The purpose of the paper is to examine how HEIs in Kyrgyzstan and Russia pursue the global idea of education for sustainable development and the concept of greening and to analyze the presence and the extend of the factors that affect greening decisions on the campuses of of the economic universities, Kyrgyz Economic University (Bishkek) and Ural State University of Economics (Ekaterinburg). It is shown that four key functions of educational institutions correlate with the features of sustainable university, however, the majority of universities, including KEU and USUE, tend to priorities more training and research areas compared to operations and community outreach. Nevertheless, there are signs that HEIs in Kyrgyzstan and Russia are on their way to widen green campus operation and enhance “greening” role in society.