The basic purpose of this paper was to present socially responsible business and green public procurement in selected higher education organizations in the Republic of Croatia. The set research goals sought to determine the impact of socially responsible business for higher education institutions, and the connection of such activities with green public procurement, as well as its application in practice. Also, efforts were made to determine whether there is a specific practice of implementing socially responsible business in the institutions in question. During the preparation of the paper, a secondary research of available literature, analysis of the operations of selected components of the University of Zagreb, and conducting interviews with selected respondents who are employed in the procurement sector in these institutions were applied. The results of the research showed that the Universities in question conduct socially responsible business in different ways, but that there is a lot of room for improvement. Also, it was found that green public procurement in these institutions is carried out to a negligible extent and in the future it is necessary to invest heavily in education and awareness of stakeholders in higher education institutions about the importance and impact of sustainable procurement on the environment. It is considered that this research is a good foundation and starting point for future research on the implementation of sustainable business and the application of green public procurement in higher education at the level of the whole of Croatia.