SRISTI (Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions), which means creation in Sanskrit, was born in 1993, to support the activities of the Honey Bee Network to recognize, respect and reward creativity of/at/for the grassroots.

SRISTI is a developmental voluntary organization aiming to strengthen the creativity of/at/for grassroots communities, including individual innovators. It supports eco-friendly solutions to local problems being scouted, spawned and spread by the Honey Bee Network for over 26 years. It also nurtures ecopreneurs engaged in conserving biodiversity, common property resources, cultural diversity and educational innovators.