I think this is taking an overly critical view of the article. I did a very quick search and this HBR article, which makes it sound like solar panel waste is expected to be a significant problem, was the top result: https://hbr.org/2021/06/the-dark-side-of-solar-power
So clearly some people, including presumably some prominent ones, are saying this will be a problem. So I'd say it is good that there is data to address this criticism.
Are business leaders the people best equipped to evaluate environmental issues, especially ones that may have a conflict of interest with their existing investments?
@3D30497420 made the point that the HBR article claiming that solar panel waste is expected to be a significant problem was the first result.
It's good to have prominent articles aimed at the same people who read HBR that give a corrected view.
> Are business leaders the people best equipped to evaluate environmental issues
It doesn't matter if they are the best equipped. The point is that they are making these decisions based on sources of information they trust like HBR.
So clearly some people, including presumably some prominent ones, are saying this will be a problem. So I'd say it is good that there is data to address this criticism.