In 2017, from 1 to 4 August, in its sixth edition and celebrating its 10th anniversary, the SBDS+ISSD (Brazilian Symposium on Sustainable Design + International Symposium on Sustainable Design) was organized in Belo Horizonte-MG by the Built Environment and Sustainable Heritage Postgraduate Program and by the Department of Technology of Design, Architecture and Urbanism of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). The event was part of the celebration of the 90th anniversary of UFMG.

The Brazilian Symposium on Sustainable Design (SBDS) and the International Symposium on Sustainable Design (ISSD) occur together every two years since 2007. The goal is to gather researchers, students and design professionals, as well as representatives of the productive and governmental sector, seeking to discuss the current situation and the future of design in regards to various aspects related to the sustainable development.

The first event took place in Curitiba-PR in 2007, organized by the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR). The second edition took place in 2009 in São Paulo-SP, organized by Anhembi Morumbi University. In 2011, the event took place in Recife-PE, organized by the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). In 2013, it was jointly organized in Porto Alegre-RS by the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos) and Ritter dos Reis University Center (UniRitter). In 2015, only the national version (SBDS) occurred in Rio de Janeiro-RJ, organized by the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).

In this edition, the meeting was proposed as a place to exchange ideas and gain new knowledge in six topics defined under the triple bottom line (People, Planet, Profit): 

• Social Pillar (people): Design, territory and culture / Social innovation and collaborative models
• Environmental Pillar (planet): Ecomaterials / Environmental labeling
• Economic Pillar (profit): Design and craftwork / Circular economy

Afternoons was reserved for the roundtables with the participation of expert speakers who have been working on the six topics of the Symposium. Each roundtable had the participation of researchers and professionals that could bring matters and contributions of the market and society, to broaden the debate. The work produced by the participants of the roundtables will be organized as a scientific article chapter to be published in a book.