influence

Obsidian, Dolby’s Black Employee Network celebrated the historic global contributions hip hop has had on culture and the industry with a 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop Celebration that featured music, dancers, and a panel conversation in partnership with our Music Partnership and Dolby Institute teams.