B Corp Certified Company | For organisations that care about people and planet | Cape Town & London

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Award-winning, B Corp-certified creative and digital agency. Serving organisations that care about people and planet.

Who we are

Established in 2017 with offices in Cape Town and London, the agency serves NGOs, social enterprises, impact-driven and sustainability-focused organisations across 25 countries.

The Ethical Agency maintains the 2nd highest B Impact Score in South Africa (111.7) and is the only agency in Africa recognised by the Green Web Foundation for 100% renewable-energy powered hosting. With a 5-star Google rating (70 five-star reviews), TEA is a global branding, report design and web design agency, trusted by the World Bank, WWF, Greenpeace, the United Nations, GIZ, and the Presidency of South Africa. 

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Climate Impact Foundation

Climate Impact Foundation – Empowering Global Resilience Through Design

Brand Development (Key messaging), Logo Design, Stationery Design, Marketing Assets, Brand Guidelines
Just SA

JUST SA – Digital Marketing Services

Digital Marketing
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GreenCape

GreenCape’s Market Intelligence Reports (MIRs)

Report & Publication Design, Website Design & Development
The Centre for Environmental Rights – Impact report design
Centre for Environmental Rights (CER)

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) – A professional impact report published in 2024

Report & Publication Design
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Link Medical

Link Medical Solutions – A modern, cutting-edge SEO-optimised website

Website design and Development
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Our services

Expert designers and web developers

With over 120+ years of combined digital design experience, our expert designers and web developers provide professional services where excellence is the standard, regardless of the project or sector. 

Our expertise lies in crafting authentic brand engagement and world-class marketing collateral, amplifying the positive impact our clients provide to the world. 

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Our roots

Undertaking good business with a light footprint

In 2017, The Ethical Agency was founded to support the work of organisations that care about people and planet. From the start, we wanted to undertake good business with a light footprint.

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Our team

When values align, impactful work follows

We are incredibly proud of our TEA tribe, who are united by our shared mission and values, and are ready to support your next creative endeavour.

Brett Jefferson

Creative Director | CEO

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Logan Kamaray

Accountant & advisor

  • Design

Chelsea Jansen

Head of design

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Dylan Roux

Senior Graphic Designer & Art Director

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Danielle Hinkkanen

Senior Graphic Designer & Art Director

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Jeanine Jooste

Senior Graphic Designer & Art Director

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Ashlyn Manilall

Graphic Designer

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Lila Huzyers

Graphic Designer, Video and Animation Specialist

  • Design

Raz Arnold

Graphic Designer & UX Designer

  • Digital Marketing

Unathi Balele

Social media editor & copywriter

  • Web Development

Joshua Weerdenburg

Dev Department Team Lead

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Lesego Mokgothu

Project Manager

  • Web Development

Ankiah Kirkhoff

Project Coordinator

  • Web Development

Bhavika Kara

Senior front-end web developer

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Jadine Peters

Senior web developer AI Specialist

  • Web Development

Adrian Lombard

Front-end web developer

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Grant Diener

Front-end Web Developer & AI Specialist

  • Web Development

Sivuyile Parkies

Front-end Web Developer

  • Admin/Finance

Rafeeqah Edwards

Operations and Financial Administrator

  • Admin/Finance

Retta Loffler

Business Development Director

  • Operations

Chane Pillay

Bids Specialist

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Diversity is important to us

In addition to being a living wage employer, we prioritise racial and gender diversity in our team.

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I’ve always tried to reduce my own impact on the planet, and I instilled those core values into our business from day one. We attract a similar type of employee and partner and are passionate about supporting and amplifying the organisations we work with to do what they do best — making our precious earth a more sustainable one and shaping a better life for the humans who inhabit it.
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Brett Jefferson
Founder & CEO, The Ethical Agency

our coMMITMENT

Creating meaningful change for people and planet

We set the standard for excellence in design, web, and digital solutions, dedicated to empowering impact-driven and sustainably-minded organisations. Fast-track and world-class services. See below for some of our key service offerings:

1. Innovation-driven web design
2. Professional brand design
3. Award-winning report/publication design
4. Conversion-optimised digital design
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OUR CLIENTS

Our clients love us, and we love them

We service clients in 16 countries and work with all sizes of organisations, from startups to high-profile clients, including The World Bank, GIZ, WWF, Greenpeace, The Presidency of South Africa, University of Cape Town, Open University and The Phoenix Group.

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We work with impact-driven and sustainably-minded organisations, regardless of industry or size

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The South Africa – UK connection

The Ethical Agency LTD (UK) is a subsidiary of The Ethical Agency (Pty) Ltd (South Africa). Our CEO is a UK citizen and founded multiple UK companies before relocating to South Africa. Our business model is simple – we have offices and staff in the UK, but the majority of production is undertaken in South Africa. This allows us to keep costs low (agency rates @£60/hour) whilst still maintaining UK and European quality standards. The time difference between South Africa and the UK is 1–2 hours depending on daylight saving period. The Ethical Agency successfully and effectively serves clients in the USA, UK, Europe, South America and Africa.
Learn more about outsourcing design and digital marketing to South Africa.
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AFFILIATIONS & ACCREDITATIONS

We have made a few friends along the way

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