The basis of human societal existence is a complex interaction between social, environmental and industrial aspects resulting in the consumption of the environment for wealth generation. In combination with the actual scope of human industrial activity and population development this has led to a currently exceptional planetary situation, which is characterized by unprecedented environmental pressures. In order to develop a strategy on how industrial activity, especially the mineral raw materials sector and its downstream industries, can develop more sustainably, various sustainability models can combined provide orientation on where the journey should go.